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Congratulations!
Congratulations to Katie, Charlotte and Trudie, whose names came out of the hat yesterday for free, signed copies of The Servant. They...
Maggie Davies
Jun 2, 20211 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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Grave's End by William Shaw
When a corpse is found in the freezer of an unoccupied mansion, DS Alexandra Cupidi is handed a case made even colder by nobody seeming...
Maggie Davies
May 10, 20211 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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"A very fine cat indeed..."
Are writers attracted to cats? Or cats to writers? In a Zoom interview last year Maggie O'Farrell spoke of retreating to the solitude of...
Maggie Davies
Mar 3, 20213 min read
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A Cautionary Tale for Valentine's Weekend
Till Death Us do Part by Maggie Davies I wrapped my arms around Neil and kissed the top of his head. His hair might be the colour of...
Maggie Davies
Feb 13, 20216 min read
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On Golden Hill by Francis Spufford
The hard cover copy of this impressive book was gifted to me a couple of Christmases ago, but is now available in paperback. I cannot...
Maggie Davies
Jan 8, 20213 min read
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The Santa Claus of the 18th Century
Inside The Foundling Museum, in London's Bloomsbury, hangs Hogarth's magnificent portrait of a generous-hearted man who should be far...
Maggie Davies
Dec 15, 20202 min read
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
This book - recommended to me by a friend - took me on the tortuous journey that bee-keeper, Nuri, and his artist wife, Afra, are forced...
Maggie Davies
Dec 12, 20201 min read
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Do You Write Book Reviews?
For writers, especially during lock down when bookshop signings and talks at the local library are impossible, getting on-line reviews...
Maggie Davies
Nov 20, 20202 min read
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Three Books for Christmas
If, like me, you're looking for books to put on your Christmas wish list, and you have a weakness for historical fiction, here are three...
Maggie Davies
Nov 20, 20203 min read
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We All Need Light in our Lives
Born in Newcastle, and the daughter of a Northumbrian and a Scot, my heart has always been drawn to the North. When living and working in...
Maggie Davies
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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Amazing Grace
To those of you who feel powerless in the face of the current covid pandemic, may I suggest you take inspiration from the story of a...
Maggie Davies
Oct 5, 20203 min read
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The Devil's Crossing by Hana Cole
I thought I knew my history, but the story of the Children's Crusade, where thousands of shepherd and country boys walked from their...
Maggie Davies
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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A Woman's Work
Our lock-down trawl of the family bookshelves unearthed a few gems that I didn't know we owned, including a copy of Mrs Beaton's Cookery...
Maggie Davies
Sep 14, 20202 min read
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Sexual Exploitation in the 18th Century Workplace
Nellie eyes my shape. 'Sweetheart let you down?' One of the babies on the bed starts grizzling and she scoops it up, not unkindly. 'I...
Maggie Davies
Aug 27, 20204 min read
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Now We Shall Be Entirely Free
I was bereft at finishing Andrew Miller's latest book, now available in paperback. I never wanted it to end, yet was unable to put it...
Maggie Davies
Aug 16, 20202 min read
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It Doesn't Have to Have a Happy Ending
I am pleased to share with you the following post which appeared recently on my writing group blog ninevoices.wordpress.com. George...
Maggie Davies
Jul 3, 20205 min read
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Maggie Davies
Jun 28, 20200 min read
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Taking Advantage of Charles Dickens
While I was busy editing The Servant a reader commented that they weren't able to visualise the house to which my heroine has been sent -...
Maggie Davies
Jun 27, 20203 min read
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