by Nia Beynon | Nov 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
For years, tying a red ribbon to a baby’s crib or to their pram has been a tradition in Poland, to ward off bad luck and to keep the baby safe from evil. It was this image of a red ribbon and the folklore attached to it that made me see how a child growing up could...
by Claire | Oct 30, 2024 | Uncategorized
Jane Dunn is a historian, biographer, and author. Her most recent book, A Lady’s Fortune, is an irresistible, glittering romance set during the Regency era! During a cold, wet and windy summer in 1816, the Romantic poets, Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, gathered...
by Claire | Oct 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
A blog post by bestselling author Rosie Clarke, on the publication day of Dark Secrets on Dressmakers’ Alley British women today take so much freedom for granted. We might not get equal pay yet and there are still some things that are taboo or frowned on for...
by Niamh Wallace | Oct 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Island Girls by Rachel Sweasey is out today! Click to get your copy 📖 le Harbour was a stunning playground to grow up in. As a child I was blessed to spend weekends and holidays with my family sailing around the harbour. We would sail to Brownsea Island, tying up...
by Nia Beynon | Oct 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
All my life I’ve loved visiting museums for the glimpse they give you of lives other than your own. My novelette The Clutch of Eggs, about the illegal collection of wild birds’ eggs, was inspired by a fascinating exhibition about birds’ nests at Bristol City Museum....
by Nia Beynon | Oct 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
One of the best things about writing the Cornish Country Hospital Series has been the opportunity to cover some difficult but important subjects, alongside the feel-good, uplifting storylines. Lessons in Love at the Cornish Country Hospital is no different, and...
