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!
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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!”
The Moon In Jane Eyre. Part I: At Gateshead And Lowood
The moon is full this winter night; The stars are clear, though few;And every window glistens bright,With leaves of frozen dew. The sweet moon through your lattice gleamsAnd lights your room like day;And there you pass, in happy dreams,The peaceful hours away! From Honour’s Martyr by Anne Bronte The following article will reflect upon theContinue reading “The Moon In Jane Eyre. Part I: At Gateshead And Lowood”
Madwoman in the Attic (Part II)
The madwoman in the attic has been reivindicated by both postcolonialists and feminists as a symbol of patriarchal oppression and social injustice. According to Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, in her influential essay, ‘Three women’s texts and a critique of imperialism,‘ it is impossible to approach nineteenth-century British literature without bearing in mind that Imperialism, constituted “aContinue reading “Madwoman in the Attic (Part II)”
The Madwoman in the Attic (Part I)
The phrase “the madwoman in the attic” is the title of the groundbreaking book of feminist literary criticism by Sandra Gilbert and Susan Gubar written in 1979. These scholars introduced a revolutionary approach to the exploration of the works of female authors of the nineteenth century. Their rereading was aimed at uncovering the patriarchal influencesContinue reading “The Madwoman in the Attic (Part I)”
