Author: Catherine Meyrick

Audiobook Excerpt – Fortune’s Wheel by Carolyn Hughes

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Carolyn Hughes’s recently released audiobook of her novel Fortune’s Wheel as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Fortune’s Wheel is the first book in The Meonbridge Chronicles series which follows a year in the life of the Hampshire village of … Continue reading Audiobook Excerpt – Fortune’s Wheel by Carolyn Hughes

Excerpt – The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Mercedes Rochelle’s recent novel The Agincourt King as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Agincourt King is the latest book in her series, The Plantagenet Legacy. Blurb From the day he was crowned, Henry V was determined to prove … Continue reading Excerpt – The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle

Military Music – Western Australia, September 1914

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Recently, while attempting to find examples of songs and music from the Word War 1 period that were not military, I stumbled across this delightful photo (definitely a search fail but a wonderful find). Taken in September 1914 at Blackboy Hill camp, Western Australia, it shows Privates Leonard Darcy and John Pratley of the 3rd … Continue reading Military Music – Western Australia, September 1914

Excerpt – The Curse of Maiden Scars by Nicolette Croft

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Nicolette Croft’s newly released novel, The Curse of Maiden Scars, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Curse of Maiden Scars  is set against the backdrop of Venice’s tumultuous Napoleonic invasion of 1797. Blurb Sixteen-year-old Renna Covert toils away … Continue reading Excerpt – The Curse of Maiden Scars by Nicolette Croft

My Reading – May & June 2024

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Long Island by Colm Tóibín ‘That Irishman has been here again,’ Francesca said, sitting down at the kitchen table. The Labour of Loss: Mourning, Memory and Wartime Bereavement in Australia by Joy Damousi ‘No event has ever destroyed so much,’ wrote Sigmund Freud a year after the outbreak of the First World War, ‘that has … Continue reading My Reading – May & June 2024

Faces in the Street – Where have I seen you before?

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One thing that has struck me as I have trawled through hundreds of photographs over the past few years is the way some people look to be people of their time and others, despite the period clothing and arrangement of the hair, have thoroughly modern faces. The members of this family certainly look to be … Continue reading Faces in the Street – Where have I seen you before?

Handy Household Hints – The Art of Making Do

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Historical newspapers are a treasure trove of information about the ways people lived in the past. The Wanted Ads can provide us with information about everything from the types of jobs on offer, the people offering services, the range of accommodation, and the wide variety of goods traded and sold, not to mention the infinite … Continue reading Handy Household Hints – The Art of Making Do

Book Review – West of Santillane by Brook Allen

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Blurb Desperate to escape a mundane future as a Virginia planter’s wife, Julia Hancock seizes her chance for adventure when she wins the heart of American hero William Clark. Though her husband is the famed explorer, Julia embarks on her own thrilling and perilous journey of self-discovery. With her gaze ever westward, Julia possesses a … Continue reading Book Review – West of Santillane by Brook Allen