by jenna | Jan 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Iris Woodmore Mysteries are set in the 1920s, an era of rapid social change. The Great War is over, the suffragettes have disbanded, and a new generation of women are entering professions for the first time. Inspiration for Death at Crookham Hall struck in the...
by jenna | Jan 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
New Year at the French Farmhouse I’ve always been a fan of New Year. Not the actual celebration itself – when you’ve got five kids who get up far too early, the thought of staying up ‘til midnight is NOT appealing – but the turning of a new calendar page and the sense...
by jenna | Jan 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Teaching myself to talk Marion, the main character in Because You Loved Me struggles with Selective Mutism, using her ‘Mute Busters’ to try to manage the social anxiety. I didn’t use Mute Busters to cope with Selective Mutism, but like Marion, I did find my own way to...
by jenna | Jan 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
I freely admit that I was one of the lucky ones. My parents – together for over fifty years – stayed in the home I grew up in. I always had a bed there, if I needed one. I knew I could turn up at the door at any time (all right, my mother would have tutted, and...
by Claire | Dec 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
I’ve visited the Highlands of Scotland a few times to research The Highland Hens and another novel (yet to be announced,) and I’ve totally fallen in love with the place. So, here is my top ten count down of things about the Highlands that I love, all of which find...
by Claire | Dec 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Georgians made a big deal over Christmas. Celebrations lasted for a month from the Feast of St Nicholas, 6th December, until St Stephen’s Day, Twelfth Night. Decorating the house, eating and drinking, singing carols, exchanging presents, going to parties and...
