As I’m editing my sixth novel, which has nothing to do with anything in the title above, I find myself asking, what is it that the three women who inspired my first five novels have in common with each other, if anything at all? Martha de Florian was a Belle Epoque courtesan whose apartment in… Read more
I am thrilled to share the first of the foreign editions of my books; this was a beautiful parcel to receive in the post the other day! Here are the Slovak editions of THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE. Haven’t Fortuna Libri, the publishing house, produced a lovely edition of the book! I was quite moved… Read more
I have been appreciating the warm summer weather here enormously while having breaks from an intense round of edits of SECRET SHORES- my fourth novel due for release in September with Lake Union Publishing. We are about to look at cover designs which is exciting and I’m delighted to be talking a bit more about… Read more
After a big interstate move, I’m ready to get back into writing! Delighted to announce that my fourth novel, which so far has a working title, will be released with Lake Union Publishing in Fall, 2017. It’s in the editing process now and I’m about to go into lockdown with it in the next few… Read more
How fast the year is flying! It seems that it is all happening, and one of the nicest things of all is that we have the cover design for From a Paris Balcony, my third novel, to share with you here. The book is set partly in Paris during the late nineteenth century’s Belle Epoque,… Read more
Why is is that we are drawn to stories about the Second World War? What is it about this tragic event that changed the course of the lives of a generation that makes us want to read about it? I would argue that reading novels give us the chance to get inside the head of… Read more
Back from a fascinating research trip for book four. The setting grew on me while I was there- kind of crept up and is lingering with me still. The owners were incredibly generous with their time, stories, kindness and beautiful food, and I have more stories, breath-taking history and mysterious ghost stories than I can… Read more
Thank you to all my readers for your messages on Facebook, on the website and on twitter. I do read them all, love hearing from you and I do reply! I have just written my first newsletter, which will be sent out soon. It contains some background information about the real Schloss that inspired The… Read more
I am thrilled to announce that my third novel will be released in the northern hemisphere fall. I am taking a break from being completely immersed in editing it to do a research trip for book four this week. Looking at all sorts of things, from costumes to settings to characters…I have been getting goosebumps…. Read more
In The House By The Lake, Anna is the proud owner of the Italian Cafe in Chestnut Street. San Fransisco has quite a history associated with its Italian delis and Anna is a keen perpetrator of the city’s long standing traditions. Once, San Francisco was known as ‘delicatessan heaven,’ but now, there are only a… Read more