The Past is Another Country
I have a guilty pleasure. I love research. If I had my way, I’d spend all day poking around in libraries, exploring significant locations, sampling local dishes or getting lost
historical fiction
HEROICA, by Alison Morton
Three stories of the women of the Mitela family, descendants of the founders of Roma Nova, bound by blood and courage.
Facts from Fiction
Kings and queens, memorisation of dates without analysis and tales of British heroism against Johnny Foreigner – it wasn’t what you’d call balanced.
When reading becomes dangerous: Fire, Fear and Fatal Accidents – Part Two
By Jane Davis James Lackington bemoaned in his memoirs, “my master would never permit me to take a candle into my room, and that prohibition I looked upon as a kind
A Pair of Blue Eyes
1927: Europe is healing. Berlin is burning—bright with decadence, danger, and change. Ladies’ magazines spin a seductive illusion of fashion, culture and opportunity. The reality is acrobats and divorcees, degenerates and amputees
EXSILIUM, by Alison Morton
Women influenced and managed their society – some more than others – even though they had no public political power.
Why Salt?
The condiment we consider an everyday feature of the kitchen table was not always as accessible as it is today.
Mens sana in corpore sano
A healthy mind in a healthy body I thought I was the only one! How wrong can you get? Historical fiction with a focus on medicine seemed an extremely niche genre so
The Lost Blackbird
Today, I welcome Liza Perrat to the blog, with a little background on her new release. Like me, Liza settled in a new country. She became an Australian/French hybrid and