• Sometimes I cannot believe my luck. Pondering on where to start the research for my next novel, I suddenly remembered how much I had loved watching The Irish RM on TV. I was fairly sure it was the right period and remembered how affectionately my father had spoken of the novels of Somerville & Ross.…

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  •   Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Carla Vermaat, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Carla, please introduce yourself: My name is Carla Vermaat. I am originally from The Netherlands, but I live in Cornwall in the UK now for about…

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  • This evening in the Library we have Zara Stoneley­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Zara, please introduce yourself: I grew up in small village in Staffordshire. After completing a degree, working as an IT consultant, and then combining…

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  • This evening in the Library we have Felicity Fair Thompson, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. You are very welcome, Felicity, please introduce yourself:    I was born in Australia and after a short career in ballet in the UK, I spent several years…

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  • One of the many things about the Victorian era that fascinate me is dress code. Like everything else in a woman’s life, it all seemed to be about limiting her freedom. Her reputation was precious and it took very little for it to be smudged. To be seen in public without a hat or gloves, was…

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  • Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Marie Laval, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Please introduce yourself, Marie: I was born and brought up near Lyon, in France. After studying at university there I moved to England and worked at the University of…

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  •   This evening in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Iza MacLeod, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Please introduce yourself: I’m a vegan who loves chocolate, animals and wine, and I’m an English girl in my thirties who grew up in Coventry/ Warwickshire. I’ve lived…

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  • Today in the Library we have Sean MacCotter, who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into his life as an author. Thanks for dropping by, Sean, tell us a little about yourself: This author thing has come to me pretty late in life.  I suppose you could find my name…

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  • Ireland’s Eye: Murder or Victorian Prejudice?

    There is a small island, situated just off the north Dublin coastal town of Howth, that is as famous for its outline, as it is for a ‘murder’ in 1852. William Bourke Kirwan was a Dublin miniaturist and anatomical artist. He married Maria Louisa Crowe in 1840. On the surface William Kirwan lived a charmed…

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  • Today in the Library we have ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Helen Hollick who has dropped in to say hello and to share some insights into her life as an author. Thanks for dropping by, Helen, tell us a little about yourself: Hello! I am Helen Hollick, I live on a thirteen-acre farm in Devon, England, although until three years ago…

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