On Inspiration: Interview with Judy Molland
Let’s welcome my guest author, Judy Molland My guest today is Judy Molland. Judy began her career as a high school teacher of French, English, and Spanish, and soon added freelance writer to her job description. Her articles and blog posts have appeared in numerous publications, including Parents, New York Newsday, and Care2.Com. She has […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Kaarina Parker
Let’s welcome my guest author, Kaarina Parker My guest this month is fellow Romaphile, Kaarina Parker. Born in Aotearoa, New Zealand, Kaarina has a BA Hons from the University of Melbourne in history and film, and a Master of Creative Writing from Auckland University of Technology. She has a particular love for the extraordinary, largely […]
My Coffee Pot Book Blog Tour
Packing my virtual bags for a global book tour! As I live in Australia and my publishers, The Book Guild and Bolinda Audio, are in the UK, I’m not able to visit local bookstores to spruik Fables & Lies. So I’ve packed my virtual bags and embarked on a blog tour run by the wonderful […]
On Inspiration: Interview with Rebecca Pells
Let’s welcome my guest author, Rebecca Pells My guest this month is Rebecca Pells who lives in the heart of the Shropshire countryside. Following careers in banking and the charitable sector, she embraced her creative passions, becoming a full-time artist, with her work collected across the globe. Her focus has now turned to painting with […]
Guest Post on A Writer of History: The Power of Propaganda
Talking about Nazi propaganda on MK Tod’s wonderful blog I was delighted MK Tod invited me to provide a guest post on her wonderful blog – A Writer of History. Mary is a talented novelist in her own right (her last historical novel was The Admiral’s Wife) and has provided wonderful insight into the genre […]
Gestapo HQ: A Sinister Neighbour on History Girls
Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse: The street that changed from elegant to menacing Fables & Lies: A World War II Novel tells the story of how brave German museum curators strove to safeguard their national treasures from air raids, including Priam’s Treasure from Troy. When researching, I discovered the ancient trove was housed in the Pre and Early History […]
Guest post with Alison Morton on Heroica
The Battle of Vienna -Heroica Today Alison Morton returns to my Triclinium blog. It’s always a pleasure to hear from her. Alison writes award-winning thrillers featuring tough but compassionate heroines. Her twelve-book Roma Nova series is set in an imaginary European country where a remnant of the Roman Empire has survived into the 21st century […]
Interview on Crystal King’s Tasting Life Twice
Crystal King interviews me about Fables & Lies Way back when The Wedding Shroud was published, I had the pleasure of connecting with fellow Romaphile, Crystal King, who had written Feast of Sorrows (a deliciously beautiful book!) Crystal very kindly interviewed me about my new release, Fables & Lies, in ‘We’re Not the First to […]
The Odyssey of Priam’s Treasure – Guest Post on Judith Starkston’s blog
The journey of a priceless ancient Trojan treasure How did a priceless cache of gold found at Troy in Turkey end up in a Berlin Museum only to be plundered by the Soviets and now be on exhibit in Moscow? I trace the odyssey of this priceless trove with Judith Starkston on her blog. The […]
The ‘Everyday German’ in WWII – Guest post for Alison Morton
German civilians in WWII – victims or perpetrators? Alison Morton, author of the Roma Nova series, kindly asked me to write an article about ‘Everyday German’ in WWII given my new novel, Fables & Lies, focuses on the pressures placed on German civilians living in Berlin while under the Third Reich. Were they willing accomplices […]