Eat the View
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Eat the View’ is Barbara’s first novel – a comedy drama set in rural France. ‘Eat the View’ – ‘Paradise. Poverty. Passion. One woman digs deep!’
Natash Harding, Books Editor - The Sun newspaper E-Book of the Week, “a very funny book with some truly delicious characters.”)
A classic tale of optimism and hope versus life’s often ungenerous reality, the novel picks up the story of wife and mother – and wannabe writer – Alpha O’ Mara, and takes its reader on a well paced, humorous and romantic journey of ex-pat discovery from Brighton beach to the beautiful Charente region of Western France.
‘Eat the View’ is warm, uplifting literary Chick-Lit, perfect for holiday or bedtime. Barbara Jane Mackie has created a witty, Anglo-French entertainment to tickle the soul!’ Andrew Lucas, Best-selling Kindle Author of ‘Cross Dressed to Kill.
Eat the View is the first in the Alpha O’ Mara series, which also includes Wobble and Bad Advice.
Short Stories
‘Mia and Melinda Mean Murder’ a Hitchcockian comedy crime! And teen fiction short story ‘I’m Not Dead!’.
Writing Courses
Barbara Jane Mackie runs writing workshops with Screenwriting and TV Script writing the focus of a three day course.