When I was a little girl, I was a voracious reader (no surprise). I read everything, but I had a particular love for ballet books, especially the Sadler’s Wells series by Lorna Hill. My mother, who hated to see me reading the fantasy and science fiction stories I also loved,
Hi everyone, This story was written for a young relative who loves mermaids. And dolphins. I hope you enjoy it! The Mermaid Who Loved Daisies
Toady we have a guest post from a non-fiction historical writer, who has been researching women’s sport. Welcome, Louise! There’s been a lot in the media recently around sexism and equality, rights and fairness. Many of these instances are visibly being played out right now in state and federal parliaments,
This week, I’m on the So You Want To Be A Writer podcast, reading the first two chapters of The Charleston Scandal, and having a lovely chat with Valerie Khoo. Here is the link (and I apologise in advance for my lisp!).
Here is the opening of my new 1920s novella, Song and Dance. It’s the story of Jane and Jonesy, whom you might remember from The War Bride. I’ll be sending the full story out to my newsletter subscribers very soon, so sign up here if you haven’t already. The full novella will be provided
I don’t have a cover to show you yet, but I’m delighted to say that The Charleston Scandal will be available on 24th November in Australia (and worldwide as an ebook)! So it will be in your local or online bookstore in time for Christmas! London, 1923 Kit Linton, a privileged young
If you need some music to calm you down, try this:
The other day, I babysat my niece’s twin five-year-old girls for the day. Part of the time was spent watching a Barbie movie: a remake of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Or, should I say a reimagining of A Christmas Carol, with Barbie telling the story to her younger sister –
‘What’s in a name?’ Juliet asks Romeo. ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.’ Hmmm. If you knew the flower we call a rose was called a ‘skunk blossom’, would you really perceive its scent as piercingly sweet, as redolent and seductive, as achingly nostalgic? Frankly, I
Although most of the action in A Letter from Italy is set in Brindisi in 1917, the last section is set in Venice. All cities changes over time, even historical centres like Venice, and I wanted to be very sure of my descriptions. Fortunately, I stumbled over (well, all right,
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