Book review: Pelican Point by Donna Kauffman
From the blurb: Blueberry Cove, Maine, is as small-town as small towns get. More than a little quirky, it has sheltered generations of families. But
From the blurb: Blueberry Cove, Maine, is as small-town as small towns get. More than a little quirky, it has sheltered generations of families. But
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I was a teenage girl when I discovered television drama. Such a discovery! My mother and my sister and I would sit together gripped by
I’m delighted to share that my latest novel, The Echoes of Love, has won a gold award in the 2014 Independent Publisher Book Awards!
Did you know that the symbol of Venice is a winged lion? You’ll find it all over Venice, in statues, on flags – it’s at
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The BBC News magazine recently published an interesting article entitled, ‘Should unfinished works be left untouched?’ The article was inspired by a new adaptation of
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Sardinia is my favourite Italian island, and Cagliari is quite one of the most beautiful parts, which is why I sent my characters Venetia and
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French president Charles De Gaulle once said, ‘How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?’ Well, how about governing Italy then,
Are you a horologist, a lover of timepieces? It seems to me that the world is divided into those who find clocks, from the grandfather
From the blurb: Claire Tremaine, the widowed Marchioness of Derebourne, wears leather breeches, trains horses, and helps the damaged ones find their lost spirit. Her
Don’t forget to add this great event to your calendar – this year you can win a $100 gift card and a whole host of
Along with some 200,000 people, I’ve been following with interest Observer associate editor Robert McCrum’s attempt, on the Guardian Books blog, to draw up a
Description. It’s an essential ingredient for any fiction, adding colour and depth and context to a story. In romantic writing, description must be carefully crafted
One of the most memorable and impressive aspects of Venice, setting for my novel The Echoes of Love, is its architecture, and of the many
I’m delighted to announce my biggest ever blog tour and giveaway next month – 1 to 31 May 2014. Follow the Echoes of Love Legendary
Since I first saw this play as a young woman, it has been my favourite work of Shakespeare – for its humour, its cleverness, its
In The Echoes of Love, Venetia is an architect by training who has chosen to specilise in mosaic restoration, and Paolo is a man of
In my novel The Echoes of Love, Venetia is a woman who has been burned badly by love, and is consequently afraid to trust her
From the blurb: 1681. Glassblowing is the lifeblood of the Republic and Venetian mirrors are more precious than gold. Jealously guarded by the murderous Council
Picture the scene: You’re back at school, in English class. Your teacher hands out sheets of paper and pens, writes ‘Le Grande Romance!’ on the
In my book The Echoes of Love, the hero, Paolo, is a something of a storyteller – though he is not a writer, he certainly
In The Echoes of Love the heroine, Venetia, is waiting for Paolo in his study, when she comes across a book: She crossed over to
In recent weeks I’ve blogged about two Italian staples: pizza and pasta. But no look at Italian cuisine is complete without gnocchi. Have you tried
No doubt you’ve heard of the Piazza San Marco (St Mark’s Square) of Venice, which Napolean called ‘the drawing room of Europe’. You’re probably also
Last week I blogged on the history of that classic Italian food, pasta. But say ‘Italian cuisine’ to most people and their likely response is
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