Faces in the Street – Peas in a Pod

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Many of the nineteenth century photographs found in library collections are of families – groups of children, couples alone, or the entire family together. Some show the resignation, and on occasions, the outright boredom felt by the younger sitters. Interesting too are the family resemblances, some children favouring one parent, others an amalgam of the … Continue reading Faces in the Street – Peas in a Pod

Snippet: A Matter of Time by Judith Arnopp

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing a snippet from Judith Arnopp’s newly released novel, A Matter of Time: Henry VIII: the Dying of the Light, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. A Matter of Time is the third book in Judith’s trilogy, The Henrician Chronicle, told from Henry’s … Continue reading Snippet: A Matter of Time by Judith Arnopp

Excerpt – Her Own Legacy by Debra Borchert

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Debra Borchert’s novel, Her Own Legacy, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Her Own Legacy is the first book in Debra’s Château de Verzat series set during the French Revolution. Blurb Her Own Legacy (Book 1)A Woman Fights for … Continue reading Excerpt – Her Own Legacy by Debra Borchert

Anywhere But Schuylkill by Michael Dunn

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Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Michael Dunn’s powerful new novel set in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, Anywhere but Schuylkill, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb In 1877, twenty Irish coal miners hanged for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred. Anywhere but Schuylkill is the … Continue reading Anywhere But Schuylkill by Michael Dunn

Spotlight – The Trail to Crooked Creek by MK McClintock

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Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on MK McClintock’s newly released novella, The Trail to Crooked Creek, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Trail to Crooked Creek is an historical romance set inpost-Civil War Montana and is part of the Crooked Creek series. Blurb Everyday … Continue reading Spotlight – The Trail to Crooked Creek by MK McClintock

Handy Household Hints – Keeping yourself nice

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While trawling though historical newspapers recently I read, in amongst a collection of household hints, a particularly eye-watering recipe for a hair tonic (more about that later). At that moment household hints seemed vastly more fascinating than the topic I was researching so I went on a household hint hunt. Newspaper columns devoted to these … Continue reading Handy Household Hints – Keeping yourself nice