Woo Berlin!
I MAY be a bit over excited right now as my completely AMAZING husband whom I love VERY much announced yesterday that he’s taking me to Berlin for SIX DAYS for my birthday (and our anniversary which...
View ArticleBlack Roses and The Winter Garden – Jane Thynne
I’m busy researching my upcoming novel about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose so am on a bit of a Nazi Germany kick at the moment. It’s not a period that I’ve ever really read much about to be honest,...
View ArticleFrederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Frederica of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Tischbein, c1797. Photo: National Museums, Berlin. Long time, no see, my history loving amigos. I’ve been busy researching my novel about Sophie Scholl, enjoying the...
View ArticleBerlin – Part One
When it comes to history, there are few cities with such a chequered and fascinating past as Berlin. I’ve wanted to visit for a really long time but had been vaguely put off by friends’ accounts of a...
View ArticleBerlin – Part Two
We woke up bright and early on our second morning in Berlin and after some deliberation decided to head off to Museum Island to partake in some CULTURE. After eyeing the queue to get into the...
View ArticleBerlin Part Three
Although we’d heard that Sunday brunch is a traditional part of Berliner culture, we decided instead to head out to Friedrichshain for a much anticipated vegan kebab at Vöner. I’d been looking forward...
View ArticleA War of Flowers – Jane Thynne
I’ve already reviewed the first two brilliant books in Jane Thynne’s Clara Vine series and had to come back and let you all know how much I absolutely loved A War of Flowers, the third instalment in...
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