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March is Women’s History Month, so I thought I’d write a little about the fascinating women from history who have inspired my novels.
Caroline Norton is famous for her tireless struggle to change the child custody laws in early 19th century England. Her campaigning led to the Custody of Infants Act 1839, the Matrimonial Causes Act 1857 and the … Read more »
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In Janie Chang’s The Library of Legends, history and mysticism are perfectly entwined. When a group of Chinese students flee their university in advance of the Japanese invasion in 1937, they carry with them the priceless 500 year old collection of myths and folklore called “The Library of Legends”.
Running through this gripping tale like silver thread through a … Read more »
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Clearly, Stephanie Marie Thornton is not afraid of a challenge–I can’t imagine how intimidating it must have been to assume the voice of America’s First Lady, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis in Thornton’s novel AND THEY CALLED IT CAMELOT.
Tracing the history of Jacqueline’s relationship with Jack Kennedy and (to a lesser extent) Aristotle Onassis, through to her later years as … Read more »
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THE WOMAN BEFORE WALLIS is based on the life of Thelma Morgan Furness, the American woman who lost Edward, Prince of Wales, to Wallis Simpson in 1934 and Thelma’s involvement in The Matter of Vanderbilt, a trial which saw Thelma’s twin sister, Gloria Vanderbilt, sued for custody of her daughter on charges of negligence, unfit parenting and homosexuality. As her … Read more »
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I’m thrilled to announce that my next historical novel, THE JULIET CODE, will be released in May next year:
In 1947 London, former spy, Juliet Barnard, lives with a terrible secret. After months of working as a wireless operator and evading Nazi patrols in occupied France, she was captured and taken to a luxurious mansion in the heart of Paris … Read more »
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I love historical mysteries and dual timeline novels but I have never found it as easy to find them as it might be to locate, say, different kinds of genre fiction. So I thought I’d help others find the books that I love that are like THE WIFE’S TALE.
I’ve made a list of them on Goodreads, so please read … Read more »
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