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Setting Out, Setting In
You’re in for a treat today, as Ron Askew , one of my favourite writers, is my guest. We hark back to authonomy times, when he was an enthusiastic supporter of my first novel. He gave me the confidence to persevere. … Continue reading
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Tagged Authonomy, Hampshire, Kew Gardens, London, Reuters, The Cruel Sea, The Old Man and the Sea
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The Sounds and Smells of Newgate
This series on settings for books has produced many intriguing pieces, and this week popular historical crime novelist Kate Braithwaite takes us to 17th century London, maps and all. Over to you, Kate. *** The Road to Newgate is almost … Continue reading
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Tagged Catholic, Little Britain, London, London Coffee House, Newgate prison, Sir Christopher Wren, the haar, Titus Oates, Tyburn
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Dull Grey Sky Heavy with Moisture
As a follow-on from last week’s “Rookie in London“, (setting 40 years ago) here’s a preview of how a Kenyan woman sees present day UK for the first time – in Grass Shoots, the sequel, my work in progress… (there’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Breath of Africa, Gatwick, Heathrow, London, M25, River Thames, the Shard
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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
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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Bunting at Victoria Station
I went walking in London last week. Normally, I avoid long walks on pavements like the plague, for they play havoc with my back. But London fascinates me and I don’t feel the pain until after I’ve stiffened up on … Continue reading
Tagging Historical Fiction Authors
In the latest game of tag for historical fiction authors on the blogosphere, we introduce the main character of our work in progress or soon to be published novel. Just to be different, I’ve decided to talk about the main … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Historical fiction, Kenya, London, Mau Mau oath, Ngorongoro, Oxford
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One More One More
If you love London, and are uplifted by soaring poetic prose, then WATCHING SWIFTS is for you. Even if, like me, you dont know London, you will be carried away by the magical quality of this little book, which should … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Groucho Club, Kew Gardens, London, Online Writing, Prodigy, Ron Askew, Swift, Twitter
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Keeping Things Fresh
I am excited to introduce one of my favourite whodunnit authors today, Dr Catriona King. I have read three of her D.C.I. Craig novels, set in Belfast. They are impeccably written and very addictive. You can see my review of … Continue reading
Half-way through BREATH OF AFRICA
Here’s some feedback from a friend I thought I’d lost contact with – she’s living in Australia now. What an amazing place is the internet! Dear Jane, I’m being slow to read your novel – because it’s reading on computer-screen, … Continue reading
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