Five Secrets I’d like to Share

I was tagged by fellow-blogger and author Roberta Pearce several days ago to post five things about myself that people might not know. Well, if you don’t know it means it’s a secret, and if it’s a secret, I shouldn’t really be telling you, but since I can’t resist Roberta’s persuasive talents, I’ll have toContinue reading “Five Secrets I’d like to Share”

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Dressing Up for an Eventful Week

I don’t usually write diary-like entries to my blog, but today is going to be an exception, because I’ve had a strange and eventful week, which I’d like to share with all of you. A lot of work, fun, excitement, and dressing up has been going on… Sunday 26th was great! I spent the dayContinue reading “Dressing Up for an Eventful Week”

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Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall

Throughout literature houses, or buildings where people have converged have become central elements and powerful symbols in the creative process. According to Gaston Bachelard in The Poetics of Space ( La Poétique de l’Espace, 1958), the house becomes the representation of the universe. It can also be examined as the manifestation of the soul throughContinue reading “Fictional Houses: from Thornfield to Eyre Hall”

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Book Review: Cold Blooded by Matt Cairns

I’m afraid I’ve done it again. I’ve read a novel I would never normally read, because it is completely out of my reading comfort zone, and I’ve enjoyed it! When I downloaded Cold Blooded, three words led me in: thriller, debut, and supernatural. I’m reading debut novels for two reasons, to support new authors whoContinue reading “Book Review: Cold Blooded by Matt Cairns”

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Meet the Main Character Blog Hop!

Blogger and writer Noelle Granger, has kindly invited me to participate in a Meet the Main Character blog hop. Noelle writes crime fiction with a wonderful main character called Rhe Brewster, a nurse who works as consultant with the Police Department on special cases. Check out her novel Death on a Red Canvas Chair.  IContinue reading “Meet the Main Character Blog Hop!”

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Desdemona’s Rebirth: A Poem.

On my way back from my niece’s wedding in Madrid, this morning, I was so mesmerised by the beautiful summer sky, dotted with suggestive clouds, that I wrote a poem. Don’t ask me why I heard Desdemona’s name in the clouds, but Desdemona Reborn is a tribute to all the wonderful women who have inspiredContinue reading “Desdemona’s Rebirth: A Poem.”

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All Hallows at Eyre Hall by Luccia Gray: A Review

Originally posted on SaylingAway:
I must be honest and tell you that I am always suspicious of books that are a spin off from a classic read. This time, however, I was completely in the wrong. All Hallows at Eyre Hall kept me tightly bound to my reading of it and constantly entertained with its…

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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!

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Richard Mason: The Villain in Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and The Eyre Hall Series

Richard Mason is a fascinating character, created by Charlotte Bronte, for her novel Jane Eyre, and taken up a century later in the prequel written by Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea. Mason reappears in All Hallows at Eyre Hall, the sequel to both Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea, as one of the main characters. Continue reading “Richard Mason: The Villain in Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, and The Eyre Hall Series”

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