Hi!

I grew up in boring suburbia so, by the time I was a teenager, I longed for excitement, noise and colour.

I found it in Camden Town. On Sundays,my friends and I would travel to Camden Market to buy vintage jeans, get henna tattoos and exchange friendship bracelets. Later, we started going to gigs in Camden and to the Camden Palace nightclub (now KOKO).

As soon as I got my first job in London, I knew exactly where I wanted to live – it had to be Camden. I rented a flat on the high street and fell in love with the area all over again – and I’m still here.You can be whoever you want to be in Camden – trendy, quirky, straight, or even a bit mad – nobody minds.

Camden Town Tales is about a group of friends who all live on the same fictional street in Camden. There’s celebrity-obsessed Rosie, who’s not quite as sophisticated as she thinks; Vix, her more thoughtful best friend; and Sky, whose mum is an embarrassing hippy.Together, they hang out at the market, go to gigs, spot celebrities, fall in love and sometimes fall out with each other. I hope the books will make you love Camden as much as I do!

Love, Hilary

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