Helen Redfern

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. If I could choose a food to describe a Cathy Bramley novel it would be lemon curd. And by that I mean homemade lemon curd. This glorious curd, that glows like neon from the jar, is fresh, uplifting and tasty with that extra bit of … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Lemon Curd from Wickham Hall (Part One) by Cathy Bramley

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. There aren't many people who can make you laugh out loud whilst tugging at your heartstrings, but Marian Keyes does it to me every single time.  And her latest novel, The Woman Who Stole My Life, is no different. I … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Foraging(!) from The Woman Who Stole My Life by Marian Keyes

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022. In The Silent Hours Cesca Major draws the threads of different people's lives and brings them together in a powerful, shocking and heartbreaking way. It is the Second World War in a village in France. This village has been … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Onion Tartlets from The Silent Hours by Cesca Major