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The organisers of Kirkcudbright Book Festival like to treat their audiences to appearances by some big-name authors and Fiona Gibson certainly fits the bill.

The author of romantic comedy novels will give a talk on the afternoon of Sunday March 8 (the last day of the four-day festival), entitled The Woman Who Turned Her Life Around.

Fiona – ‘the queen of relatable comedies’ – started her writing life while working on teen magazines Jackie and Just Seventeen. As Editor of More! magazine, she invented the infamous ‘Position of the Fortnight’ (it remains a career highlight).

Her romantic comedy novels – 20 published so far – have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Marriage wobbles, maddening teenagers and second-chance love – they’re all there in her hilariously relatable stories

Full details of this and more than 20 other events, including how to book your tickets, can be found on the festival website at http://www.kbtbookfestival.org