Author of Pivotal (Hashtag Press, £7.99, October 17th 2019, women’s fiction) I have no idea why I decided to set part of my debut novel, Pivotal, in Gloucestershire, except perhaps ...
SEVEN has always been a bit of a mythical number. In fact, there are whole studies dedicated to the importance and symbolism the number has throughout human history. From superstitious ...
I’m a proud Anglo-American. Although almost all of my books are set in Britain, I grew up a world away in Los Angeles. However, I’ve always wanted to live in ...
This was a book I never intended to write. What I didn’t realise when I started writing was that readers would become involved in my writing process. Tara, the protagonist ...
While I’ve set my books in lots of different places, I live in rural Australia. I live in a beautiful, peaceful place, but for me, a big part of the joy ...
A real Christmas tree Being a child of the 70s (totally giving away my age), I have memories - nightmares- of the silver artificial Christmas tree that my ...
All the Christmas films, from Love, Actually to Miracle on 34th Street, we have to watch them all. Having all my family together. My peanut sables - they’re really just ...
Our dogs are members of the family and nourishing them with tasty treats helps us bond with them in a really powerful way. With the festive season drawing closer, we’ll ...
Introducing newest photography book by ACC Art Books, Polar Bears by Michel Rawicki. Michel Rawicki takes you on a journey thorough the artic with adorable photos of polar bears and ...
They say New York is the city that never sleeps but London’s certainly not in bed by 8pm either. To put your night tube journey to good use, here’s a ...
PRESENTS! We all know that a huge part of the holiday is gift-giving. Put together a care-package for someone special or find a local charity. Especially around the holidays, schools and ...
Aging and Old Age are two different things. Aging is a biological process. “Old Age” is the last stage in human life that ends of the human life cycle. The ...
The annual family pantomime (as traditional and saucy as can be) The smell of the Christmas tree - and the baubles collected over the years from holidays, or made by ...
I’m sure most people would have this at the top of their list. It’s not until we’re all gathered back at home – school or college have broken up, work ...
Romance fraud is more common than we think and is has grown by 30% each year. With divorce and families scattered around the world, loneliness is big business. In 2015, ...
Alison Porter, author of Stronger Than Before: Take Charge Of Your Healing To Survive And Thrive With Breast Cancer, talks us through conversations for family and friends. Learn more about ...
The easiest way to get guaranteed animal-free clothes is to hunt down brands that specialise in vegan or cruelty-free clothing. You can easily find out this information online, since most ...
Kate Griffin writes for Female First on the release of Kitty Peck and the Parliament of Shadows, the fourth book in her Kitty Peck series. Writing is a way for ...
This is the book I have always wanted to write. I just hadn’t realised it until 2019, the year of my fortieth birthday. My husband asked me what I wanted ...
We always put up our decorations on the first of December. Years ago we used to stick to the “twelve days before and twelve days after” rule but December is ...
