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‘Why my emotions can cause problems‘ TV presenter and author Fern Britton on life, love and her next big challenge By Christine Smith ern Britton looks and sounds in great spirits as she settles down to chat to Yours over a glass of wine about her newly published third novel. “I’m not always happy,” she admits with a smile. “I do let emotions get in the way of all sorts of things and they tangle things up. Sometimes
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my emotions stop me from seeing things clearly. But I do enjoy writing. Yes, it is scary but exciting too – I’m on book number four. “I don’t know if it is a case of more confidence now I am older; not so long ago, I thought I would never be able to write 100,000 words and now I have done it three times. A few years ago, I thought I would never be able to cycle 20 miles and I can now cycle
120 miles. It’s not just me, though. I want to get the message out there to other women. If you think you can’t, well why not just give it a go? You can. It is extraordinary.” ‘Giving it a go’ has certainly paid off for Fern – her previous two novels were best-sellers and this one, The Holiday Home, set in her beloved Cornwall where Fern and family have a cottage, has already got good reviews. It’s