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The wife of Kent Conservative politician Michael Howard is publishing her third novel next week - and has revealed sunny travel plans for when her husband steps down as MP.

Sandra Howard, 68, speaking at her home near Lympne before the publication of A Matter of Loyalty, said: "In parliamentary life, going away at times other than August has not been terribly easy.

"I long to go to the Galapagos Islands and I have never been to the pyramids. And I would also love to go to the Andes. However much you have seen, there is so much more out there."

The mother-of-three, who worked as a successful model over three decades, has now written three novels in the last four years.

~Watch: See Sandra Howard explain the plot of her new novel, in the video at the top of this page

In her new book, a young Muslim reporter, Ahmed Khan, falls in love with the daughter of the Home Secretary against a background of terror attacks on London.

Mr Howard, 67, was Home Secretary for four years from May 1993 and from 2003 was Leader of the Opposition for two years. He steps down as MP for Folkestone and Hythe at the next election.

• A Matter of Loyalty is published by Simon and Schuster in hardback, priced £12.99.

Read the full interview in What's On, free with Kent Messenger paid for titles.