According to the Language of Flowers, lavender symbolises love and devotion (and luck). At Snowshill Lavender farm, over 53 acres of lavender are currently in bloom so love should certainly be in the air.
Lavender thrives on the free-draining limestone hills at the heart of the English Cotswolds. At 1000 feet above sea level, the [...]
Archive for July, 2009
Lavender Blue
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Ann Parsons, Charles Wade Paget, Elizabeth Hanbury, Ice Angel, Language of flowers, National Trust, Snowshill Lavender Farm, Snowshill Manor on July 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Real Life Happy Ever After
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged devon, love letter couple, romance on July 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This story caught my eye :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8158822.stm
I just love a love lost and regained story, and this one could have easily been a great plot for a romance novel!
Jenna
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The Bloomsbury Group
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Joyce Denny, Oprah's Book Club, Richard and Judy, The Bloomsbury Group on July 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
How do we decide what to read? An interesting question and one which elicits many different answers. There are reviews, bookshop promotions, advertising, TV promotion spots like Richard and Judy or Oprah’s book club. There’s also the most powerful influence of all, word-of-mouth, and with the arrival of book groups and literary blogs, this influence [...]
Swooning over Sylvester
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Georgette Heyer, Naxos audiobooks, Richard Armitage, Sylvester on July 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Back in March, I blogged about a new Naxos CD audiobook of one of my favourite Georgette Heyer novels, Sylvester, read by the talented, chocolate-voiced Richard Armitage. I received my copy a few weeks ago and am delighted to say it’s everything I hoped it would be. Richard did a wonderful job with a novel [...]
Fancy a steamy, seductive coffee break?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Jane Austen, mr darcy, Ice Angel, Pride and Prejudice, Dominic West, Dan Stevens, Greg Wise, Carte Noire, Elizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy on July 11, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Well, you can’t get much more seductive than the new ten-minute videos from Carte Noire. It’s Jackanory with sex appeal! The Carte Noire Readers features gorgeous hunks Dominic West (from The Wire), Greg Wise (Cranford) and Dan Stevens (Sense & Sensibility) reading favourite literary love scenes from a mix of classic, modern and emerging novels.
The campaign, [...]
Interview with Richard Armitage on Vulpes Libris
Posted in Uncategorized on July 8, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Over on the Vulpes Libris blog here, there is an interview with actor Richard Armitage.
Mentioned in the interview is our very own Elizabeth Hanbury, whose writing bug was re-ignited after becoming involved with an internet message board C19 – created for fans of the 2004 series North and South which starred Richard.
What they don’t [...]
Regency Wagers (Part 3)
Posted in Uncategorized on July 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Welcome to Part 3 of my blog on Regency Wagers to coincide with publication of my Regency romance, Ice Angel …
On Saturday 21st June, I visited Coughton Court in Warwickshire.
Coughton Court is one of the finest Tudor houses in England and home to the Throckmorton family. The Throckmortons formed part of the circle [...]
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