Like Loading… Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for Perfect, Stories of the Impossible by Sally Emerson which was published on 1st June by Quadrant Books in paperback and eBook. I have a guest post by the author…
This is a gently paced novel, much like the pace of the walks Daniel and Hazel take along the coastal path. A story about stopping and taking a breath, reassessing your life and discovering what you are looking for may…
Mainly set in St Petersburg, this dual timeline story covers both the period in 1917 leading up to the Communist takeover in Russia and the consequences afterwards, particularly for Peter Karl Fabergé, the official jeweller to the Tsar and whose…
Follow the Author:Local Gone Missing is a departure from your previous 3 books featuring journalist Kate Waters. What are the different challenges when writing a series to a standalone? While working as a journalist, Fiona reported on many high-profile criminal…
An enthusiastic fan of imaginary Encyclopedias, Odradeks, and Gonzo from the Muppet show, she is still in love with her first pen she stole from her father’s desk when she was 5, the magnificent Indian Ink Rotring Pen 0.1. Lauren…
“After all, what was sanity, except being able to contain the madness inside yourself?” Related She subsequently turned to literature, earning a Ph.D. in English at University College London, where she focused on early-twentieth-century women’s writing and was awarded the…
Dela lives with her guardian Ned, in the fishing village of Blackwater. Her affinity with animals has led to whispers and strange looks, the word witch whispered when she walks by. When she has a confrontation with violent land lord…
As a teenager, I obsessively reread Jilly Cooper’s early girl’s name novels (and still prefer them to her bonkbusters) and Harriet was the one I loved best. Not just because I completely over-identified with awkward, bookish Harriet but also because…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to write a book. It may have had something to do with my obsession with reading romance. Real life interfered and I headed off in a different direction – into…
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Windswept and Interesting is a funny, honest and moving memoir. I feel like I’ve been sitting with Billy Connolly…
