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
Archives for May 2012
Novelicious Chats To…Linda Mitchelmore
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
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
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
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