WRITING CRIME FICTION
WHY I BEGAN WRITING CRIME FICTION So why did I start writing crime fiction when I enjoy writing historical novels? Well I suppose there are two reasons why I turned […]
Thank you Ernest Hemingway
I have often been asked who was the author who most influenced my writing and invariably I have fudged the answer; I’ve read everything from Tolstoy to William Boyd, I’d […]
Researching the novel THE SHINING CITY
I knew from the start that writing a novel set in Moorish Spain would take a lot of work. I only had a general idea about what life was like […]
How I came to write SPANISH LAVENDER
It was when I was interviewing women for my book Daughters of Spain that I first heard about the massacre on the road between Málaga and Almeria in February 1937, early […]
The Way of Saint James
El Camino de Santiago (The Way of St James) A couple of years ago I got the idea of writing a novel about a woman walking the Camino de Santiago, […]
Authors’ Corner talks to Ernest Hemingway
Well, sorry to disappoint you, but as I’m not a medium and Hemingway passed away in 1961, we will actually be talking to Allie Baker, the creator of the exciting […]
HOLIDAY READS
Welcome to ‘Last Minute Books’ – a blog tour featuring a number of authors who would like to check that you’ve thought of absolutely everything for your holidays. Suitcase packed? […]
2 new book reviews from HNS INDIE REVIEW
THE ONLY BLUE DOOR HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY INDIE REVIEW January 2014 Most of us are familiar with child evacuation during World War 2, but I wonder how many know about child […]
Madinat al-Zahra a splendid city now in ruins
View from the upper terrace Entrance to the Royal Residence When I first heard about the ruins of Madinat al-Zahra, I was intrigued by the idea that a palace-city of […]
Overnight in Cádiz
Some years ago we decided to mark our wedding anniversary by going away for a few days rather than the usual dinner out and a present that neither of us […]