reading

  • For me, one of the biggest (and toughest) decisions when setting out to write a new book is figuring out whose story I’m writing, and who is best placed to tell it. I’ve made false starts on more than one occasion. In The Road to Newgate I started out with only one first person narrator…

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  • Audio book, anyone?

    Who reads audio books? Up until this week, not me. But with the big news that The Girl Puzzle is going to be made into an AUDIO BOOK I thought it might actually be a good idea to listen to one. Here’s my very first pick, recommended by a friend: The Blurb A twisty, compelling…

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  • So tomorrow is the 1st of December and Christmas is officially open for business in our house. Child 3 has been trying to change that, embarking on a list for Santa designed on Canva (I kid you not) some weeks ago, but we have held resolute. On the side, however, I have been building up…

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  • Today I’m welcoming Isabella May who has a new book coming out soon with Crooked Cat Books… Muchas gracias for hosting me on your blog today to talk about my brand new novel with Crooked Cat Books! COSTA DEL CHURROS will launch on September 19th and is another romantic comedy which fuses all things foodie,…

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  • I’ve had a great year of reading and writing. These are my top historical picks for 2017 with my two stand out favourites taking centre stage. Excited to see what 2018 will bring to my bookshelves. Happy New Year!

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  • I am lucky enough to sometimes have the chance to ask other novelists questions about their work for the Historical Novel Society and write up feature articles. There’s always something more in the Q&A that I can’t work into the articles though. So here’s a chance to read the whole conversation. Talking about The Essex…

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