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Minette to take part in 'Imagined lives' author's event

Minette will be appearing at Montacute House in Somerset on 10 August 2010. She will be taking part in an 'author's day' where she will read her fictitious account of a soldier and an anonymous woman (pictured right).

For more details about the event, including ticket prices and travel directions, please visit the National Trust's Montacute House website.

You can also download a PDF version of the event's official brochure >>

Minette raises money for charity with TV auction

Minette and her husband Alec had a good rummage around their house and found some interesting items to auction on an episode of 'Cash in the Celebrity Attic', which was broadcast on BBC 2 in February 2009. All told, they managed to raise over £700 for their chosen charity, the Churches Conservation Trust.

Read what Minette had to say about the show >>

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The Chameleon's Shadow chosen as Daily Express 'Reading Group' book of the month for June 2008

The Daily Express chose The Chameleon's Shadow as their Reading Group's book of the month for June 2008. You can read a review of the book on the Daily Express website.

The discussion forum on the Daily Express site is now closed. (Photo courtesy of The Daily Express)

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Interview with Minette in Dorset Magazine

Minette can't live without three things - can you guess what they are? She reveals all in a light-hearted Q&A in the May issue of Dorset Magazine.

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'Ewe' won't believe it! Minette's sheep defies the odds

Minette and husband Alec defied the odds to keep a blind ewe in their flock. Now Brave Betty has defied the odds to give birth to triplets - read the heartwarming tale in The Dorset Echo.

(Photo courtesy of The Dorset Echo.)

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Minette appears on BBC Radio Solent

Minette appeared on Charlie Crocker's radio programme on 23 April 2008.

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Minette hosts Murder Most Famous on BBC Two

Murder Most Famous was a five-day reality TV series that aired in the UK on BBC Two in March 2008. Minette played judge, jury and executioner as six celebrities vied for the chance to win a publishing contract to write their own crime fiction novel, with proceeds going to charity.

UK readers can watch clips from the show on the BBC Two website. Non-UK readers can download all of Minette's writing tips from the programme.

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