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Sneak preview of cover for Vroom By The Sea

Posted by on July 12, 2007 in General News

 

 

The manuscript for Vroom by the Sea, my sequel to Vroom with a View, is in getting edited. The plan is that it’ll be published in Australia in November.

This morning my editor sent me a PDF of the cover. It’ll probably get tweeked a bit between now and the end of the year, but this is what the sales reps have got to push under the noses of booksellers to convince them to order lots of copies of my book for Christmas.

 It’s all starting to get real again.

  1. Andy Stanhope July 12, 2007 at 8:09 pm #

    Really looking forward to reading this one Peter. Read the first vroom and went to Tuscany to check out the places mentioned in the book! Any idea when it will come out in the UK. Could be one for my Christmas list…..

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  2. Cheryl July 12, 2007 at 11:35 pm #

    So they modeled the guy on the cover after you right? Big manly chest, flowing dark locks, effortless sideburns…
    :)

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  3. Nicolette July 13, 2007 at 5:20 am #

    Great! Another 6 or 7 weeks & I can nip down the Margaret River and pick myself up a decorative mosaic of the new one!

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  4. Peter July 13, 2007 at 6:38 am #

    That’s right! And just like the Queen, I stormed out of the sitting when the guy asked me to remove the gold medallion nestled in the chest hair.

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  5. Simon July 13, 2007 at 9:02 am #

    Looks great! Looking forward to seeing it in the UK. Best wishes for the Aussie launch.

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  6. Pete B July 13, 2007 at 10:54 am #

    Cant wait for it to come out. What is the latest with Crikey Peter? Has it fallen by the wayside?

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  7. Merrill July 13, 2007 at 12:59 pm #

    So Peter, will there be any way we can buy a copy from your Australian publisher and have it shipped to the U.S.? I don’t want to have to wait another year until its published here.

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  8. thebiblioholic July 13, 2007 at 6:27 pm #

    Any word on when a U.S. edition might be available?

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  9. Mick July 18, 2007 at 8:55 am #

    The cover looks great Pete.
    Best of luck with this.

    Mick

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  10. Greg July 18, 2007 at 1:03 pm #

    Not related to this topic, but just wanted to wish you a happy birthday Peter for today, cheers!

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  11. Paul Heskens July 19, 2007 at 11:15 am #

    Hello Peter,

    Long time since I heard from you, but I was just reading that you had your birthday yesterday well from Holland happy birthday. HUope you are doing well. greatings Paul

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  12. Kelvin July 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm #

    Hey Peter,

    Great to see the new book out. Very looking forward to it.

    Hope to catch up in Brisbane with the book launch.

    Keep in touch mate,

    Kelvin

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  13. Kelvin July 20, 2007 at 9:23 pm #

    And happy birthday too mate.

    K.

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  14. BritintheBoonies July 21, 2007 at 3:00 am #

    What a great find this is! I’ve spent hours reading through your posts and will await the New Zealand debut of the book with much anticipation.

    Best of luck with it,
    Helen

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  15. Craig August 5, 2007 at 6:15 pm #

    I have just finished vroom with a view today, after taking my time with the last chapter as I didn’t want the book to end. Cheered up no end to discover you have written a sequel! It’s at the top of my new book list.
    Craig Murray.
    P.S. What happened to Sophia?

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  16. Toni August 6, 2007 at 10:07 pm #

    Can’t wait to read this one. Recommend all your books to all my friends.

    Roll on November (or whenever it comes to the UK).

    Best wishes.

    Toni x

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  17. ninit August 7, 2007 at 12:16 am #

    always love your books!
    can’t wait to catch this one in singapore… nice cover! love it… as always.

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  18. Joe August 21, 2007 at 10:30 pm #

    Cheers Mate!

    Looking forward to your new book. this time on a Rally 200.

    By the way, Sophia was an inspiration for a new paint job on my ’59 VBA (pictured on your blog-then turquoise). It’s now light tan with dual saddles.

    See you at a rally sometime. Keep on scooting!

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  19. Gianluca Grandi September 3, 2007 at 10:19 pm #

    Happy to be with you during a part of this trip in Vespa. I hope to see you sometime, somewhere but off course riding our scooters.

    Ciao from Rome
    Your friend Gianluca

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  20. Graham Riley September 13, 2007 at 3:44 pm #

    Vroom with a View was great reading Peter. I was given it for my 60th birthday….only a few months after I bought my PX on Ebay. Finished the book yesterday in Melbourne and spent the rest of the day walking the city streets snapping pics of ….you guessed it…Vespas. I have to get one of the first copies of Vroom by the Sea. Keep them coming!

    Graham

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  21. Luke September 18, 2007 at 6:02 pm #

    What happened to the trip around Aus mate??

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  22. Jan D October 2, 2007 at 6:12 am #

    I’m looking forward to the Dutch version. Althoug I can read and understand English I prefer the dutch version (it’s easyer to read).

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  23. alivicwil October 4, 2007 at 2:59 am #

    I finished Wrong Way Home this morning – took me ages to find a copy.

    I got so excited by your mention of the Big Pavolva at Marulan… One of the 3 “big” things I passed as a kid on the way to Canberra from Wollongong – no-one I’ve ever mentioned it to believed me that it was really there! Thank you, Peter… I feel vindicated!

    I second Pete B’s question – what happened to Crikey?

    (Not that I’m not looking forward to this!)

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  24. alivicwil October 27, 2007 at 11:45 am #

    I saw Vroom2 on sale today, at Borders Canberra Centre!!!

    (Actually, my boyfriend saw it and called out, “Honey, this isn’t the one you have, is it?” Then he bought it for me… and put it away for Christmas!)

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