by Claire | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Writing We Belong Together in the pandemic might explain the main character Eleanor’s desire to create a retreat for people to escape the stress and strain of day to day life. I absolutely loved writing about the Damson Farm retreat because creating opportunities for...
by Claire | Aug 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
75g wholemeal self-raising flour 75g ground almonds 150g sugar 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp cinnamon 150g melted butter 2 eggs 2/3 apples Icing sugar for dusting Pre-heat oven to 180C/350F Grease and line a deep round cake tin with baking parchment Mix the dry...
by Claire | Aug 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
My new book, In Just One Day, is set partly in one of my favourite Italian cities, Venice. I first visited as a teenager, one of our stops on an inter-railing tour across Italy and France. I remember walking the streets of this floating city hoping that one day I...
by Claire | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Gold Digger by Gillian Godden is out now! Feisty, Blonde and strong willed. fun loving Julie Gold is a survivor from the slums of Liverpool. Raised by an alcoholic mother and stepfather, the only love she has ever known is for her young sister. Julie has done...
by Claire | Jul 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The seaside settings that inspire my Bluebell Cliff series I’m a Dorset girl. I was born in Bournemouth, as was my mum, and true locals are quite a rare species apparently. For twenty-five years my mum and stepdad owned The Marlborough, a seaside hotel in Boscombe....
