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Nadine Dorries signs 'six figure' book deal | Nadine Dorries signs 'six figure' book deal |
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Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is to make her debut as a novelist after she was signed up for a three-book deal. | Conservative MP Nadine Dorries is to make her debut as a novelist after she was signed up for a three-book deal. |
The Four Streets, the first instalment to be published in April, will draw on her childhood experiences in Liverpool. | The Four Streets, the first instalment to be published in April, will draw on her childhood experiences in Liverpool. |
Publishers Head of Zeus said it was "a moving, autobiographical trilogy about Irish Catholic families struggling against poverty, hardship and abuse". | Publishers Head of Zeus said it was "a moving, autobiographical trilogy about Irish Catholic families struggling against poverty, hardship and abuse". |
Ms Dorries, who plans to stand again for Parliament in 2015, will be paid a "major six figure sum", it stated. | Ms Dorries, who plans to stand again for Parliament in 2015, will be paid a "major six figure sum", it stated. |
The former nurse briefly had the Conservative whip suspended after she appeared on ITV's 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' last year. | The former nurse briefly had the Conservative whip suspended after she appeared on ITV's 'I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here' last year. |
Despite regularly criticising the Conservative leadership, describing the prime minister and chancellor as "arrogant, posh boys", the MP for Mid Bedfordshire remains popular in her party. | Despite regularly criticising the Conservative leadership, describing the prime minister and chancellor as "arrogant, posh boys", the MP for Mid Bedfordshire remains popular in her party. |
Ms Dorries, who grew up on a council estate in the Anfield area of Liverpool, said she felt a "bit bemused" by the news, tweeting "feel like I've nicked someone else's dream". | |
In another Twitter post, she added: "Just getting the rather major advance and having it printed is dream enough." | |
Rosie de Courcy, senior editor at Head of Zeus, said she "adored" the first literary offering from the MP. | Rosie de Courcy, senior editor at Head of Zeus, said she "adored" the first literary offering from the MP. |
"Nadine is one of the most naturally gifted storytellers I have ever come across, with a magical ability to create characters you believe in and a heart-stopping way with words," she said. | "Nadine is one of the most naturally gifted storytellers I have ever come across, with a magical ability to create characters you believe in and a heart-stopping way with words," she said. |
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