Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 16
June 10, 2021
Love in the pandemic: falling in love, staying in love
Throughout the pandemic, I have had love on my mind. Love for my family, of course, but also romantic love, about which I write in my novels. Time and again I’ve questioned: how is this difficult time affecting romance?
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June 7, 2021
The heroine and the harem
‘A rare rose to add to my garden…’ How will Aida, heroine of Song of the Nile, feel about visiting a prince’s harem?
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June 3, 2021
The Pharos of Alexandria
Home for me in Egypt is Alexandria, the Bride of the Mediterranean, the centre of the Mediterranean world in ancient times – and the location of the Pharos of Alexandria.
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May 31, 2021
A heroine struggling to trust
In Song of the Nile, Aida is a woman who has felt the sharp sting of betrayal, leaving her wounded and wary. Dare she trust again?
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May 27, 2021
Egyptian mummification: The key to eternal life
When you think of Ancient Egypt, no doubt you think of mummies. But why exactly did the Egyptians preserve people in this way, and how?
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May 24, 2021
Protecting Egyptian antiquities
Running through Song of the Nile is a dark thread: the trafficking and smuggling of precious antiquities that belong, by right, to the Egyptian people.
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May 20, 2021
Reasons to read ebooks
Do you read ebooks? If not, you're missing out on some great advantages...
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May 17, 2021
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb
There is no more renowned discovery in Egyptology than the tomb of Tutankhamun. Let me take you back to the early 1920s and tell you the story of the greatest find of our time…
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May 13, 2021
‘Flying without wings’: the Arabian horse in Song of the Nile
The Arabian horse breed can be traced back thousands of years. ‘Thou shalt fly without wings and conquer without swords’ is how the Quran refers to this horse.
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May 10, 2021
David Roberts: 19th-century paintings of Egypt
Inspiration for my novel Song of the Nile, the artworks of 19th-century painter David Roberts...
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