“This novel has great heart and humanity and contains a meticulously plotted narrative that kept this reviewer turning pages until, at last, all its themes come together… Read more “Historical Novel Society Review of THE PIANO PLAYER by Carol McGrath”
Category: Historical fiction
Praise makes it all worthwhile:
I had a lovely email from Joanna Orwin, a New Zealand author of historical fiction, who is one of my beta-readers and critiquers. She won’t mind if… Read more “Praise makes it all worthwhile:”
‘The HistWriter’ October Newsletter
Reporting on the HNS conference, ‘Write by the Sea’ litfest, and reviewing ‘BABEL’ and ‘CROW COURT’.
‘The HistWriter’, July 2022
In my July newsletter I describe my humble contribution to this month’s Wexford Literary Festival and review recent novels from two fellow members of the Irish… Read more “‘The HistWriter’, July 2022”
A Perfect Copy – Derville Murphy – Book Launch
In this dual timeline historical novel two different people bring identical 19th century portraits to an auction. But is one of them original and the other a… Read more “A Perfect Copy – Derville Murphy – Book Launch”
Wexford Literary Arts Festival July 2022
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The HistWriter Newsletter February 2022
For February I look forward to the publication next month of Annette Libeskind Berkovits’ debut novel ‘The Corset Maker’ in which a young Jewish woman encounters danger,… Read more “The HistWriter Newsletter February 2022”
The HistWriter May 2021
This month in ‘The HistWriter Newsletter’: my ‘Neighbours from the Bronze Age’ and ‘The Irish Bookshop Show’ produced by writers and readers in Wexford. I also feature… Read more “The HistWriter May 2021”
Red roses for St. Valentine’s Day
Red roses for St. Valentine’s day, with a dark gothic story of heartbreak and regret. In ‘Death at the Red Rose’ (link), a forsaken love haunts a… Read more “Red roses for St. Valentine’s Day”
Doggerland
Now that Britain has severed ties with Europe, I reflect on the origin of their geographical separation, the inspiration for my short story: Doggerland (link). Doggerland is… Read more “Doggerland”