I was born into a family that loved books. There were books in each room of our house – of all shapes, sizes, genres and
Ask any art historian about famous Venetian artworks and the name ‘Canaletto’ will quickly crop up. Canaletto is commonly admired as one of the best
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
Are you familiar with the classic song ‘Que C’est Triste Venise’ by French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour? It was a big hit internationally in the 1960s,
From the blurb: A Christmas Hope is… the gripping story of an unforgettable battle between goodness and evil in Victorian London—and a lonely woman’s search
Ten years ago, being an author was, in a sense, fairly straightforward. You wrote a book. You attempted to sell that book to agents/publishers. If
My new book, The Echoes of Love, opens with a rescue: enigmatic stranger Paolo saves the heroine, Venetia, from a near-mugging. In the aftermath of
What is more romantic, more mysterious, more alluring, more dangerous than a masquerade? Last week I wrote about the Commedia dell’arte, a 16th-century Italian dramatic
Researching a novel is a real treat for a book lover like me. For my new book, The Echoes of Love, I plunged myself into
From the blurb: A kitten saved her… Broke, pregnant and deserted by her boyfriend, Maddie Barrymore swerves to avoid a kitten while driving in a
In my book The Echoes of Love, the hero, Paolo, and the heroine, Venetia, escape to the island of Sardinia for some much needed time
Have you heard of the classic theatre form called Commedia dell’arte . It began back in the 16th century, and it has two key characteristics: the
I simply couldn’t let the day go by without doing my version of ‘shouting it from the rooftops’: My second novel, The Echoes of Love,
My home, nestled in the foliage, but beautifully light.
My university degree was in French Literature, so it was inevitable that I would read the works of French journalist Gaston Leroux. Leroux (1868–1927) was
Whenever I’m writing a book, I create a playlist of music that transports me to the time and place and feeling of the novel. For
November has come to an end, and with it National Novel Writing Month, known in the industry as NaNoWriMo. The concept is simple: writers across
Cooking is one of my passions in life – particularly making dishes using fresh, home-grown or locally sourced ingredients. When I am in France one
Goodreads Book Giveaway The Echoes of Love by Hannah Fielding Giveaway ends December 06, 2013. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win
In The Echoes of Love, one of the dishes that my heroine Venetia samples on a date to a Sicilian restaurant with Paolo is called
The heroine of my new novel, The Echoes of Love, is English by birth but has settled in Venice, Italy. Venetia is an architect by
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