I’m taking a one-month break from blogging, because I need to give Twelfth Night at Eyre Hall my exclusive attention. I’ll be popping in to visit the blogs I follow, on Twitter, and on Facebook, occasionally. In June I plan to carry on with my Blog Posts and taking part in my usual Weekly Challenges, but right now IContinue reading “Taking a Short Break to Finish ‘Twelfth Night At Eyre Hall’”
Category Archives: The Eyre Hall Trilogy
Anniversary ‘All Hallows At Eyre Hall’ and Cover Reveal: ‘Twelfth Night At Eyre Hall’
Exactly a year ago, on 2nd of May 2014, I published my first novel: All Hallows at Eyre Hall. I don’t know what I expected when I hit ‘publish’, because publishing was new to me. I didn’t have much of an online presence. I had about a dozen followers on my blog, no twitter, andContinue reading “Anniversary ‘All Hallows At Eyre Hall’ and Cover Reveal: ‘Twelfth Night At Eyre Hall’”
Rosie’s Book Review Team #RBRT Helen reviews All Hallows At Eyre Hall by Luccia Gray
Thank you for reading and reviewing, Helen! Rosie, thank you for organising your book review team! Readers everywhere please take the time to write a review of the books you read. Have a great day!💖
6th January: The Epiphany and the end of Christmastide.
Advent: The beginning of Christmastide. Yesterday was Twelfth Night and today is The Day of the Magi or the Epiphany in Christian religion and culture. 6th January marks the end of Christmastide, which began with Advent, on the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day, November 30th. Advent, which ended on December 21st, marks a time of preparation for Christmas,Continue reading “6th January: The Epiphany and the end of Christmastide.”
Nov 26 | Hello again, Jane!
Originally posted on hubilicious:
Welcome again to Bookworm Wednesdays! This time, a fellow blogger kindly (Luccia from Rereading Jane Eyre) asked me whether I were inclined to read her novel, and maybe also to review it after reading. And indeed, I was. (secretly totally freaking out – how exciting – being asked to write a…
Book Review: All Hallows at Eyre Hall by Luccia Gray
Originally posted on S.K. Nicholls:
Coming of age at the Ethel Harpst Home, an orphanage in the North Georgia Mountains, when I first read Jane Eyre at fourteen, my primary focus on that book by Charlotte Bronte was Jane Eyre’s life. Her trials and tribulations facing loss and the strengths she relied on to…
Sequels, Prequels, Reinterpretations, Rewritings, and Writing Back…
When I am asked what my novel’s about, I reply briefly, “It’s a Victorian Gothic Romance, which takes place around All Hallows, at Eyre Hall, twenty-two years after Jane Eyre married Edward Rochester.” A typical reaction, before reading the novel, is: “Oh, so it’s a sequel / follow-up / spin-off of the original?” The answerContinue reading “Sequels, Prequels, Reinterpretations, Rewritings, and Writing Back…”
Halloween Festivities in All Hallows at Eyre Hall
All Hallows at Eyre Hall, the sequel to Jane Eyre, takes up Jane’s story as Mrs. Rochester, twenty-two years after her marriage to Edward. The novel, which begins on the 30th of October, 1865, is set on and around the AllHallowtide, or the Hallowmas season, a three day period during which Western Christians honour theContinue reading “Halloween Festivities in All Hallows at Eyre Hall”
The Truth about Halloween: Origin, Symbolism, and Evolution of a Timeless Festival
Although many people think Halloween is a modern, commercial invention, it is in fact one of the most ancient, mysterious, and persistent traditions in the British Isles, which has naturally undergone many changes through the ages, and spread to other parts of the world. Originally called Samhain, later All Hallows Eve, and finallyContinue reading “The Truth about Halloween: Origin, Symbolism, and Evolution of a Timeless Festival”
Spine-chilling Characters: The Sin-Eater
One of the most enjoyable aspects of writing historical novels is the investigation process. Searching for those hidden bits of information that make research feel like a treasure hunt! All Hallows at Eyre Hall, is a Victorian Gothic Romance, and sequel to Jane Eyre. It is set on and around Halloween, 1865, in a mysteriousContinue reading “Spine-chilling Characters: The Sin-Eater”
Rereading Jane Eyre 