A FIRST-time author signed copies of her debut book.
Mara Cottrell, 40, was happy to chat with readers and sign her book Basildon: A History and Celebration, at Ottakers book shop, Eastgate Centre, Basildon.
She said: "It was a really lovely day.
"It was the first time I had done anything like that."
Published Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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