Don’t judge a book by its cover
How often are we seduced by the cover and let down by the contents? You remember the old proverb. …
Reflections on literature
How often are we seduced by the cover and let down by the contents? You remember the old proverb. …
In which I revisit historical novels that made a lasting impact on an impressionable teenage girl. As I related …
Can an English author really understand the Italians? I sometimes wonder if it is safe for a novelist to …
Can a middle-class art form such as the novel really convey the realities of working-class life in the industrial age? …
Great art can give us an insight into the past and inspire historical fiction. Here in Australia, far away …
Two very different men face the turbulance and uncertainty of the late Roman Empire. I have, in my eclectic …
In which I explain why my two published novels are Historical Fiction. It was a new millennium. I had …
Netflix’s ‘Bridgerton’ might be the latest Regency Romance hit, but how well does it represent the genre? In a …
The most popular and most highly paid author of the late Victorian age was someone you may never have heard …