Blogs in April 2023

A Place in the World 5th April 2023

The secrets of the past are treacherous…and irresistible. A Renaissance-era female artist and an American scholar. Linked by a centuries-old mystery… 1505: Pregnant and reunited with the love of her life, artist Mira survives a harrowing journey to the...

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The Rake and his Honour 28th December 2022

1813 Napoleon is on the rampage through France. But some are not willing to sit back and witness the end of the reign of King Louis and the Bourbons. Louise Fauriel comes from a family of talented silversmiths. Recently...

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Playdate 20th September 2020

It was meant to be your daughter’s first sleepover. Now it’s an abduction.   Lucia Blix went home from school for a playdate with her new friend Josie. Later that evening, her mother Elisa dropped her overnight things round...

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A House at the End of the Track 1st March 2019

Intrigued by the endless accounts of English incomers `living the dream’ in France, Michelle Lawson set out to find out what it’s all about beneath that romantic veneer. Travelling around the Ariege Pyrenees she captured stories and observed the...

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By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept 3rd January 2016

Rarely does adolescent love reach its full potential, but what happens when two young lovers reunite after eleven years? Time has transformed Pilar into a strong and independent woman, while her devoted childhood friend has grown into a handsome...

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