Today I released a new novel, And the Women Watch and Wait. It is set in Coburg, in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, between 1914 and 1919 and depicts the struggles of ordinary women left to watch and wait and pray during the four long years that their men were away fighting a war on … Continue reading And the Women Watch and Wait
Excerpt ~ Marguerite: Hell Hath No Fury! by Judith Arnopp
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Judith Arnopp’s recently released novel, Marguerite: Hell Hath no Fury! as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Marguerite: Hell Hath no Fury! is another impressive biographical novel from Judith, this time telling the story of Marguerite of Anjou in her … Continue reading Excerpt ~ Marguerite: Hell Hath No Fury! by Judith Arnopp
Excerpt ~ The Lady of the Tower by Elizabeth St.John
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Elizabeth St.John’s novel The Lady of the Tower as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Lady of the Tower is the first book in Elizabeth’s series The Lydiard Chronicles, a historical family saga which traces the lives of several … Continue reading Excerpt ~ The Lady of the Tower by Elizabeth St.John
The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – Rain, Flood and Fire
The O’Connor children, like the children of any farmer, were well aware of the weather and the effect it had upon the family farm at Valencia Creek. In their letters to the ‘Young Folks’ page of the Weekly Times, they wrote of rain and dry spells, floods and fires. The two most prolific letter writers … Continue reading The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – Rain, Flood and Fire
Spotlight ~ Bess–Tudor Gentlewoman by Tony Riches
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Tony Riches’s recently released novel, Bess - Tudor Gentlewoman as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Bess - Tudor Gentlewoman is book 6 in Tony's The Elizabethans series. Blurb Bess Throckmorton defies her notorious background and lack of education to … Continue reading Spotlight ~ Bess–Tudor Gentlewoman by Tony Riches
My Reading – March to May 2025
The Wing of Night by Brenda Walker The horsemen sailed at five o'clock when the day was almost over and although they were travelling to do the hard work of fighting England's enemies it felt like knock-off time on the last day of the harvest: a golden afternoon, full barns and a safe year ahead, … Continue reading My Reading – March to May 2025
Excerpt: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Janet Wertman’s newly released novel Nothing Proved as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Nothing Proved is the first book in Janet's Regina series explores Elizabeth Tudor’s journey from bastard to queen. Blurb Danger lined her path, but destiny led … Continue reading Excerpt: Nothing Proved by Janet Wertman
Audiobook Excerpt – Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner, narrated by Kristin James
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from the audiobook of Linnea Tanner’s gripping novel, Apollo’s Raven as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Apollo’s Raven, an epic Celtic tale of forbidden love, mythological adventure, and political intrigue, is narrated by Kristin James. Blurb A Celtic warrior princess … Continue reading Audiobook Excerpt – Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner, narrated by Kristin James
Commemoration of the Fallen – 1916
Australia’s first major engagement1 of the Great War was on the Gallipoli Peninsula alongside troops from New Zealand, Britain, France and India. They had spent up to four and a half months training in Egypt before they embarked for Gallipoli. The aim was to assist the British Navy in forcing the Dardanelles Strait and then … Continue reading Commemoration of the Fallen – 1916
The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – School Days
With the passing of The Education Act 1872, the colony of Victoria established a system of education that was free, secular and compulsory.1 Children aged between six and fifteen years who lived within two miles by road of a school were required to attend school for at least four hours a day, sixty days in … Continue reading The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – School Days
Catherine Meyrick 