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The Silver Rings is Out Now

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The Silver Rings, Book II in the Al Andalus stories, is available today on-line and in certain book stores. You can find paperback and Kindle options on Amazon or other ‘e’ formats ( epub, mobi ) on Smashwords and in … Continue reading

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Last Hope Island….

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…is the title of an excellent book by American Lynne Olson (Scribe, 2018). It tells the story of WWII – a popular topic on my blog right now – but from the perspective of those Europeans who, after the Nazi … Continue reading

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Final Touches to The Silver Rings

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The Silver Rings is nearing publication, the text and the interior of the book is being finalised, discussions are underway with printers about costs and  possible covers are being considered. Dull, but absolutely necessary, I have been proof-reading what I hope … Continue reading

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Bonfire Night, what’s that about then?

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Some holidays are cross cultural. All Hallows Eve or Halloween, or The Day of the Dead, might not quite coincide on the calendar but everybody gets the gist. The dead, or their spirits, get to rise again, either via joyous … Continue reading

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Best selling novelist comes to St Paul’s

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Tracy Chevalier, one of today’s finest writers of historical fiction, is coming to a beautiful church in south London on 3rd December, 2018. I have written before about her 2003 novel The Lady and the Unicorn ( see Summer Reading … Continue reading