Exclusive: Extract from my new novel, The Echoes of Love
The clock struck midnight just as Venetia went past the grand eighteenth-century mirror hanging over the mantelpiece in the hall. Instinctively she looked into it
The clock struck midnight just as Venetia went past the grand eighteenth-century mirror hanging over the mantelpiece in the hall. Instinctively she looked into it
My new novel, The Echoes of Love, opens on the evening of the famous and flamboyant Venice Carnival, in which the city comes alive with
From the blurb: The year is 1930. Beautiful, witty Devon is the daughter of a prominent Virginia family. Many men have fallen under her spell,
In Venice, the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (known as the Salute) is an emblem of the city – a 17th-century Baroque Roman Catholic
Picture the scene: It’s a quiet Saturday in your local town, and the heavens have opened. Thankfully, you’re near your favourite book store, so you
I’m delighted to announce the tour for my new novel, The Echoes of Love, which will publish on 6th December. Do check out my interviews
One of my guilty pleasures, I confess, is rummaging about in bric-a-brac, antique and curios shops, looking for items that catch my fancy – a
Rare is the poet or writer or artist who visits Venice and is not so inspired that the city finds its way into a creative
I love this familiar view around where I live, with the sea in the background.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post entitled ‘Inspiration for my new book: The two faces of Venice’ in which I described first
When I was a little girl, my bedroom had a spectacular view of the ocean. I would regularly sit at the window and daydream, enchanted
I hope you enjoy the book trailer for The Echoes of Love. I’d love to hear your thoughts on it, and please do share if
St. Martin, born in AD 316, was a kind and humble member of the Roman guard who became a Christian saint. He built monasteries at
In recent months I’ve been immersed in all things Venetian, from art to architecture, cuisine to customs, music to elements of language, as I prepared
From the blurb: Killed in Action – the most dreaded words imaginable for a soldier’s wife. Jess Albert has been living with them for four
I first visited Venice as a young child. Then, as now, I was wide-eyed and enchanted by the beauty of the city. I distinctly remember
Open my heart and you will see, Graved inside of it, ‘Italy’. So wrote the poet Robert Browning. Perhaps my favourite poet of all time
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
In my new novel The Echoes of Love, my heroine, Venetia, is an architect by trade who specialises in the restoration of historical mosaics. My
From the blurb: A hardcore science fiction writer and a soft-hearted romance novelist clash on the sunny South African coast… Margaret Parker is a hopeless
Regular readers of my blog will know that I love poetry, and what better occasion than Halloween to delve into the archives and pull out
How did I learn how to write? By studying the craft of other writers, first and foremost – voraciously reading across genres from an early
Top of my ‘to see’ list for films is the new movie Saving Mr Banks, which just premiered at the close of the British Film
From the blurb: Mistress Cooksley may be a wealthy merchant’s daughter, but she blushes at my words and meets my eyes look for look. Yet
There is much traffic in the bay of St Tropez in the summer, and it was one of these liners passing by my window all
Here’s how publishing has worked since its inception: Author writes book. Author publishes book (him-/herself or via a publisher). Readers buy book. (Hopefully!) Author makes
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