Gypsies in Spain
In my new novel, Book 3 of the Jacaranda Dunne Mysteries, some of my characters are gypsies, so I have been busy finding out all I can about the history […]
THE WILD FRONTIER IN ANDALUSIA
Have you ever noticed how the names of a lot of towns in Andalusia end in “de la frontera”? It used to puzzle me when I first came to Spain, […]
CEUTA – gateway to the Mediterranean
View of Ceuta I always feel that a location is an important aspect of any book, but maybe more so with historical novels. Those of you who have read books […]
READ OR WRITE? Books that have influenced my writing.
The other day I came across a Tweet from someone I didn’t know which said, ‘I love writing but I hate reading.’ I felt I ought to tell him that […]
David Penny, author of historical mysteries
Guest interview with David PennyGood morning David. Thank you for being the guest on my blog this month. I see you are writing as prolifically as ever, so it’s good […]
GABI PLUMM actor, narrator and writer
One of the real pleasures of using social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter is that sometimes you meet really interesting people. The sort of people that you would […]
El Cid, hero or turncoat?
When I was writing ‘The Prisoner,’ book three in The City of Dreams series, I decided to introduce a new character, a Christian mercenary, named Jabalah. I based him on […]
Who owns the Great Mosque of Córdoba?
Even if you have never visited the beautiful mosque in the centre of Córdoba’s old city, you will have most probably have heard of it. While I was writing the […]
THE OX OR THE CAMEL? Transport in Moorish Spain
If you have ever visited southern Spain and ventured into one of the numerous small white villages of Andalusia, you may have been surprised to suddenly come across a flight […]
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Here we are in December; Christmas is almost upon us and COVID-19 restrictions are becoming a part of our daily life. For a large part of this year many people […]