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Book Review | “For A Lifetime”, Gabrielle Meyer
Hello! It’s been a little while since I shared any books here, but I have some really exciting reads coming up over the summer months, perfect for relaxing in the sunshine and reading outside as the warmer temperatures are finally here! Today I am thrilled to be sharing my review for Gabrielle Meyer’s new novel, read more
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Review | “The Ladies Rewrite the Rules”, by Suzanne Allain
You know I absolutely adore a historical romance, particularly if it is set within the Regency in Britain. There are so many great ones – and I feel like I have barely scratched the surface with what I have read – but I am always drawn to the ones that celebrate strong female heroines, and read more
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Book Review | “A Murderous Persuasion”, by Katie Oliver
Last week I got to share with you the first novel in Katie Oliver’s Jane Austen Tea Society Mysteries series. I don’t know about you, but I go through phases when I’m choosing books to read, and at the moment I am firmly in a cosy mystery phase, so I’m really grateful to Berkley and read more
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Mini-Post | Fragonard’s “The Souvenir”
The most delicate of Fragonard paintings can be enjoyed at the Wallace Collection, his “The Souvenir”, from c.1776-1778. There are some beautiful details in this: the young girl is carving the initial “F” into the tree, so really she is signing the painting for the artist, which I absolutely love. He has still signed it read more
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Princess Ka’iulani (1875-1899)
Princess Ka’iulani in 1897, Unknown Author. Image Wikimedia Commons, public domain. Hawaii State Archives PP-96-8-022. Happy 146th birthday to Princess Ka‘iulani of Hawaii! Born Victoria Kawēkiu Ka‘iulani Kalaninuiahilapalapa Cleghorn on this day in 1875, Ka‘iulani was the daughter of Princess Miriam Likelike and Archibald Scott Cleghorn (a Scottish businessman who became a Hawaiian citizen). Ka‘iulani’s birthday read more
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A Visit to the Pompidou: The Day I Fell in Love with Matisse
Last week I got to banish the January blues and Wednesday “hump day” in one fell swoop with a day trip to Paris with my sister. We got a nice and early Eurostar from London, ate croissants on the way there (to get us in the right mood of course!) and had a whirlwind day read more
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A Lovely Surprise: The Leibster Award
Yesterday I saw I had a comment on one of my previous blog posts from the lovely Trix Wilkins (https://marchandlaurencelittlewomen.wordpress.com/) saying that she had nominated my blog for the Liebster Award, so thank you so much Trix – that was definitely a lovely way to end the week! I hadn’t previously heard of the Liebster read more
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