Lisa Jewell: new book on the way!

News just in - well, I'm pleased even it is a 10-month wait:

"... So, I can now tell you officially that it's called Learning to Fly, and it will be out in hardback in January 2007. Sorry, I know I said it would probably be out this summer, but it's only a few more months to wait... For those of you who missed my last diary entry, here's some blurb about the book:

'Toby's House is beautiful. Or at least it would be if it wasn't falling down and full of free-loading strangers. So when his long-lost father suddenly announces that he's coming back to England and wants to see how his only son is doing as he approaches his 40th birthday, Toby realises it's time to sort out not just his house, but also his life.'..."