love

July 3, 2012

A Sparkling Comedy of Manners

The blurb on the back describes Love’s Shadow, by Ada Leverson, as ‘a wry, sparkling comedy of manners’ and, just for once, the blurb is quite right – the novel, a social satire on well-to-do Edwardian life, is light, witty,… Continue reading
June 13, 2012

Love, Housework and Happy Endings

My 1996 Penguin edition of The RoseRevived, with its lovely cover paintedby Pamela Kay There are those who dismiss Katie Fforde because she is a writer of romantic fiction, but all I can say is, they don’t know what they’re… Continue reading
March 20, 2012

Love and Secrets of a King and his Mistress

Sex, love, murder, revenge, betrayal, ambition and hidden secrets are key components of all good sagas about feuding families – and England’s Plantagenet Kings provide enough drama for an entire library of such books. So here’s a round-up of three,… Continue reading