A BROMLEY author's debut novel is currently a recommended title in the town's Ottakar's bookshop.

Butterflies on Mimosa, by Eleanor Francis, is the true story of the ex-Bromley hospital employee's experiences of buying a bed-and-breakfast in the south of France. The real Eleanor Francis, Helen Newman, who lives in Park Avenue, said the book is: “Like reliving our experiences, some of them nightmarish. But I tried to make it a bit funny too.”