The Summer We Danced Book Tour – Character Guest Post By Fiona Harper
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[/amazon_link]Today on the book tour for Fiona Harper’s new book, ‘The Summer We Danced’, we talk to the main character of the romantic tale, Pippa.
Hi, my name is Pippa. You won’t know me. But you’ll probably know my ex-husband, especially if I mention he’s a has-been rock star who was on a popular reality TV show last year. Yup. That’s the one – Ed Elliot – the guy who fell in love with the glamour model during the show.
I tried not to watch each night, I really did, but how could I not? It was car-crash television, with my life at the epicentre, and I had to find out how the story ended, didn’t I? There was a happy ever after for Ed and The Tart (as I like to call her) but not for me. And since I was Ed’s PA, gofer and all-around dogsbody, now I’m out of job too.
So I’m moving back home to the village I grew up while I work out what to do next. It’s going to be a relief to leave London, where I feel as if everyone’s watching me when I walk down the street. Why do they do that? I’ve intentionally lived my life out of the spotlight and I’m not changing now. Spilling my guts to the gossip mags about my “private pain� I don’t think so! The sooner everyone forgets I exist the better.
Anyway, I’ve decided this is going to be the year of the new, improved me. First thing on the list: lose some weight. I’d go the gym, but I feel like such a heffalump compared to the other women there. My sister has suggested dancing, something I used to love, but I really don’t know…
If I tell you a secret, do you promise not to tell? Ginger Rogers is one of my heroines and I’ve always wanted to learn how to tap dance, but I really don’t know… Ed leaving really knocked me for six and I just don’t have much self-confidence any more. My sister tells me I ought to just stop being a hermit and do it but what do you think?
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