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 […]
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With my latest novel, M IS FOR MEMORIES, I have moved away from historical themes to present day Marbella. Â 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
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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
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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
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Just published THE SHINING CITY on kindle This is the story of a city, a city that is now in ruins: Madinat al Zahra. Â The year is 947 AD, a time when southern Spain is under the rule of the Moors. Â The ruler, Caliph al Rahman III is rich, powerful and cultured. Â His lands are,
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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
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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. Â Civilisations come and go, as any reader of history knows but for it to last no more than 75 years seemed a tragedy. Â It was
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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. Â Many of these children were told that their parents were dead and were either placed with foster families or put into orphanages.
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Back in October I blogged about how I came to write my latest novel SANTIAGO TALES and where the idea had come from. Â Now, at last, I have published it as a Kindle ebook. Â Writing a novel is the easiest part for me. Â The hard work comes when your work has to be edited,
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