by jenna | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Agoraphobia in The World Outside My Window by Clare Swatman When I decided that my main character Laura was going to be agoraphobic, I wanted to make sure I made it authentic. It’s such a complex condition that affects people in different ways – some people literally...
by jenna | Jun 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
My new novel, ‘The Silver Ladies Do Lunch,’ begins many years ago in a primary school in Oxfordshire. Three ten-year-old girls, Josie, Lin and Minnie, who live in Middleton Ferris, are about to embark on their final year before secondary school. As they wonder who...
by jenna | May 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Regency male belonged to the last era when gentlemen and aristocrats did not work. If fact it was considered shameful to do so. You were expected to live on the income from your estates, farmed by your tenants who worked very hard indeed. This meant a whole...
by jenna | May 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
Savage Sisters: Heather Atkinson on Girl Gangs ⚡️ Girls in gangs and all-girl gangs. There is a difference and a cross-over. Girls in gangs are usually the girlfriends of the members of male gangs where they are subjected to sexual assault and forced to carry weapons...
by jenna | May 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
I lost a dearly loved one to dementia twenty years ago. I still recall the most painful moments, like the first time they didn’t hug me back. Since then I’ve watched other family members suffer from this dreadful condition, and I’ve seen the stress it causes...
