Mr Darcy Loses the Plot
Spotted the title, pressed “buy ticket” on the laptop. Who could resist something called Mr Darcy Loses the Plot? Another promising night at the theatre beckoned. Mr Darcy, in the middle of being written by Jane Austen, takes umbrage at her allowing Wickham to get the girls and have all the fun. He also takes offence […]
Tripping Down Memory Lane
While I wait for the edits for, ironically, While I Was Waiting, I’ve just begun novel number eight. Had to stop and think. The eighth novel? How did that happen? Admittedly, some of my output is in novella form but even so. Seven books! Not surprisingly, […]
North and South and a little thing called C19 …
Seven years ago, I sat down, on a dreary November Sunday evening, to watch the latest BBC period drama. A keen fan of Mrs Gaskell since reading Mary Barton at college, I was looking forward to finding out what North and South had to offer. The first episode left me puzzled. A brusque and socially […]
