It’s always a boost to receive a great review, so I was absolutely thrilled to learn that Ice Angel has been given a coveted Top Pick Rose keeper award at Romance Reader at Heart. Sheila Smith at RRAH describes Ice Angel as ‘packed with drama … there is something for everyone in this book’ and [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Great Review
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Elizabeth Hanbury, Ice Angel, Romance Reader at Heart on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kedleston Hall
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Andrea Palladio, Chatsworth House, Curzon family, Elizabeth Hanbury, Holkham Hall, Ice Angel, Kedleston Hall, peacock dress on August 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Many people know of the glorious Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, home to the Dukes of Devonshire, but there is another architectural gem nearby which bowled me over when I visited recently – Kedleston Hall.
Kedleston Hall is the seat of the Curzon family, who came to Britain from Normandy with William the Conqueror. Curzons have probably [...]
Facing the Fear
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adventure, fear, writing on August 2, 2009 | 7 Comments »
In my ‘real life’ I’m a teacher. Having just brought back a party of children from their first residential trip, during which they undertook a series of adventurous activities, I’ve been thinking a lot about courage – and fear.
One of the boys, utterly fearless when faced with a 40 foot high zip wire, ran away [...]