Who on earth is Tom Plunkett, I hear you ask ;0)
Tom was, in fact, a real-life dashing figure from the Regency period. When Juliet, Georgia and I visited Winchester and Chawton recently, one of the points on our whistle stop tour was Winchester Cathedral. There was one item in that beautiful building I was [...]
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The legendary Tom Plunkett
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 95th Rifles, Bernard Cornwell, Captain Sir John Kinkaid, Elizabeth Hanbury, General Sir Harry Smith, Georgette Heyer, Pennisula Campaign, Richard Sharpe, Rifle Brigade, Tales from the Rifle Brigade, Tom Plunkett, Waterloo, Winchester Cathedral on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Don’t miss the smouldering ‘Industrial Revolution Darcy’
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged BBC, BBC4, elizabeth gaskell, Elizabeth Hanbury, mr darcy, North and South, Richard Armitage on May 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The BBC dramatisation of Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South is being shown on BBC Four on Sunday evenings at 7pm. Although it has been repeated on UKTV Drama, this is the first time the BBC has shown it since its initial broadcast in November/December 2004. Episode 1 has already aired, but you can catch up [...]
Beyond the Bedroom
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 10 Things I Hate About You, Fiona Walker, Jilly Cooper, Maeve Haran, Nora Roberts, sex, The Taming of the Shrew, writing on May 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Going beyond the bedroom door …
Recently, an article written by novelist Maeve Haran in The Telegraph hit on a common problem for writers and especially writers of romance: how to write that perfect sex scene.
It’s something I had to face a few months ago. One novel that I’ve been working on for a few years [...]
Following in Jane Austen’s Footsteps
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cassandra, Chawton, Emma, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Museum, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Winchester on May 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Three of the For Romance Readers ‘team’ have just spent a very enjoyable weekend on the Jane Austen trail - following in her footsteps, if you like.
Elizabeth Hanbury, Georgia Hill and I joined a lovely group of C19 ‘colleagues’ in Hampshire. About 40 of us visited Winchester Cathedral and saw Jane’s grave and memorial plaque, then [...]
Miss Pettigrew and a hidden gem
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Jane Austen, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Persephone Books, Regency cookery, Regency life on May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I want to tell you a secret.
Come a little closer. Closer still.
That’s it.
Are you listening carefully?
OK, then I’ll begin and tell you about a charming little secret that’s tucked away on the web, and in Bloomsbury and Notting Hill Gate. Not everyone knows of its existence, but those of us that do subscribe avidly [...]
Brunel’s Bridge in Devon/Cornwall
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 150 anniversary, albert bridge, brunel, jenna dawlish, love engineered on May 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today was the 150 year anniversary of the opening of the Albert Bridge over the River Tamar.
Us Devon/Cornwall folk know that the Tamar river marks the dividing line between Devon and Cornwall. So it’s quite an important landmark.
The bridge is perhaps not the most pleasing to look at. It is however, a stroke of genius – just [...]
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