Tessa's first book, a memoir To Romania With Love is published by Quartet Books on the 31st May 2012.

Tessa first went to Romania aged eighteen shortly after the Revolution. Her memoir is the story of how one young Romanian boy and his country changed her life forever.

'To Romania With Love is more than a snapshot of a strange country at a strange time; it is a vivid, impressionistic hymn to exuberance, of risks taken, of impulses acted upon. Humming with energy, it is at once touching and funny; a rare, brave and honest account of finding love and holding on to it' - Toby Clements, Daily Telegraph

To Romania With Love is an honest, personal sexy telling of a very unusual love story. Tessa is a compelling writer and an equally compelling heroine: a young woman torn between her ambition and her love, between her sense of tradition and her extremely unconventional nature. An extraordinary achievement' - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Oscar-Winning Director of The Lives of Others

'A unique and unusual love story, strikingly told, To Romania With Love is a moving account of an impetuous British girl and her love for a young boy and his beleaguered country' - Hugo Vickers, Biographer and Historian

'Fiercely honest, this story of love across a continent, from one end of Europe to the other, is all the more compelling because it is true' - Professor Alice Roberts, TV Presenter and Author