Hannah Fielding's Blog, page 79
September 2, 2015
Do judge a book by its cover: Crafting the book blurb
‘Blurb.’ It is not a very compelling word; it does not seem to signify text of importance. Indeed, the word came into common usage back in 1907 when it was […]
August 31, 2015
Surrealism: destroying the boundary between illusion and reality
Visitors to Covent Garden, London, in the next month can stand right at the heart of art. French artist Charles Petillon has filled the South Hall with 100,000 balloons, in […]
August 24, 2015
Spanish art #1: Salvador Dalí
Art features prominently in my new novel, Masquerade. The heroine, Luz, is a writer, and she has been commissioned to write a biography of artist Count Eduardo Raphael Ruiz de […]
August 21, 2015
Valens the Fletcher and his Captive by Lindsay Townsend
From the blurb: Katherine has been let down by men before. Can she trust the man who captures her? England, Summer 1132 Valens is an arrow-maker and spy for Lord […]
August 19, 2015
From mirage to peacock to star to tree of music: Welcome to my romantic homes
Home is most certainly where my heart is. In the summer, I’m to be found at my French mas on the Riviera, writing in the garden overlooking views like these: […]
August 16, 2015
The invisible author
Imagine a world in which books matter a great deal, but authors – their creators – do not. Imagine a world in which the author of the Next Best Thing […]
August 12, 2015
Welcome to Cádiz
In my novel Indiscretion, the beautiful city of Cádiz beckons in the backdrop: Cádiz is frequently a focal point for Alexandra when she takes in a view. Come the end […]
August 9, 2015
The roots of a bibliophile: The Ancient Library of Alexandria
This week, a review in the Telegraph caught my eye. It was of The Meaning of the Library: A Cultural History edited by Alice Crawford. At once, the subject intrigued […]
August 5, 2015
Carmen: An inspiration for Indiscretion
When I was a little girl, nothing was more exciting than a trip to the theatre. Dressing up in my Sunday best, travelling across town with my parents, gazing up […]
August 2, 2015
Mind the literary gap
How thorough is your reading scope? Have you read all of the novels commonly held as being important, classic works of literature? Have you ticked off the list Great Expectations […]
