How can one resist thinking about what the next few weeks and months will bring, as we enjoy the start of summer blossoming with blue skies, warm temperatures, and the beautiful pohutukawa? For me, 2020 is going to be…
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I have been remiss lately – and I apologise to any of my readers who have been waiting for my next blog – but I’ve been in rather a whirl. One of the more delightful whirls has been discovering this…
I belong to a wonderful group called Books for Older Readers. Now before you wonder why a group would restrict itself to people who are ‘old’, consider this. I am old – by definition –since the media frequently refer…
My latest release – The Costumier’s Gift – is on a Blog Tour this week. Follow any of the links to see excerpts, interviews and reviews and you could WIN a copy. Wrong Side of Forty (Excerpt)…
Recently, a conversation with other historical fiction writers convinced me that time travel is possible – at least, in your head. We talked about how, especially in the early morning half way between sleep and waking, we can find…
For the last few weeks, I’ve been pre-occupied preparing for this year’s NZ Book Festival, (it’s tomorrow 17th BTW at Mt Eden War Memorial Hall, Auckland from 10am – lots of free goodies going) and now I’m behind in…
The Girl from County Clare by Vicky Adin Thank you Flaxroots for such a wonderful review and for giving me the 150th posting. I am honoured. As I turned the pages I was taunted by the possibility that the…
