The Paris Seamstress – review
1940: Parisian seamstress Estella Bissette is forced to flee France as the Germans advance. She is bound for Manhattan with a few francs, one suitcase, her sewing machine and a dream: to have her own atelier.
Charlotte Betts
The Palace of Lost Dreams book launch party
A party at the Hungerford Bookshop to celebrate the publication of The Palace of Lost Dreams.
The Palace of Lost Dreams Book Club Questions
Here are some ideas to open your Book Club discussion on The Palace of Lost Dreams but do feel free to make up your own questions, too.
Creating Characters Your Readers Won’t Forget
What do readers usually remember about a novel? Nearly always the answer is ‘great characters’.
A Plague on Mr Pepys – review
The Great Plague has London in its grip. As the summer heat rises, red crosses mark the doors, wealthy citizens flee and only the poor remain to face the march of death.