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 […]
November is always a tense month for me, as the 30th marks the annual deadline for me to deliver a manuscript to my editor at Pan Macmillan. In spite of the fact that I have […]
A friend and I walked St Oswald’s Way earlier this month – 97 miles across the most beautiful countryside, along spectacular beaches, over dramatic moors and through pretty villages. And I didn’t wear my rain […]
One of the oldest and most photographed streets in York, Stonegate has been one of the city’s key thoroughfares since Roman times, when York was known as Eboracum. As the Via Praetoria, Stonegate led from […]
Dating from 1465, St William’s College was once inside the walled Minster precinct. It was built to house the priests who served the various chantries in the Minster until the Reformation made them redundant. Their job was […]
There are few things I like better than cooking – it’s such a soothing, satisfying thing to do. A friend has requested steak and kidney pie for his birthday dinner tonight and I’ve been making pastry […]
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