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Just finished - The Devil's Brood by Sharon Penman. (historical) I really enjoyed reading this Sharon Penman book, her third in the story of Henry II's family.Penman has a talent in mixing historical detail and family fueds with equal measure so that the reader feels as though they are right in amongst the warring family. There are no winners as son fights father, father fights mother and their polictical enemies and friends all combine to make this true story exciting and interesting.

Book tidy up.

So, we bought a new bookscase at the weekend because quite frankly I was sick of my books being in piles on the floor and in boxes. Good news is the bookcase fitted in the spot it needed to go and I managed to get a good few boxes unpacked. All the copies of my favourite authors are on the shelves; Audrey Howard, Catherine Cookson, Elizabeth Chadwick, Sharon Penman, and so on. Going through all the books was such fun, like visiting old friends. My daughter, Ellie, was helping me and she...

Young Victoria

Yesterday, my dear friend, Maggi Anderson, and I went to see the film Young Victoria. We really enjoyed it.
Yes there were a few inaccuracies, but overall a very enjoyable film. The costumes were glorious and there were beautiful settings, wonderful period rooms and scenic gardens, etc.
Maggi and I agreed that the sexual tension was done very well, all with looks, the odd smile, and no need for great big romping sex scenes. I was a little dubious when I heard Emily Blunt was to play Victoria, b

Aside from working on my second edit of my current histor...

Aside from working on my second edit of my current historical saga, which is going swimmingly by the way, I've managed to read a couple of books.

One is Dr Margaret's Sea Chest by Waheed Rabbani, a fictional story set in India and Canada in the 1960s but also with scenes set in the past of Victorian India and Canada. A very detailed story with an intriguing plot.
The other book is a non fiction biography of Dame Judi Dench, the UK actress, written by John Miller. I found this book really insightfu

TWRP Newsletter

Just wanted to alert you all to the latest newsletter from The Wild Rose Press, which is a small New York publisher that have published some of my work.
http://www.thewildrosepress.com/publisher/newsletters/Rose_Clippings_Aug_10-09.pdf

One Lovely Blog Award.

My dear friend and fellow writer, Anita Davision, nominated me for the 'one Lovely Blog Award, which is awfully kind of her. She also wrote a sweet little message about me and so in the spirit of the award I now have to pick three friends with blogs to pass the award on to.
So here goes and in no particular order.
Margaret Muir, is a fellow writer with the same publisher as me, Robert Hale UK, and until recently we shared the same literary agency. Through the ups and downs of publishing and of t

Round up

Yesterday, Monday August 3rd, was an exciting day for the Whitfield family. Our eldest son Jack passed his driving test. He was rather cool and calm about it, while I had butterflies and the shakes. :o)
It worries me that I have to do this another twice more when Josh and Ellie start learning to to drive in a couple of years.

I have been working on my latest manuscript, the synopsis is written, although they are such a pain to do. I will soon be sending the first three chapters out to agents and h

Historical Saga Novels blog

Some UK, and the odd Australian, authors of historical sagas have banded together to create a blog showcasing the genre.
If you've ever wondered about family saga books and the people who write them, then pop over to the blog and read about these great books.
http://historicalsaganovels.blogspot.com

New Review for Broken Hero

I am very grateful to Tammy for her extremely wonderful review of my WWII romance, Broken Hero! yay!"From the first pages I was drawn into England during World War II; Ms. Whitfield does an exemplary job of describing the country and the people. The dialogue is relaxed and believable, and it is easy to see both Audrey and Jake longing for each other, yet unable to give freely of themselves. I loved that there were no easy answers for this couple; the tension created between them is palpable and

Elizabeth Chadwick's books.

I've enjoyed reading some great books in recent weeks. Two are written by Elizabeth Chadwick, The Time Of The Singing and Shields Of Pride. Both very well written with detailed plots and an excellent sense of the medieval period and superbly researched. Time of The Singing blurb:When Roger Bigod, heir to the powerful earldom of Norfolk, arrives at court in 1177 to settle a bitter inheritance dispute with his half-brothers, he encounters Ida de Tosney, young mistress to King Henry II. A victim of