Maggie DaviesMay 22, 20222 min readH is for HawkFor Christmas I bought my husband a book about a woman who buys a bird and attempts to train it. Not my kind of thing. I'm drawn to books...
Maggie DaviesApr 3, 20222 min readThe Fairy Dogmother - A Lesson For Writers About RejectionYou are at the kitchen table, drooping over yet another rejected story. In her basket Ruby, the cocker spaniel, looks expectant, head...
Maggie DaviesNov 4, 20211 min readPolice ProceduralsI have written before about my enjoyment of good crime fiction, which I find an excellent change of pace from historical novels and...
Maggie DaviesAug 25, 20212 min readCECILY - by Annie GarthwaiteBefore reading this book I was already aware that Cecily Neville - granddaughter of John of Gaunt and the mistress who subsequently...
Maggie DaviesMay 22, 20212 min readMy Writing LifeMy favourite writing places are coffee shops, and now we are allowed back inside... A couple of mornings a week, in normal times, I...
Maggie DaviesMay 10, 20211 min readGrave's End by William ShawWhen a corpse is found in the freezer of an unoccupied mansion, DS Alexandra Cupidi is handed a case made even colder by nobody seeming...