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Pan Macmillan has bought the rights for two novels by It girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, which will be influenced by her "whirlwind life". Publishing director Jeremy Trevathan acquired the rights from Gordon Wise at Curtis Brown, working in association with Becca Barr Management.
The first novel will be called Inheritance and will be published in hardback in autumn 2010. The book will look into a world of "private jets, parties and international intrigue".
Trevathan said: "It's going to be huge and exciting fun publishing Tara. She's a sassy storyteller and a revealing raconteur, as millions have seen and adored on TV. So I'd warn everyone to fasten their safety belts. It's going to be a rollicking rollercoaster ride because, like her, Inheritance is going to be a cheeky, sexy, glamorous, funny and incredibly good-natured read—absolutely pure, brilliant escapism."
Palmer-Tomkinson has worked on television as a presenter, a columnist and starred in the TV show "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here". She previously co-wrote The Naughty Girl’s Guide to Life with Sharon Marshall, which was published by Little, Brown/Sphere in 2007.
Palmer-Tomkinson said: "I’m thrilled to be working with Pan Macmillan on my first two novels. I can’t possibly reveal which parts are true and which are fabricated, but I hope people have as much of an exciting time reading them as I do working on them."
She added: "And having experienced such a whirlwind life I’m very relieved they have signed me up for two books—I don’t think I could fit everything into one! Huge thanks to Pan Macmillan for their faith in me, and I can’t wait to deliver to them as the first is well underway."