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Archives for May 2012

Review – The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown

By Novelicious

Reviewed by Debs Carr  Having chosen Kate Lord Brown's previous novel, The Beauty Chorus as one of my two favourite books of 2011, I was delighted to receive The Perfume Garden because I knew I would be in for a treat. I wasn't disappointed. Emma Temple returns home from an extended business trip several months after the death of her much-loved … [Read more...] about Review – The Perfume Garden by Kate Lord Brown

Novelicious Chats To…Linda Mitchelmore

By Novelicious

Interviewed by Debs Carr 1.Can you tell us a little about your average writing day? My ideal average writing day would start after breakfast with four solid hours at the keyboard – without interruption, apart from a strong cup of coffee deposited in silence just above my mouse mat at 11 a.m. by my husband. I would then break for lunch at 1 p.m. which I would eat in the garden … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Linda Mitchelmore

Novelicious Chats To…Victoria Connelly

By Novelicious

1.  Can you tell us a little about your average writing day? I try to write about 1,000 words a day.  I suffer from RSI so have to monitor my time at the keyboard by taking regular breaks and limiting my word count.  I have a gorgeous Springer spaniel who demands two walks a day and we also have 6 ex-battery hens to take care of so taking breaks is very … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To…Victoria Connelly

Review – Pear Shaped by Stella Newman

By Novelicious

Reviewed by Kira Slaughter Sophie Klein walks into a bar one Friday night and her life changes. She meets James Stephens: charismatic, elusive, and with a hosiery model ex who casts a long, thin shadow over their burgeoning relationship. He’s clever, funny and shares her greatest pleasure in life: to eat and drink slightly too much and then have a little lie down. Sophie’s … [Read more...] about Review – Pear Shaped by Stella Newman

Louisa Reid’s Top Tips for Writers

By Novelicious

1.  Listen. I’m a terrible ear-wigger, mainly because I find other people’s interactions and lives so much more interesting than my own. Wherever I am, I’m listening and observing and storing away things just in case they might come in useful in a book or a story one day.   2.  Have pen and paper to hand by your bed. I have all my best ideas when I’m lying in … [Read more...] about Louisa Reid’s Top Tips for Writers

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