Historical Novels

Maggie Davies

Oct 18, 20223 min

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 5, 20222 min

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

Sep 5, 20223 min

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...

cpaveley

Sep 13, 20216 min

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,...

Maggie Davies

Aug 25, 20212 min

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

May 22, 20212 min

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

Mar 26, 20211 min

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...

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