For around two years my readers have been following the progress of my novel set in the 13th century on Joanna and William de Valence. The daily updates have been headed “Joanna de Valence” and before the butterfly of the final title emerged from its chrysalis, it had two working titles in its caterpillar life […]
Find out moreToday, on the UK publication of THE COMING OF THE WOLF I thought I would post a history of how the novel came to be. It’s a short article but a long story, and it wouldn’t be here if not for all my lovely readers – thank you! I began writing The Coming of the […]
Find out moreI’m thrilled today to be sharing with you, the cover for The Coming of the Wolf, due for publication on the 6th of August. The Coming of the Wolf is the prequel to my first award winning published novel The Wild Hunt. The latter was the work that began my […]
Find out moreI am delighted to announce that THE IRISH PRINCESS is now out in paperback – the story of Aoife Machmurchada, Richard de Clare and a political marriage with far-reaching consequences for Ireland that are still being felt a thousand years later. But politics is also about people; their emotions and drives. Who were Aoife […]
Find out moreWhen I decided I was going to write the story of Richard de Clare and Aoife MachMurchada, I had no idea of the digging I would have to do to find out anything about the historical Aoife (pronounced Ee-fa) and what a mystery she was, not to mention the false trails that exist in the […]
Find out moreWhile I was writing THE IRISH PRINCESS, I visited Ireland as a guest of Tee McNeil’s William Marshal Tours. Tee (who is wonderful) runs a small bespoke travel company that offers curated travel experiences ( https://www.facebook.com/mcneillluxurytravel/ ) This particular one was to look at the career and influence of the 12th century adventurer, knight, magnate […]
Find out moreWhen I decided to write the story of Aoife MachMurchada and Richard de Clare, it was because I was aware of the bare bones of their tale and I was intrigued to find out more. From researching earlier novels and from my own general knowledge I knew that Aoife was the daughter of Diarmait MacMurchada, […]
Find out moreON THE ANNIVERSARY OF WILLIAM MARSHAL. Died 14th of May 1219. Author’s photograph. My novel TEMPLAR SILKS, covers the story of William Marshal’s experiences in the Holy Land when he went on pilgrimage, setting out in the late summer of 1183, and returning to Normandy in early 1186. The title is a reference to the […]
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