The Temple of Hathor at Dendera
What better place for romance in my novel Song of the Nile than the Temple of Hathor, devoted to the goddess of love, beauty and fertility…
What better place for romance in my novel Song of the Nile than the Temple of Hathor, devoted to the goddess of love, beauty and fertility…
Black skies, a dusting of snow, the smell of mulled wine, the flicker of candlelight – and, to complete the scene, voices raised in harmony singing traditional carols…
‘It is in giving that we receive…’ – St. Francis of Assisi
Is Jack Frost making you shiver? Why not escape the winter chills with a little literary sunshine…
Christmas: a time to give, to spend time with loved ones – and to feast!
For the pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, Abydos was an important centre for religion, and today it is a very precious archaeological site.
Once upon a time, a fairy-tale book made the perfect Christmas gift…
Christmas is just around the corner! I’d love to treat you to a gift…
If, like me, you’re fascinated by the Ancient Egyptian civilisation, you’ll find the items in these museums absolute wonders.
Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the US. What better day for us all to practise gratitude?
Should an author write the book they think they ought to write, or write the book their heart aches to write?
Pharaoh, pyramid, mummy, desert – which modern English words can be traced back to the Ancient Egyptian language?
‘Beauty sleeps on the calm dreamy bosom of the ocean, or lives in the dance of its wild waves.’ – Thomas Clark Henley, ‘Beauty’, 1851
‘In Flanders Fields, the poppies grow / Between the crosses, row on row…’
The colours, the air, the ‘mellow fruitfulness’ – autumn is a rich source of inspiration for artists.
The Eye of Horus was a symbol of great power in Ancient Egypt, used for protection, wellbeing and healing.
The desert – wild, beautiful and timeless – is an evocative backdrop in my novel Song of the Nile.
One of the most influential, and thus valuable, books ever published…
By no means a humble house pet, the cat of Ancient Egypt was deeply symbolic and revered.
Is life too short… or should we give each book a fair chance?
Ten years, many hundreds of blogs exploring my novels. Here are my favourites…
From grapes to figs, bread to beer, what was on the menu for the Ancient Egyptians?
Is there any more iconic scene of Egypt than this statue of the Sphinx guarding the Pyramids?
In ancient times, people turned to deities for solace and guidance. Who was devoted to matters of the heart? The goddesses of love.
‘Ozymandias’ by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a poem about this ruined statue of the pharaoh Ramesses – a poem that speaks of wealth and power and glory, and how these are lost to time.
Spanning the period from the death of Alexander the Great to the conquest of the Romans, the Ptolemaic dynasty changed Ancient Egypt irrevocably…
Who was Helen, beautiful woman of legend? What significance does she have in Greek mythology?
In my novel Song of the Nile, and indeed in modern times, this is a crucial question.
Egyptology is the study of Ancient Egypt. How did this fascination come about, and who drove it?
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