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Headline Publishing – Press Release – April 04  

WITH OR WITHOUT YOU 

The latest novel from  Carole Matthews  

Sunday Times Bestseller * USA Today Bestseller * New York Times Listed

Published in hardback on 19 April by Headline, price £18.99‘

When you follow your heart, you never know where it might lead you…’

The Plot

When Jake tells Lyssa it’s not working, she knows he’s not talking about the toaster.  What she doesn’t realise is that he has been seduced by another woman.  Lyssa’s immediate reaction is to sob into her pillow and wait for Jake to come home with his tail between his legs.  But slowly she understands that’s not an option.  In a bid to escape, she embarks on a trekking holiday in Nepal.  Her sister teases her that she’ll meet a hairy-arsed yak shepherd – but it never occurs to Lyssa that in the Himalayan foothills she might fall in love.  When it’s time to go home – back to reality and a very sheepish Jake – Lyssa has to face the hardest choice of her life.

With or Without You is Carole Matthews’ most accomplished and entertaining novel to date.  With warmth, wit and perception, Carole steers her readers along the convoluted and often painful path of true love.  The novel deals with the contemporary problems associated with IVF, infertility and the expectations of modern women.  Set partly in Nepal, Carole trekked for three weeks in the Annapurna region to research her story.

The Author

Carole Matthews is the internationally bestselling author of seven other outstandingly successful novels.  Her unique sense of humour has won her legions of fans and critical acclaim all over the world.  She is published in 24 different countries and has sold over 2 million books worldwide.

In the UK A Compromising Position and A Minor Indiscretion were both Top 5 Sunday Times bestsellers.  In the USA For Better, For Worse was a USA Today bestseller and made the New York Times Extended list. 

The film rights to For Better, For Worse and A Minor Indiscretion have been sold to Hollywood.  Carole will co-produce A Minor Indiscretion.  She is currently working on an adaptation of A Compromising Position with the producer of Edward Scissorhands. 

Carole has presented on television and is a regular radio guest.  She has recently entered into a partnership with Ford Fiesta in a ground-breaking marketing project.  When she’s not writing novels and film scripts she manages to find time to trek in the Himalayas, rollerblade in Central Park, take tea in China and snooze in her garden shed in Milton Keynes. 

There is a real buzz around this talented, promotable and busy author.  She is always happy to undertake publicity work and is a funny, bubbly person.  Carole is available for interview and is an experienced and entertaining TV and radio guest. 

For more information please do not hesitate to contact Carole directly at
cmatthewsmail@aol.com or her publicist, Maura.Brickell@headline.co.uk