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Have just finished Little Secrets and read Only Daughter before that. Really, really have enjoyed both books. You have the great ability to get into the minds of your young protagonists. Everything they do and say/think rings completely true. It looks like your next novel will not be published until late in the year. Is Mercy Point available in print form? Also, what are you working on now? Very best wishes, Lorna
Anna Snoekstra That's so lovely Lorna, thank you!
Mercy Point is my first young adult book and comes out in June. It's definitely coming out in print here in Australia, but other countries aren't confirmed yet. Hopefully!
My next adult book is The Spite Game. I've been working on it on and off for almost ten years so I'm so excited it's finally going to be out in the world. I'm currently working on the final edits, it will be out in October. It will definitely be in print in Australia, the UK and the US and hopefully other countries too.
Anna
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I read somewhere that they are going to turn "Only Daughter" into a movie, is that true?
Anna Snoekstra Fingers crossed! http://deadline.com/2015/06/the-new-w...
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Hi Anna, Just was the cover for your new book "Little Secrets", can wait to read it! Are you planning on coming on a tour to North America by any chance?
Anna Snoekstra I would love to come to the US for the books release! Nothing is locked in as of yet, but fingers crossed.
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I loved your book! It was a "can't put it down" thriller and kept me guessing until the end! I do have one question though! I don't understand why Bec calls her mother "Mom" and not "Mum " like any other Aussie?? [ I am a Bundy girl living in the USA]
Anna Snoekstra Hi Irene! Great to hear that you liked the book!
This is a question I've been getting a lot, and I share your frustration. Unfortunately there was a mix up in production here in Australia, where the Americanised version was sent to the printers rather than the Australian. So it was published here with all American spelling, including 'Mom'.
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Hi Anna, I just completed your novel Only Daughter....very impressed. I was taken in right from the beginning. Just a couple of things I was curious about as I live in Canberra. Floriade being called the flower show and Civic being called the city, was this an editing decision? The other thing, why mom? Still great book, always interesting to read fiction set in a setting that is very real to oneself. Emma
Anna Snoekstra Hi Emma! Thanks for your question. It's great to hear from a fellow Canberran. Yes, those were editing decisions that happened after I had completed the manuscript. I agree, reading 'mom' in an Australian book does sound a bit strange.
I had so much fun writing about the city I grew up in, I'm glad you found my depiction real despite those alterations!
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