THE EYE OF THE FALCON Book two in the al-Andalus series The first of the al-Andalus series was The Shining City, a novel about the ruined city of Madinat al Zahra, in the year 948 AD. I never really intended to write a series of books; I thought that The Shining City – the first …
Spanish history – a second book in the al-Andalus series Read More »
With my latest novel, M IS FOR MEMORIES, I have moved away from historical themes to present day Marbella. As usual I am writing about women and in this case the story looks at two areas – one is old age and the problems (and also the freedoms)of growing old; the other is about domestic …
This summer we have had a house full of children and watching them play and jump endlessly in and out of the swimming pool made me reflect on a book I published last year about three children who lose their home, their family, even their country. Their lives could not have been more different from …
One of the advantages of writing books about Spain is that you have a great excuse to trot about the countryside investigating things. During the research for my novel THE SHINING CITY we visited Córdoba numerous times – not an arduous task and only two hours drive from Málaga. We made three trips to Madinat al-Zahra (my …
Just published THE SHINING CITY on kindle This is the story of a city, a city that is now in ruins: Madinat al Zahra. The year is 947 AD, a time when southern Spain is under the rule of the Moors. The ruler, Caliph al Rahman III is rich, powerful and cultured. His lands are, …
Good morning Paul, welcome to Authors’ Corner. Thank you for the invitation, Joan.You have a lot of successful novels, a collection of poetry, screen plays and film scripts to your credit. Why and when did you decide to become a writer?I believe many of us are shaped as writers as we grow up. Work, and …
This week Authors’ Corner chats to the crime writer Paul Anthony Read More »
AUTHORS’ CORNER talks to best selling historical novelist Ann Victoria Roberts Good morning Ann. Welcome to Authors’ Corner. You’ve been a successful novelist for many years now, tell us how you came to become a writer.At the moment I’m completing a memoir, Life & Luck, which answers this question in full. But briefly, as a teenager I …
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When I first heard about the ruins of Madinat al-Zahra, I was intrigued by the idea that a palace-city of such magnificence should have lasted for such a short time. Civilisations come and go, as any reader of history knows but for it to last no more than 75 years seemed a tragedy. It was …
Madinat al-Zahra = a magnificent city now in ruins Read More »
I began to write THE ONLY BLUE DOOR about two years ago, after reading an article in a magazine about children who were sent to Australia by the British government as child migrants. Many of these children were told that their parents were dead and were either placed with foster families or put into orphanages. …
THE ONLY BLUE DOOR -a story about child migrants during WW2 Read More »
Back in October I blogged about how I came to write my latest novel SANTIAGO TALES and where the idea had come from. Now, at last, I have published it as a Kindle ebook. Writing a novel is the easiest part for me. The hard work comes when your work has to be edited, …
SANTIAGO TALES, published at last, thanks to a little help from my friends. Read More »
