Tweeting, Twitter, and Blogging – Shall I get any work done today?

I thought I’d give Twitter a whirl! I’m enjoying it very much so far, but am spending far too much time reading everyone’s tweets and not getting much work done. I think it’s partly due to feeling the effects of going away at the weekend – whilst lovely, I cannot stop thinking about the beautiful [...]

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News of a new blog, Lydia Bennet’s Story, and a Jane Austen inspired exhibition

News of a new blog – Austen Endeavours – I am enjoying this blog from Aimee Fry and thought you might too! Aimee indulges her love of all things Austen and Regency along with her quest to become a writer! Thanks to Jenny for a mention of Lydia Bennet’s Story from Wondrous Reads which is [...]

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News of a new blog, Lydia Bennet’s Story, and a Jane Austen inspired Exhibition

News of a new blog – Austen Endeavours- I am enjoying this blog from Aimee Fry and thought you might too! Aimee indulges her love of all things Austen and Regency along with her quest to become a writer! Thanks to Jenny for a mention of Lydia Bennet’s Story from Wondrous Reads which is a [...]

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Jane Austen, Bath, and Birthdays in May

Forgive me for being quiet lately, but we’ve had two birthdays in this house this week. Two of my children were born within a day of one another – three years apart – so it’s always very hectic, a bit crazy, but very enjoyable! It’s my nephew’s birthday on the 17th also, so we shall [...]

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The Dining Room at Haddon, Pride and Prejudice 2005

The dining room was used for a scene at the inn at Lambton in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. It is quite a small room which would have been used by the family for their private quarters. The plaster ceiling dates from the early 1500s and is decorated with a Tudor rose and [...]

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Pride and Prejudice 2005, Haddon Hall Chapel

The chapel at Haddon Hall was used in the 2005 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. It’s a marvellous example of an early chapel with separate seating for the gentry, wall frescoes, and 15th century painted glass. The south aisle dates from the 12th century and was widened during the [...]

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Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, a contender for Pemberley?

As they walked across the lawn towards the river, Elizabeth turned back to look again; her uncle and aunt stopped also: and while the former was conjecturing as to the date of the building, the owner of it himself suddenly came forward from the road which led behind it to the stables. They were within [...]

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Willoughby’s Return, a Sense and Sensibility Sequel

I’ve just received the cover from my editor at Sourcebooks for my new book Willoughby’s Return. I am absolutely thrilled, I think it’s gorgeous! Thank you to the designers who have worked on it, you’ve done a wonderful job, I don’t know how I shall manage to wait until November to hold a copy in [...]

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Bath elegance and Chandeliers!

I do love a chandelier, and in Bath they can be seen in all the places that Jane Austen wrote about. This first photo shows a chandelier from a small room off the main one in the Pump Rooms. The room looks down onto the Roman Baths below where it’s easy to imagine bathers through [...]

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Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins

Lydia Bennet’s Online Diary. At this time of the year I always read Pride and Prejudice and I thought it would be fun to see what Lydia is thinking about all the goings on at Longbourn. Lydia’s online diary starts just before Mr Bingley arrives and finishes where my novel, Lydia Bennet’s Story, begins. Thursday, [...]

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