The Housemaids of Foxglove Hall by Lynette Rees

The Housemaids of Foxglove Hall by Lynette Rees

Dear Reader,  It gives me tremendous pleasure to welcome you to Foxglove Hall, a place that has lived in my imagination and my heart for many years. It’s a place that feels real to me. I hope the characters and their stories will spring off the pages for...
WINGS FOR VICTORY WEEK, MAY 1943

WINGS FOR VICTORY WEEK, MAY 1943

The cider girls were keen to do their bit to support the war effort, so they were excited when they got the chance to go to Yeovil during Wings for Victory Week.  This was a nationwide fundraising event to help finance the construction of new aircraft for the war...
Researching Vienna in 1931 by Michael Ridpath

Researching Vienna in 1931 by Michael Ridpath

Researching Vienna in 1931 The first two novels in my Foreign Correspondent series are set in Berlin in 1930 and Vienna in 1931. Superficially, there are similarities between the two cities.  Most obviously, their inhabitants both speak German.  In the 1930s, they...