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”
Category: Victorians
HEART of CRUELTY: introducing the characters
I feel as if I’ve spent years with these two characters from my novel HEART of CRUELTY. Who are they? Coroner William Doughty is a medical man,… Read more “HEART of CRUELTY: introducing the characters”
Haunted by Workhouses
#HeartOfCruelty #Histwriter #Birmingham Wherever I had a job in the NHS – in London or the West Midlands – there was almost always an old workhouse, often… Read more “Haunted by Workhouses”
‘Heart of Cruelty’ released on 21st October 2020
‘O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!’ I did a happy dance when David at Poolbeg Press sent me the cover for my debut novel. So here it is:… Read more “‘Heart of Cruelty’ released on 21st October 2020”
Birmingham: The Great Working City
The heroine of my Victorian novel set in Birmingham has been out job-hunting recently. I have been her guide, with the help of an 1839 map, an… Read more “Birmingham: The Great Working City”
Setting up home in 1840
After reading the advertisements in the Yearly Journal of Trade, 1837-8, I have been fortunate enough to obtain a fine cast-iron range, with a patent self-acting oven,… Read more “Setting up home in 1840”