Italian Recipe: Gelato cioccolato all’azteca (pepper and cinnamon chocolate ice-cream)
Gelato – soft, creamy ice-cream – is a popular dessert in Italy, and such a wonderfully wide array of flavours is available: pistachio, almond, hazelnut,
Gelato – soft, creamy ice-cream – is a popular dessert in Italy, and such a wonderfully wide array of flavours is available: pistachio, almond, hazelnut,
For as long as I can remember, I have loved fairytales. I recall so vividly those told to me by my governess, Zula – the
Any romance author faces a challenge in his or her writing: The character’s journey to falling in love, from feeling the first stirrings of attraction
My love affair with Venice started at an early age when I visited the city of romance with my family as a child. Even then,
Since I was a young girl, tucked up in bed and listening avidly to my governess weaving bedtime tales, I have loved legends. Fairytales too,
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For me, when creating a new heroine for a romance novel, occupation is essential. First and foremost, she must have a career of some sort,
I was delighted recently to discover a new adaption of my favourite English novel, Jane Eyre. Have you seen the 2011 movie, which stars Mia
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In each of my novels I weave in a wiser, older character whose role is to guide my heroine (in part, I do so in
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I love the Romantic poets – Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats – but perhaps, for me, the most romantic of them all is Percy Bysshe
I’m commonly asked, ‘How much of yourself do you put into your writing? How far are your
A typical Kentish scene around where I live. When the sun is shining, it’s just magical!
What is it, exactly, that so many people fall in love with when they visit Venice? What makes this historic city quite so romantic, so
On 6 January, as part of the celebrations for their Epiphany Festival, Venetian will line the paths alongside the Grand Canal to watch a boat
No doubt you’re very familiar with this coffee-flavoured dessert, which features on countless restaurant menus worldwide. You probably also know that, like zabaglione and gelato,
I was born into a family that loved books. There were books in each room of our house – of all shapes, sizes, genres and
At the beginning of my new book The Echoes of Love, my heroine, Venetia, and hero, Paolo, are weaving their way through the crowds celebrating
When it comes to the subject of destiny for writers and philosophers and romantics, three schools of
Don’t you just love the colours?
Venice is known internationally as a beautiful and romantic city, not least for its lagoon location, countless waterways and, of course, the age-old gondolas on
Have you read The Innocents Abroad? It depicts famous American writer Mark Twain’s journey through Europe and the Holy Land, with startlingly crisp detail, Twain’s
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