Debut novel was 20 years in the making for Peterborough author

Eilidh MacDonald, who lives in Hampton Vale in Peterborough, has received glowing 5-star reviews of her comedy novel entitled ‘The Best Worst Mistake’.

Eilidh says the story is based on her real-life experiences while working on cruise ships in the 1990s while the characters are purely fictional.

She said: “My intent on writing is to make the reader smile and even laugh out loud. I want you to be sitting on that bus or in a coffee shop and laugh out loud, so the people around you will look at you and wonder what you found so funny.

“The humour is imperative in this story for Jessica to deal with the alien and sometimes unbearable situations she finds herself in.

“I worked on Cruises from 1992 - 1997 and the Characters are the heart of the ship and my novel. Whilst much of what is described on working on the ship is true, the characters are my fictional best friends.”

Eilidh began writing the novel 20 years ago soon after leaving the cruise ship industry but it was only when lockdown happened and she was furloughed that Eilidh was able to complete the book.

She added: “If it wasn’t for lockdown, I think the book would still be sitting gathering digital dust on my C-drive.”

Reflecting on the reviews Eilidh said: “I’m just so happy people love the stories in the book as much as I do.”

The books is available as an e-book on Amazon.