The Edge of Dark: Read an excerpt 5
Although Jane is plain, her father is rich enough to buy her a fine husband, and she is married to Robert Holmwood. Robert is young and handsome and wealthy; Jane can hardly believe her luck. […]
Although Jane is plain, her father is rich enough to buy her a fine husband, and she is married to Robert Holmwood. Robert is young and handsome and wealthy; Jane can hardly believe her luck. […]
King’s Square has been repaved and refurbished since I wrote this scene, but you can still see the raised platform with the grave slabs. Where jugglers, fire-eaters and other pavement artists now entertain the crowds at […]
When we first meet Jane, she is just twelve and living in her father’s house in St Andrewgate. Her mother is dead, and although Jane is nominally in charge of the household, she relies on […]
Today, St Andrewgate bears little resemblance to the 16th-century street, although the church of St Andrew still stands. Apart from a row of lovely 18th-century houses, most of the homes are now blocks of flats […]
The Edge of Dark is the story of Jane, whose deathbed vow in 1569 sets her on twisting path of joy and deceit that takes her from the dark secrets of Holmwood House in York to […]
Finding the right name for a character is one of the most important stages in writing a book, particularly when it comes to historical fiction when names must feel authentic. I’m often asked where I found […]
So much for my plan to keep this blog updated weekly! But between Christmas and revisions, something had to give, and this was it. But the holidays are over, the revisions are done, and I’m […]
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