Surrealism: destroying the boundary between illusion and reality
Visitors to Covent Garden, London, in the next month can stand right at the heart of art. French artist Charles Petillon has filled the South
Author: Hannah
Spanish art #1: Salvador Dalí
Art features prominently in my new novel, Masquerade. The heroine, Luz, is a writer, and she has been commissioned to write a biography of artist
Valens the Fletcher and his Captive by Lindsay Townsend
From the blurb: Katherine has been let down by men before. Can she trust the man who captures her? England, Summer 1132 Valens is an
From mirage to peacock to star to tree of music: Welcome to my romantic homes
Home is most certainly where my heart is. In the summer, I’m to be found at my French mas on the Riviera, writing in the
The invisible author
Imagine a world in which books matter a great deal, but authors – their creators – do not. Imagine a world in which the author
Carmen: An inspiration for Indiscretion
When I was a little girl, nothing was more exciting than a trip to the theatre. Dressing up in my Sunday best, travelling across town
Publication day for my new novel, Masquerade!
Today’s the day: Masquerade, Book 2 in the Andalucian Nights trilogy, is available to buy. Here is a short description of the story: A young
WIN in my new monthly giveaway for romance lovers…
I’m delighted to introduce a new monthly giveaway for readers and followers of my fiction around the world. Each month I’ll be giving away one
Does a book cover colour your reading of a book?
Recently, I was browsing in a bookstore when I came across a hardback, clothbound edition of my favourite work of English literature: Jane Eyre by
Alexandra: The motherless daughter
Every hero and heroine in fiction needs a compelling motive for the journey they are taking. For Alexandra in my novel Indiscretion, that motive is
The crusade to change Amazon’s review policy
It is a perfect example of the power of the internet: a self-publishing author has hit the headlines for her petition on Change.org for Amazon
The Jerez Horse Fair
‘Jerez de la Frontera, the capital of horsemanship, sherry and flamenco.’ That is how I describe Jerez in my novel Indiscretion. The heroine, Alexandra, has
Book review: High Tide by Veronica Henry
From the blurb: Pennfleet might be a small town, but there’s never a dull moment in its narrow winding streets… Kate has only planned a
‘In Spain blood boils without fire’: The power of the proverb
Followers of my Twitter account (@FieldingHannah) will know that I love proverbs: simple sayings that contain stark truth and wisdom. For each of my novels,
The author’s need to be read
All authors began as readers. We were the toddlers begging our parents for one more bedtime story; we were the children nose-deep in a book
The best reading is re-reading
How do you characterise your favourite books? The emotional impact of the book and your enjoyment while reading it are no doubt important. So is
Reading too much romance? Surely not!
Subscription is very much in vogue. Rather than create a collection of audiobooks, you can subscribe to Audible and take your pick. Rather than stack
Favourite poet: Federico Garcia Lorca
My latest novel, Indiscretion, is set in Andalusia, Spain, in the 1950s. There, the Spaniards live still under the long shadow cast by the civil
Falling for the matador?
My new novel, Indiscretion, is set in 1950s Spain.The story of love and families, lies and indiscretions, is steeped in the culture of Andalusia. Of
The classics of literature: untouchable or reworkable?
My favourite work of English literature is Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. For the Gothic feel, the Byronic hero, the mystery and suspense, the poetic
The Tea Planter’s Wife by Dinah Jefferies
From the blurb: Nineteen-year-old Gwendolyn Hooper is newly married to a rich and charming widower, eager to join him on his tea plantation, determined to
Cover reveal for my new book, Masquerade!
I’m delighted to be able to share with you today the cover for my new book, Masquerade. It is available for preorder now from Amazon
The untold story of unfinished books
Before the digital revolution, book buying was a business requiring thought and commitment. When you bought a book, you were serious about reading that book,
Start with a bang…
… and you won’t end with a whimper. Common writing advice, based on the final stanza of TS Eliot’s poem ‘The Hollow Men’: This is
Getting ‘in the mood’ for writing
A long-time subscriber to Mslexia magazine, ‘for women who write’, I always find its surveys really interesting reading. Not only do they help me find
A novel idea for readers: Buy after you read
With 30 published books translated into 80 languages and a total of 175 million copies sold across 170 countries, Paulo Coelho without a doubt knows
‘Legendary’ Indiscretion
Whenever I write a new book, I immerse myself in the history and culture of the country in which the story is set. Legends
The Future Library
Recently on this blog I wrote about books as a legacy, reflecting on the story of a writer who realised after his mother’s death how
What he saw: Moving into the hero’s point of view
Would you buy a romance novel written in the perspective of the male protagonist, so the entire story is told through his eyes? Traditionally,
One Thousand and One Nights
The culture of Spain has many influences and nuances (see, for example, my blog post on the Moors of Spain), and in my new