World Book Night

Book swap and book giveaway on Monday 23rd April 5pm to 8pm at The Hungerford Bookshop. Bring along up to three books you have enjoyed and swap them with books brought in by other readers. I’ll be there signing copies of The Apothecary’s Daughter and hope to see you there. http://www.hungerfordbooks.co.uk/events/book-swap-giveaway/

Deborah Swift – Review

A great review for The Apothecary’s Daughter from Deborah Swift, who writes wonderful novels about the C17th. Please click the link below to see Deborah’s website. http://deborahswift.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/apothecarys-daughter.html

Nicholas Barbon – C17th Property Developer

I was recently invited to write a post for the Hoydens and Firebrands website, which is full of fascinating articles about life in the seventeenth century. I chose to write about Nicholas Barbon, a property speculator out to make his fortune immediately after the Great Fire of London. He was the archetypal property developer; the …

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