Southam Book Festival 2025 - Author Celia Tandy talks about The Pear Tree

Celia Tandy is a local author who writes contemporary romance books.

Set in the Cotswolds and Cornwall, her novels are full of love, friendship, hope and second chances.

Celia began writing her first book when she retired from teaching in 2021. Two books later, and with a third on the way, she’s proved that it’s possible to enjoy a whole new writing career later in life.

From transforming the blank page to a fully published book, she’ll be sharing her writing journey – the hard work and the fun – and perhaps she’ll also inspire you to write your own book too, because it’s never too late!

She’ll also be talking about how the campaign to save the 250-year-old Cubbington pear tree was the inspiration behind her second book, The Pear Tree. While the story and characters are different, she has kept faith with the spirit of the original community campaign.