Places
Bath Another of my favourite places is Bath, that beautiful city so connected with Jane Austen and all things Regency. The first time I saw it, spread out across the hillside as we drove in, it took my breath away. It’s not surprising Bath is designated a Unesco World Heritage Site; the honey-coloured architecture is […]
Falmouth
I thought this week I would share with you some details of my latest story, as yet untitled. I refer to it as ‘Falmouth’, because that is where most of the action takes place, with brief forays into Oxford and Bath. It’s a departure for me, as it is set in the present day, not […]
What am I doing?
It’s been a long time since I wrote something for this blog, life just keeps getting in the way. Though it hasn’t all been work, work, work, I’m happy to say. I’ve spent a considerable amount of time trying to learn how one should promote one’s book, and how to do it without getting on […]
Food
The first instant mash? Looking at my copy of The Gentleman’s Magazine and Historical Chronicle for July 1802, I came across an interesting letter dated 16th July from Anthony Sinnot that sent me off on a research rabbit hole. This gentleman seems to have spent a considerable amount of time thinking about potatoes. To his […]
Exciting News!
My debut novel A Gentleman’s Promise will be released as an eBook next week. It has taken three years of copious re-writing, blood (nearly), sweat, and tears to get to this point; I hope you think it was worth it, I do. I’ve got to know my characters so thoroughly that it sometimes seems that […]
Hello
You need a blog they said, so here I am. Not sure what I will be blogging about, my interests are wide and eclectic. I’m passionate about history, spending most of my time reading and researching when I’m not actually writing. I love good food and appreciate a decent gin and tonic (please don’t kill […]