by Claire | Feb 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
When Janet fibs to her highbrow friend, Christobel, that she belongs to a book group, Viv, Libby and Zelda are keen to form one. Why not, when they all love reading? Libby is particularly enthusiastic. It will be great to discuss books over a glass of wine or two,...
by Claire | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I first started writing The Girl with Nowhere to Go, Skye was a minor character, a sixteen-year-old girl on the edges of Bec and Anna’s lives. Bec and Anna, both carrying grief from their pasts, were the focus, while Skye was simply someone they tried to help....
by Claire | Jan 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
By 1930, Agatha Christie was a well-known mystery writer. She’d published five Hercule Poirot novels, including The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), along with several other crime novels, including the first Miss Marple (1930). But her writer’s heart was not satisfied...
by Claire | Jan 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Behind the famous seafront towns of Portofino, Sanremo and Santa Margherita, the Italian region of Liguria is home to hills and villages with a gentle rhythm far from the madding crowds. And it is here that Stella, holidaying with her new fiancé and Amy, just out of...
by Claire | Jan 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Saga Louts, Beryl, Winnie and Anthea, have been friends for years and trust each other implicitly. That’s not to say that sparks don’t fly from time to time, but through thick and thin they stick together, and woe betide anyone from outside the charmed circle who...
