Dear Readers, I hope everyone is well. I’m writing this on a beautiful spring morning here in Melbourne. I truly feel like the blossom on the trees has to bode for better days for the world. I am thinking of all of my readers, no matter where you are. I love hearing from you, and… Read more
I’m completely delighted to share the cover of the new Polish edition of Paris Time Capsule, that has just released with my Polish publishers, Prószyński, one of the major publishers in Poland, who publish much women’s commercial fiction. I’m in love with the gorgeous cover design, and I hope that this is something cheerful and beautiful… Read more
As I sit here, writing my fourth novel, snow has left dappled white patches on top of our local mountain. It almost seems as if this is a present, something that is atop everything else, and slightly beyond us, down here in the valley carved out by the river below. It almost suggests that there… 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
For the most part, a writer’s life is made up of working away at a computer- and in terms of writing about Paris, all the glamour only exists in your head! But today I have something special to share with you-a little enchantment to take you back to Paris if you like. This is the… Read more
I have some lovely news today. Harlequin Australia have bought subsidiary rights to Paris Time Capsule and will be releasing a new print version of the book in September. The book will have another new and very beautiful cover design, which is exciting. I have such admiration for cover designers. To be able to capture… Read more
1. What would you do if you inherited an apartment in Paris just as Cat did? Would you go to great lengths to put things right? 2. Do you think people do look in the mirror each day and pretend to themselves that everything is fine, when it is not? Why would they do such… Read more
Giovanni Boldini painted Marthe de Florian at the age of twenty-four in 1888. He was described in a 1933 article in Time Magazine as the “master of swish.” The painting of Marthe de Florian certainly involves a certain amount of ‘swish.’ But who was Boldini? You could be forgiven for not having heard of him-… Read more
Les Courtesans were celebrities during Paris’ Belle Époque. Their taste dictated fashion, they were the ultimate Parisian women and yet they were the trophy companions of powerful men. Courtesans held great power themselves, and yet, in many ways they did not. The duality of their role was extraordinary- these were les demimondaines, the courtesans of… Read more
Paris Time Capsule isn’t inspired by one true story- it’s inspired by three. Three stories that are inextricably linked to one fascinating apartment in the ninth arrondissement of Paris. But let’s work backwards for a moment. Let’s start in 2010. In 2010, a woman died in the South of France. All we know is that… Read more