Shopping in Regency London, and Willoughby’s Return

I’ve just been in Bath this last weekend and inevitably find myself wandering round the shops, which at this time of year is a real treat as there are all sorts of tempting gifts on offer with Christmas in mind. Jane Austen enjoyed a little bit of shopping too, if this next account is anything [...]

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Researching Willoughby’s Return: Exeter and the New London Inn

Anyone who stops by to read my blog will know how much I enjoy researching for the books that I write. Willoughby’s Return is set in Devon, Dorset and London so I spent a lot of time reading about these places as they were in the 1800′s. Marianne is married to Colonel Brandon and they [...]

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A Valentine Snippet from Willoughby’s Return, a Sense and Sensibility Sequel

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, here is a snippet from Willoughby’s Return. I wanted this book to be as much Margaret’s story as Marianne’s and I thought it high time she started to enjoy herself by attending balls and meeting young men. Colonel Brandon’s sister and family have recently returned to Whitwell and his nephew, Henry [...]

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Margaret Dashwood, a heroine in my new book, Willoughby Returns, a Sense and Sensibility Sequel

In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood, the youngest sister has a minor role. We learn in chapter one that she was a good-humoured, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne’s romance, without having much of her sense; she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her [...]

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