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October 5, 2020
Comfort from autumnal poetry
'Come autumn’s scathe — come winter’s cold — / Come change — and human fate! / Whatever prospect Heaven doth bound, / Can ne’er be desolate.' The seasons are changing... but we can find hope and comfort in poetry.
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October 1, 2020
The heroine who follows her own star
My grandmother was a well-known feminist who taught me that women can do anything. Naturally, then, the heroines of my novels are strong, independent and bold...
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September 28, 2020
Literary cookbooks for bibliophiles
Love novels? Love food? Then you’ll love literary cookbooks! These collections of recipes inspired by works of fiction offer you a chance to not only imagine fictional words but get a real taste of them…
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September 24, 2020
Muse: The woman in the shadows
‘Maybe you could become my muse … what d’you say?’ So says the hero of my latest novel, Concerto, to the heroine. Umberto is a pianist composer set for superstardom; Catriona is his young and naïve neighbour who dreams of being an opera singer. The idea of being a muse… well, who wouldn’t be flattered? But does it mean living in the shadow of genius?
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September 21, 2020
‘Classy and fabulous’: The heroine’s style in my novels
‘A girl should be two things,’ said Coco Chanel: ‘classy and fabulous.’ Certainly, this is the ethos I have in mind when I write the heroines of my novels. One of my favourite aspects of characterisation is to consider the heroine’s style, and I must confess I am a big fan of dressing them to impress!
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September 17, 2020
Writing Romantic heroes
An individual, a maverick, a self-made man; introspective, a thinker; drawn to nature; driven by emotion and deeply impassioned… the heroes of my novels are not just romantic, they're Romantic in the sense of the literary archetype.
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September 14, 2020
Building your home library
‘I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.’ So wrote Jorge Luis Borges, and I quite agree. What is truly wonderful about this idea is that paradise is within our reach! We each have the ability to create a little haven at home, with a home library.
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September 10, 2020
Views of Lake Como: ‘a spot blessed by heaven’
My latest novel, Concerto, is set on Lake Como, Italy, a place so beautiful the composer Franz Liszt described it as ‘a spot blessed by heaven'. Today, I'm sharing with you some of my favourite views of the lake. Don't forget my Sunday Special offer: if you sign up to my newsletter, you'll receive my ebook 8 Must-See Tourist Attractions Around Lake Como for free!
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September 7, 2020
The romantic lace-making of Venice
Venice, setting of my novel The Echoes of Love, is famous for being the City of Love – but did you know it’s also known for lace-making? Not only is Venetian lace so intricate and beautiful that it’s a work of art, but there’s a romantic legend that tells us how this lace originated…
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September 3, 2020
Finding beauty in the moment
'Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep!' From a William Wordsworth sonnet, inspired by a moment of reflection and connection he experienced during a visit to London and written 218 years ago today...
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