by jenna | May 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Women at Cambridge University The 1914 parts of The House at River’s Edge revolve around two women, Grace and Winn, who have attended Girton College in Cambridge. In 1914 women could attend one of two colleges, Girton or Newnham, and were able to sit the Tripos...
by jenna | May 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Oscar the Dog In my Armstrong and Oscar murder mysteries, there are two main protagonists – a man and a dog, dan and Oscar. Oscar is my homage to Merlin, our old black Labrador. He was without doubt (and I totally refuse to accept any argument on this) the...
by jenna | Apr 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
A naked butler, a wedding photographer and a kiss they ought to forget. But where would be the romance in that? Instead, Lyra and Guy are forced to see each other every weekend of the wedding season, entertaining guests and capturing other people’s happily ever...
by jenna | Mar 27, 2025 | Uncategorized
Almost two years ago, a visit to the beautiful village of Cockington in Devon, with its old forge and thatched cottages, made me wonder what it would be like to live in a place thatseemed to belong to another time. The idea for my new series, set in a living history...
by jenna | Mar 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Shadow on the Bridge – A Murder Mystery My book ideas evolve in various ways, but The Shadow on the Bridge was an amazing lightbulb moment. One day whilst driving on the outskirts of Thetford (in Norfolk), I spotted a sign for the Nuns’ Bridges and I soon fell...