Today I\u2019m delighted to feature author Amelia Berry who writes stories that are full of romance, humour, stunning locations and delicious food. How can anybody resist? Her latest book, A Recipe for Love<\/strong><\/em>, was published yesterday. Amelia may look familiar to some of you as she is also published as Ally Sinclair, Alison May and, in collaboration, as Juliet Bell. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amelia grew up on the North Yorkshire coast and now lives in Worcestershire. She has been writing professionally since 2013. She is a former Chair of the Romantic Novelists\u2019 Association, and a former university lecturer. Alongside writing she also works with developing authors and volunteers as a tour guide for the National Trust.<\/p>\n Over to Amelia <\/em><\/strong>:<\/p>\n This is really hard. I\u2019m not a big music obsessive. The soundtrack to my life would probably be mostly half remembered sketches and stand up comedy lines. But, in the spirit of the exercise here we go\u2026<\/p>\n If I Didn\u2019t Have You by Tim Minchin<\/strong><\/p>\n This is a song about love and probability and lots of people think it\u2019s deeply unromantic. I think those people have not understood at all. Knowing that if you\u2019d never met your partner, you\u2019d probably have met somebody else instead doesn\u2019t mean you love the person you\u2019re with any less. It means that you know that loving them is a choice amongst millions, not a fated thing you have no control over. I\u2019m not sure my husband and I officially have a song, but unofficially one that\u2019s mostly about maths does appeal.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/jillsbookcafe.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/amelia-berry-author-pic.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nWhich five pieces of music\/songs would you include in the soundtrack to your life and why?<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n