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A Rookie in London
Thought you might like a change from Africa…. Here is an excerpt from Breath of Africa, to wet your appetite in case you haven’t read the book already. If you have read it, I would greatly appreciate a review on amazon – … Continue reading
Setting and Stratification
Welcome to Scott Simon, a multi-talented musician who has dared to write books. I hope you enjoy his account of growing up in New York as much as I have. Thank you for inviting me to discuss setting in the writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol Records, Manhattan, New York, pop musician
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Memories of Kenya Railways
When we first came to Kenya by boat in 1946, I suppose we must have travelled to Nairobi by train. I can’t remember, because I was only five years old. My first recollection of matters to do with railways was … Continue reading
Posted in Kenya
Tagged Aberdare Forest, Eldoret, Elmenteita, Giriama women, Lake Nakuru, Loreto Convent, Nakuru, National Museums of Kenya, Njoro, Rift Valley, salvage, Shell Company, Timboroa Station, token key
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The Journey Through the Urban Landscape
Welcome to my mysterious guest Grey Wolf today – with a different take on settings which for him merely wait for the story to come along. Nor does he set much store by pictures, preferring to let his words do the painting. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950s London, Alternate History, London, poetry, Southampton, urban landscape
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Life in Africa – Then and Now
It is still Black History Month, and I’ve been casting my mind back over my years in Kenya, digging out old photographs of colonial days. I know that’s not a popular word nowadays, but I couldn’t help being a “colonial.” And we … Continue reading
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Tagged Black History Month, Kenya, Lake Elmenteita, Loreto Convent, Njoro, Sir Ernest Vasey, Treetops, Young Farmers Club
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Travelling Through Words in a Book
A warm welcome to Patricia Steele from Arizona, a genealogist and prolific writer who shares my love of travel and talks about the settings for her novels. Thanks so much, Jane, for inviting me to your blog. I have looked over the … Continue reading
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Tagged France, gypsy blood, Oregon, paella, Paris, San Francisco, Seville, Spain
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In Love With Africa
There’s something about Africa – especially Africa south of the Sahara – which gets to you. You only have to live there once for a short time, to get the bug. Perhaps it’s the extraordinary light, translucent, clear, pristine, … Continue reading
Posted in Breath of Africa, Kenya
Tagged Africa, equator, highlands, In Love, Kenya, Menengai crater
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The ‘You are There’ Experience
It is a privilege to welcome award-winning author Margaret Skea as my guest today. She gives us a unique take on the subject of settings in her historical novels, so sit back and enjoy the journey. First of all, thank … Continue reading
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Tagged Ayrshire, historical novels, Holyrood House, Scotland, Stirling Castle
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Shillingi, and Kenya’s Black History
This year in the UK we are celebrating Black History in this month of February, 2016. Its purpose is to make people aware of the so-called Dark Continent which is often forgotten, cast aside as of no importance in our rapidly moving society, … Continue reading
In Six Hours … the world will change
A big welcome to new friend Raymond McCullough today. I, too, have visited the Holy Land, and a chapter in my most recent novel (HERE) draws on that experience. But Raymond is a far more prolific traveller – and author – than I. He loves … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalyptic thriller, Babylon, Israel, Jordan, Moses, Petra, radio show, Tolkein
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