I wanted to seize that ephemeral moment of a splash with my camera. So I picked up a seashell I had brought back home from the beach, threw it in my pool, and captured the splash. The whitish circle on the left of the photo is the seashell, which caused the ripples and now restsContinue reading “Splash!”
Author Archives: LucciaGray
Memories, Light the Corners of my Mind…
I’d like to tell you all about a new activity I’ll be taking part in on my Blog, namely Lisa Reiter’s Bite Size Memoir Challenge, which she hosts on her Blog: Lisa Reiter, Sharing the Story. The ‘Bite Size Memoir’ is a weekly record of memories based on a prompt proposed by Lisa. There areContinue reading “Memories, Light the Corners of my Mind…”
Rereading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca is the second novel which turned me into an avid reader, and contributed to build the writer I am. Three protagonists; a plain nameless heroine, always in enigmatic, deceased Rebecca’s shadow, and an ambiguous hero, Max, who is both an ideal lover and a short-tempered, disturbed husband, make up the novel. However, there isContinue reading “Rereading Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier”
Another 5 Star Review!
The second review of All Hallows at Eyre Hall is also 5*****! I’m thrilled so far. It’s a boost to my morale and encouragement to a debut and at times ‘insecure’ Indie author. Thank you Roberta Pearce for a thorough and thoughtful review!
Atlantic Sunrise. Theme: Early Morning
I took this photo six years ago on the 1st of January some time between 7 and 8 o’clock in the morning. The sun had just risen over the horizon where the Atlantic Ocean embraces a group of tiny islands, anchored to the centre of the Earth by towering volanoes. It was the first dayContinue reading “Atlantic Sunrise. Theme: Early Morning”
Creative Altruism
How I found the right path Blogfest To celebrate her third blogiversary, Carrie Butler is hosting a blogfest about how authors have found their path. I’m happy to join the many other authors who are writing notes to themselves when they were first starting out on their journey. Thanks to Elizabeth Hein for lettingContinue reading “Creative Altruism”
Jenny, Lady Lilith and Celine Varens: Artistic Representation of Prostitution in Victorian England in Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
The first manuscript of Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s poem Jenny was buried with his wife, Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal , in Highgate Cemetery, in London, and remained in her grave, reportedly in Siddal’s red hair, until it was exhumed six years later and redrafted several times, before it was finally published in 1869. The poem is aContinue reading “Jenny, Lady Lilith and Celine Varens: Artistic Representation of Prostitution in Victorian England in Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.”
My First 5***** Review of All Hallows at Eyre Hall (Eyre Hall Trilogy, #1)
Check out this book on Goodreads: All Hallows at Eyre Hall (Eyre Hall Trilogy, #1) http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22035815-all-hallows-at-eyre-hall My first review on Goodreads! 5★★★★★! and Amazon Thanks you Tina Williams for such an encouraging and enthusiastic review!
Hit Publish!
All Hallows at Eyre Hall is now live on Amazon worldwide. Check it out. Read the blurb/description. Look inside and read the first chapter. If you’d like to read the rest of the novel, let me know, there are five complimentary copies available! I’d love to hear from you! Contact me on Goodreads, or Facebook.
Passing On The Baton!
Passing The Baton I’ve been fortunate enough to receive the Baton for this incredible Blog Hop from the gifted author Elizabeth Hein. Thank you so much for tagging me on! I’m thrilled to be part of this exciting virtual and literary event, carry this Baton, and pass it on to three other fellow authors. IContinue reading “Passing On The Baton!”
Rereading Jane Eyre 