Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 56
June 26, 2017
The feel-good factor of giving books
I love books. I love to browse books, choose books, purchase books, collect books – and, of course, read books! If, like me, you are a bibliophile, you will know […]
June 22, 2017
Thought piece: on DOING good
How to Do Good: Essays on Building a Better World, published by my publisher, London Wall, is a collection of essays by thought leaders, celebrities, statesmen and women, Nobel […]
June 19, 2017
The Moorish legacy in Andalucía
Each of the Spanish regions has its own unique culture and history; but for me, the most beautiful and fascinating of them all is Andalucía. This southernmost region has a […]
June 15, 2017
10 unforgettable vistas in Cádiz
The city of Cádiz features in each of the novels in my Andalucían Nights trilogy. It’s such a vibrant, luminous city, it was an easy decision to set scenes there; this […]
June 12, 2017
Ending a legacy of loneliness: Writing heroines who need family
Meet the heroines of my novels: Burning Embers: Coral, 25. At the age of nine her parents, expatriate settlers in Kenya, divorced, and Coral’s mother took her back to England, […]
June 8, 2017
‘Every old object tells a tale’: For the love of antiques
Sometimes, when I am interviewed by a blogger or a journalist, I am asked what hobbies I have beyond reading and writing, and the answer that always springs to mind […]
June 5, 2017
Are you addicted to love stories?
Ask yourself this: what would your life be like without love stories? No romance novels. No romantic TV series or movies. No daydreaming, even. How would you feel? Bereft? I […]
June 1, 2017
Should a book cost more than a coffee?
Depending on where you are in the world, a café latte from a chain like Starbucks is likely to cost you in the region of £3/$4. Wherever you are in […]
May 29, 2017
Three is a magic number: the Andalucían Nights trilogy
When you think of Spain, what springs to mind? Whatever mental image you conjure, it is bound to include at least one of this trio: * Bullfighting: the fever of […]
May 25, 2017
Burn, bin, donate, abandon: the sorry story of unloved books
I love books, absolutely love books. With that truth as constant as my heartbeat, I find it very difficult to conceive of getting rid of books – let alone actually […]
