The Sky Beneath Us
I’m pleased to let you know that my latest novel, The Sky Beneath Us, will be published on 10th September, 2024, and delighted to share these advance details with you today.
To watch a film of the research trip of a lifetime I made to Nepal and find out more about the inspiration behind the book, visit my website here: www.fionavalpy.com/books/the-sky-beneath-us/
Pre-order The Sky Beneath Us on Amazon.co.uk
Pre-order The Sky Beneath Us on Amazon.com
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Hi Fiona
Just pre-ordered your new novel. Watched the film re your travels in Nepal. What an adventure!! You must be really fit doing all that walking up mountain trails. I found it so interesting. The people seem really hard working, gracious and kind. I bet the grand mother you spoke with had some stories to tell. I think the gardening element is really interesting. I can imagine that mountain basin you trekked to being full of some really pretty flowers. It must be quite a sight to see. Also the part where you got to experience washing the laundry by hand and using the yak’s dung for energy was really interesting. I am really looking forward to reading your new book Fiona. As always I wish you the very best with its launch and wish you all the best in life.
Kind Regards
Thanks so much Katie. I’m so glad you loved the film – it was a trip of a lifetime and I made some great friends among those inspiring people. I hope the book will live up to expectations!
Very best wishes to you too,
Fiona
What fun to wake up in Denver USA and visit Nepal with Fiona before getting out of bed. You are an amazing woman like so many of your stars in your galaxy of writings all these years.
Love this! Thanks so much for your kind words. Happy travelling, Bob!
Best wishes,
Fiona
Can’t wait to read this, love your books!
Thank you!
Your film was so uplifting, Fiona. What a privilege to meet those wonderful people. It certainly made me realise how easy our lives are compared to theirs and, like you, I’ll never take my washing machine (or any of my mod cons!) for granted again! I’ve read all your books and loved them and the Cypress Maze was my favourite. However, I think it might be supplanted by The Sky Beneath Us and I’m really looking forward to reading it. Thank you for shari g your fascinating research trip with us. Love and best wishes to you.
Thank you Janine. I’m so glad to hear how much you’ve been enjoying my books and hope you’ll enjoy the next one too.
All my best,
Fiona x
What a wonderful insight into your trip Fiona. Stunning scenery and so interesting with the loveliest, friendly people. Cannot wait to see your skills making pancakes – maybe not from a yak though, in Scotland. So looking forward to reading your book – it’s always such a treat.
Thank you Caroline – I promise not to make you any yak dung pancakes 🙂
What a wonderful video, thank you for sharing it with us….now I know why your fabulous books always seem so well researched…..because they are !! I am so looking forward to reading your new novel in September, I have it on pre-order, I just love your books !
Thanks so much for all your support Charlotte.
Love,
Fiona x
I really enjoyed The Dressmakers Gift, especially how you alternated between Harriett and Claire; I literally cried when you revealed Vivenne’s real name. (My teenage son also enjoyed it as part of a fiction genre elective we’re doing in homeschooling and thought it was very well written.) I’m looking forward, then, to The Sky Beneath Us!
Thank you Kiran. I’m delighted to know you read The Dressmaker’s Gift with your son. Hope you’ll enjoy The Sky Beneath us too.
Best wishes,
Fiona
Dear Fiona,
You are a WonderWoman, for certain.. The research video is wonderful, a visual testimony to your literary prowess and dedication as well as your physical strength. I believe I have read each of your novels and have been struck each time by the depth of your research.That, is to my mindwhat makes your fiction “real.” It breathes, it lives. I have preordered The Sky Beneath Us and will walk those steps with you and your characters. I can hardly wait.
Thank you for your kind words, Julie. I’m so glad to hear how much you’ve been enjoying my books and hope you’ll enjoy a vicarious trip to Nepal with The Sky Beneath Us!
Best wishes,
Fiona
Thank you. So nice to get your message. Love your books: like I was there in Paris and Casablanca. Take care. Regards from Finland.