Thank you to every single one of you who have taken the trouble to tell me how much you enjoy my books. I love writing them and am truly grateful for my publishing team Berkley Publishing Group--but there would be no books unless you read them! Here's to an exciting 2021 for all of us.
Just a quick note to let those of you who won a copy of POPPY REDFERN AND THE FATAL FLYERS. know that I am off to the Post Office tomorrow to mail them to you!!! Thank you for your patience, both UPS and the PO were packed before Christmas.
Happy New Year!
Category Archives: Performing Artists
Chateau Impney and the Salt King
I am delighted to share Chateau Impney as the house on the cover for Lady Montfort and Edith Jackson’s fourth adventure: Death of an Unsung Hero, and the story of how I came to choose it as a stand in for the fictitious … Continue reading
Posted in Characters in fiction, Performing Artists, Redoubtable Edwardians
Comments Off on Chateau Impney and the Salt King
Sir Thomas Beecham and the Importance of Starting, and Finishing, Together
April 29, 1879 – March 8, 1961 There are two golden rules for an orchestra: start together and finish together. The public doesn’t give a damn what goes on in between. —Sir Thomas Beecham Beecham’s grandfather, also Thomas Beecham, … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurs, Performing Artists, Socialites, Uncategorized
Comments Off on Sir Thomas Beecham and the Importance of Starting, and Finishing, Together
Dame Nellie Melba and the Silver Voice with a Brass Tongue
At the name of Melba… crowned heads would nod respectful acknowledgment, noble lords and ladies would open their doors, newspaper editors would clear space for headlines, theatre managers would turn pale, and the house would be full. Her … Continue reading
Posted in Performing Artists
Comments Off on Dame Nellie Melba and the Silver Voice with a Brass Tongue
Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon and a Night at the Opera
Constance Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon was six feet tall and considered to be a stunner; she was so beautiful that even the most glamorous in her company looked like they needed ‘a touch of the sponge and the duster,’ according … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurs, Performing Artists, Socialites
Comments Off on Gladys, Marchioness of Ripon and a Night at the Opera
Vaslav Nijinksy and the Ballet Russe
It was during the frenzy of the Coronation year of George V in 1911 that brought Nijinsky, star of the Ballet Russe, before the British public. Continue reading
Posted in Performing Artists
Comments Off on Vaslav Nijinksy and the Ballet Russe