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
Women’s fiction
Millie’s Escape by Marcia Clayton
Today I’m delighted to be sharing a snippet from Marcia Clayton’s recently released novel, Millie’s Escape, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Millie’s Escape is the fifth book in The Hartford Manor Series, a heart-warming family saga stretching from the Regency period to Victorian times. Blurb 1885 North … Continue reading Millie’s Escape by Marcia Clayton
Who She Left Behind by Victoria Atamian Waterman
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Victoria Atamian Waterman’s newly released novel, Who She Left Behind, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb Who She Left Behind is a captivating historical fiction novel that spans generations and delves into the emotional lives of its characters. … Continue reading Who She Left Behind by Victoria Atamian Waterman
The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on Siobhan Daiko’s newly released novel, The Flame Tree, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Flame Tree is part of Siobhan’s Hong Kong Collection set during World War 2. In the spring of 1939, dashing young William Burton and … Continue reading The Flame Tree by Siobhan Daiko
The Girl from Bologna by Siobhan Daiko
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Siobhan Daiko’s newly released novel The Girl from Bologna as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Girl from Bologna is part of Siobhan’s series Girls from the Italian Resistance. I went to visit Rebecca the afternoon after my parents … Continue reading The Girl from Bologna by Siobhan Daiko
Daughter of the King by Kerry Chaput
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Kerry Chaput’s newly released novel Daughter of the King as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Daughter of the King, set in 17th century France, is the first book in the Defying the Crown series. I wake warm, covered in … Continue reading Daughter of the King by Kerry Chaput
The Girl from Portofino by Siobhan Daiko
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Siobhan Daiko’s newly released novel The Girl from Portofino as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Girl from Portofino is part of Girls of the Italian Resistance: A collection of standalone novels set in Italy during World War 2. … Continue reading The Girl from Portofino by Siobhan Daiko
Book Review – The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney
The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney begins in London in 1665 where Great Plague already is taking hold. It is only five years since the restoration of the monarchy and the divisions that brought about the Civil War still exist beneath a thin veneer of conformity. Althea Hawthorne, a young gentlewoman, has been … Continue reading Book Review – The Master of Measham Hall by Anna Abney
One Minute Book Review – The Wife’s Tale by Christine Wells
The Wife’s Tale by Christine Wells is a novel with dual intertwining timelines. The modern strand involves Australian lawyer Liz Jones who, under the pretence of writing a novel about the 18th century Lady Nash, goes to the Isle of Wight to discretely investigate her employer’s claim to descent from Delaney Nash. As she delves … Continue reading One Minute Book Review – The Wife’s Tale by Christine Wells
Catherine Meyrick 