I’ve spent quite some time running down rabbit holes recently looking for people and their stories, discovering what life was like in the 1920s here in New Zealand, and connecting a few dots. What struck me most while doing…
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Lost: the noble art of made by hand, and the Love of all things vintage
Editor’s Note: Coming soon Martha of Paisley. Sign up to my newsletter for updates. Those who were handy with a needle and thread in days gone by, had a job for life. The ladies of the house learnt to…
One of the more interesting aspects of writing is getting to know your characters, learning what they like and how they behave in certain situations. For those who plan their story arcs, character analysis is part of that planning…
I became a genealogist long before I started writing novels, and love delving into the past. I’ve recently had the privilege of helping someone write up their family tree. It’s been a fascinating experience, following the good times: the…
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Celebrating Portrait of a Man over with Friday Night Drinks
Being interviewed by Friday Night drinks with Julie Morris of A Little Book Problem was an absolute delight. Wine, books and a lot of conversation – I’m happy to share the occasion with you. First things first, what are…
Intricately woven stories to tease apart… Readers with even just a passing interest in family trees and genealogy will be drawn into the fragments of this mosaic-like mystery…A refreshingly different family saga … PORTRAIT OF A MAN When Matteo Borgoni…
It’s always lovely to hear from readers, but especially so when they have such nice things to say. I’m delighted to have received such wonderful comments about my latest story, Portrait of a Man. Muriel said: Wow’. Took me…
Every one knows that authors are introspective creatures who spend days weeks, and months, on their own, locked in a room finding words to string together that will tell the story buzzing in their head. They are introverted, isolated…
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Love historical fiction? Love family stories? I’ve got the books for you…
Will the secrets of the past destroy an artist's legacy?…
I’m was delighted to be a guest on Kathryn Gauci’s Literary World talking about Portrait of a Man. …”I am thrilled to have as my guest to A Literary World, the delightful Vicky Adin, an award winning historical fiction…