by Nia Beynon | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
More people have conquered Everest than have swum the twenty-one-mile English Channel. Only five men had managed it before American Olympic swimmer, Gertrude Ederle, made an attempt in August 1925. However, early into the swim, her coach, Jabez Wolffe, inexplicably...
by Nia Beynon | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Murder at Mill Ponds House is set in 1924 when Britain was still reeling from the repercussions of the First World War. After the armistice was signed in 1918, Prime Minister David Lloyd George promised to improve the standard of living for returning soldiers and...
by Nia Beynon | Mar 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
I do love a cat and mouse thriller, something that has you on the edge of your seat, chewing your fingernails hoping the protagonist can get away from the villain(s) who is chasing them. These make for fantastic books and excellent movies. Here are my top five cat and...
by Nia Beynon | Feb 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dorothy Forster, the heroine of my new timeslip novel, The Secrets of the Rose, was born in 1686 and lived in the magnificent Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland. One of the most inspiring things about writing about Dorothy is that there are two portraits of her at...
by Nia Beynon | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
I grew up in the town of Eureka, California which is noted for things like redwoods and earthquakes, but also for its Victorian architecture. Notable Victorian buildings in Eureka include the Pink Lady, which is now a bed and breakfast, and the Carson Mansion, which...
