Recently, our woodland cottage had a major electrical fault and we were without power for a week. This brought home to me exactly how reliant we have all become upon electricity being available whenever we want it. We didn’t suffer too much because we have an oil-fired Aga and two wood-burning stoves. In my book, …
Guest author Deborah Swift writes about researching the Great Fire of London in methods old & new.
The scorching heat, the champagne and the seductive decadence of the lifestyle of white settlers in Nairobi forms the backdrop to this ‘coming of age’ story set in nineteen twenties Kenya
Cold. Ruthless. Deadly. The myth of Lady Macbeth looms large. But behind the villainous portrait stands a real woman. This is her story . . . Scotland, 1020 AD – King Malcolm II is fading fast. It is North vs South, for two families have a claim on the inheritance of his crown. Who will gain the …
It’s the summer of 1919 and Ellen O’Brien is in love and leaving home. The future seems full of shining possibility. But war is brewing and before long, Ellen and everyone around her are swept up by it. As Ireland is torn apart by the turmoil, Ellen finds herself facing the ultimate test of love and loyalty.