Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 50
February 14, 2018
The origins of Saint Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! Did you give your special someone a card today? Some chocolates, perhaps, or flowers? Have you booked a restaurant for an intimate meal for two? Such gestures […]
February 12, 2018
Psyche and Cupid: the ancient story with a happy-ever-after
Researching my latest novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, was an absolute pleasure, for it involved reading up on ancient mythology. I was especially interested, as the novel’s title conveys, in stories of […]
February 8, 2018
Havens for bookworms: Literary hotels
In Liverpool, you can stay in a hotel modelled on the Titanic; in London, in an imitation Hogwarts; in Montana, in a Hobbit house… Themed accommodation has been growing in […]
February 5, 2018
Made in their image: Taking lessons from the Greek gods
My new novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, set on the Greek island of Helios, takes inspiration from the colourful, dramatic myths of the Ancient Greeks. The hero of the book, Damian, is […]
February 1, 2018
Firewalking: The ultimate test of strength and courage
Did you know that the practice of firewalking – walking barefoot over a bed of hot coals – dates back many thousands of years? Cultures all over the world have […]
January 29, 2018
Travelling to find a place called home
In the 16th century, French poet Joachim du Bellay travelled to Italy. He was most keen to live in this country, the birthplace of the Renaissance and the great Roman Empire. […]
January 25, 2018
Win a beautiful designer silk scarf in my Aphrodite’s Tears release party
Dear reader, I have been looking forward to this day for so many months, ever since the idea walked into my mind of writing a love story set in the […]
January 22, 2018
Philoxenia: The gift of Greek hospitality
In my new novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, the heroine Oriel is hired to work on an archaeological site on the island of Helios. As she approaches the island by plane, this […]
January 18, 2018
Keep the Romance in romance
‘[T]he age of chivalry is on its way out.’ So opens a recent article published on the website of the Guardian newspaper. Of course, given that I am a romance […]
January 15, 2018
The ancient island of Delos: An archaeologist’s heaven
The heroine of my new novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, is an archaeologist, passionate about unearthing the treasures of past civilisations and studying them to bring meaning to modern times. At the […]
