Rutland chef Adam Longden fulfills his novel ambition

A chef at one of Rutland’s most popular venues has revealed a hidden talent.

Unbeknown to colleagues and customers at his workplace, Don Paddy’s in Uppingham, Adam Longden has been writing his first novel. And now it has been published.

Adam, 42, a father-of-three, started writing The Caterpillar Girl four years ago, but was developing the plot over many years before that and had caught the writing bug even earlier, when he was at art college.