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March 12, 2020
Lake Como: the ‘place blessed by heaven’ that inspired composer Franz Liszt
'This is a setting to inspire the artistic soul. Here, at the Villa Melzi d’Eril in Bellagio, Liszt would walk for hours in the surrounding parkland, breathing in the atmosphere, letting his muse take in the stunning views and hear the music in the air...'
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March 5, 2020
Why I am proud to be a romance author
'I will always read romances and write romances, and I will always be proud to do so, because it feels to me that every happy-ever-after is a candle of hope...'
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February 27, 2020
Caught in a tangled web: The secretive heroine
‘Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!’
So wrote Sir Walter Scott in his 1808 poem Marmion, encapsulating so perfectly the dangers of deceit, how we can become trapped in a lie.
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February 24, 2020
Duende: the artistic flamenco spirit
Have you heard of the term duende? The Oxford English Dictionary defines duende as ‘a quality of passion and inspiration’. The word is used to describe a state of heightened emotion, authenticity and expression, and it is commonly associated with flamenco. The soul in the singer’s cry, the feeling etched into the dancer’s face, the power in the guitarist’s playing – that is duende.
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February 20, 2020
What makes us fall in love with a romance novel?
Recently, the BBC published an article entitled ‘Is it time to re-think the love story?’ about a new study into what makes an enduring romance novel. What is it that makes us really fall in love with a romance novel?
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February 12, 2020
5 sublimely romantic places to visit on Valentine’s Day
The most romantic day of the year is tomorrow. What have you got planned? For hundreds of years, the feast day for Saint Valentine has been associated with romantic love. Originally, it was a day to exchange hand-made valentines – letters or poems expressing love and affection. The British Library holds a Valentine’s Day love […]
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January 30, 2020
‘Put all your soul into it’: taking inspiration from Frédéric Chopin
For the past few weeks, I have been busy editing my upcoming novel. This means spending many hours in my office: door closed, lamps lit, music playing. The latter is always carefully selected to match the mood of the book I am editing, and recently one composer in particular has featured prominently in my playlist, […]
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January 1, 2020
Compassion: The simple and powerful New Year’s resolution
Happy New Year! To all of my readers, I wish you a fulfilling, joyful and peaceful year. Do you feel the sparkling ‘newness’ of this year, the sense that it is a blank slate and a chance to start afresh and take bold new steps? Are you making a New Year’s resolution? January is so […]
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December 30, 2019
Pannettone: a festive taste of Italy
The weeks leading up to Christmas find me baking up a storm in the kitchen, everything from Christmas cake and steamed figgy pudding to mince pies and gingerbread – and panettone; I love panettone. In case you haven’t tried it, panettone is a light, fluffy, sweet bread traditionally eaten over Christmas and New Year in […]
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December 25, 2019
Favourite Christmas poems
Happy Christmas! Wherever you are, I wish you a day filled with warmth and love and companionship. Regular readers of my blog will know that I love poetry, and today I thought I would share with you three of my favourite poems that encapsulate the spirit of this holy day, as well as the power […]
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