Humour in quotations
I was most intrigued by a recent article in the Guardian on humorous quotations (‘Jane Austen tops humour league for Oxford dictionary compiler’). Gyles Brandreth
I was most intrigued by a recent article in the Guardian on humorous quotations (‘Jane Austen tops humour league for Oxford dictionary compiler’). Gyles Brandreth
Readers who enjoyed my recent posts on the Venice Biennale (‘A peek into the world of my upcoming novel: www.hannahfielding.net/?p=2721 and www.hannahfielding.net/?p=2750), will enjoy this
The very thought of autumn makes my taste-buds fire up. Salads slowly make way for hearty soups, delicately light mousses for warming fruit pies. For
There are some who turn their nose up a little at romance novels, claiming that they aren’t sufficiently high-brow or literary. I’d have a little
Roses and honeysuckle in my garden in Kent this summer. The fragrance passing by is out of this world.
Where I live in the south of France, my nearest major town is St Tropez. No doubt you’ve heard of it. Once, it was little
My novel, Burning Embers, tells the love story of Rafe, an entrepreneur, and Coral, a photographer, in the heat and passion of Kenya. It would
I’m delighted to be participating in the wonderful I Am a Reader, Not a Writer’s 4th Annual Spooktacular Giveaway Hop. I’m giving away one paperback
When I first started writing, I wasn’t even out of knee-high-socks, and there was no means of writing open to me but the traditional pen
From the blurb: The sweetest temptation… Sophie Sullivan fell head over heels for Jake McCann at the age of five. Twenty years later, the notorious
A new British film adaption of Romeo and Juliet opens in cinemas in the UK and the US on 11 October: Will you go to
My novel Burning Embers is set in Kenya, and during my research for the book I sampled a range of Kenyan recipes to get a
If publisher Random House was looking to ramp up publicity for Helen Fielding’s new Bridget Jones novel from sizeable interest to national outrage, it certainly
From the blurb: Heroine Dominique Avallon has been raised in the opulent French expatriate community of WWII Egypt. But revolution and a doomed love affair
Pansies are one of my favourite flowers. In Victorian days if an admirer left a maiden a pansy, in symbol, it was equal to saying
What does the word ‘Casanova’ mean to you? Most probably, you recognise it as an established term in the English language to mean lover, usually
Today’s the day: Vote Rafe from my novel, Burning Embers! The Smackdown is hosted at Love
The Bridge of Sighs is a famous Venetian landmark. With such a wonderfully romantic name, you no doubt expect it to be one of the
Were I asked to recommend a European city for a weekend break, Venice would undoubtedly be in my top five – what other city in
From the blurb: One single mum. One chaotic family. One handsome stranger. One unexpected love story. I was delighted to receive an advance copy of
A large part of my new book, The Echoes of Love, is set in Venice, Italy. What better excuse to riffle through the DVD collection
We live at a time when the cult of the celebrity has become so normalised and strong that it has spilled out of show business
The period, in 2011/12, that began with signing a publishing contract for my debut novel, Burning Embers, and ended with holding the said novel in
From the blurb: When Ella married the handsome, celebrated artist Sebastian Montclair at just nineteen she was madly in love. Now, those blissful years of
A quaint bridge in Kent in the area where I often go walking.
While researching my latest novel The Echoes of Love, which is set in Venice and Tuscany, Italy, I read widely on the country – cuisine,
I’m delighted to be sponsoring the btsemag.com Sunset on Summer Fun blog hop. My Giveaway My offering is a paperback copy of my novel, Burning
One of my favourite things about Italy is the cuisine. So many delectable delights to savour! When I visited Venice, I liked nothing better than
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