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The Daughter of Time by Josephone Tey
I first read The Daughter of Time as a teenager and it fueled a lifelong fascination with history and an interest in Shakespeare's...
Maggie Davies
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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The Late Hilary Mantel
In the spring of 2015 I wrote the following post in my writing group's blog (ninevoices.wordpress.com) and the sad demise of Hilary...
Maggie Davies
Oct 5, 20222 min read
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Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
'At the first gesture of morning, flies began stirring. Inman's eyes and the long wound at his neck drew them, and the sound of their...
Maggie Davies
Sep 5, 20223 min read
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Elizabeth Gaskell – novels for our time
From time to time I like to include articles about books by writers other than myself, and the following is a piece by Tanya van Hasselt,...
cpaveley
Sep 13, 20216 min read
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CECILY - by Annie Garthwaite
Before reading this book I was already aware that Cecily Neville - granddaughter of John of Gaunt and the mistress who subsequently...
Maggie Davies
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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My Writing Life
My favourite writing places are coffee shops, and now we are allowed back inside... A couple of mornings a week, in normal times, I...
Maggie Davies
May 22, 20212 min read
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Love Historical Fiction?
If you love historical fiction, you might enjoy a FREE online event on the evening of Wednesday the 14th April. At 7.30 pm, Alison Weir...
Maggie Davies
Mar 26, 20211 min read
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