A true castle has a heady mix of violence and decadence, bloodshed and splendor, which is why, almost by definition, no real castle can ever be boring.įramlingham Castle where Mary Tudor was proclaimed QueenĪs I sat down to lunch today to write this post, a lovely lady offered to trade tables with me to accommodate the large book on castles I’d brought along to read-and she said she had read it, too. Winners are announced at the annual Historical Novel Society Conference. Bennetts Award for Historical Fiction Association which honors the author of an outstanding novel each year with a $500 USD prize. and at her Goodreads group, Historical Info for Historical Fiction Readers.ĭebra is the President of the M.M. You can chat with Debra about history and historical fiction and meet her author friends on Facebook at. Volume II will be released on September 23, 2015, and we hope to continue the series. A year later, to celebrate the second anniversary on September 23, 2013, Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors, edited by Debra and the late M.M. Shortly after the first anniversary of the blog, an author suggested the creation of a book composed of select posts. History lovers join us with their morning tea at. The group posts a daily article on British history and has a weekly historical fiction giveaway. She has spent more time on the development and running of a multi-author blog, English Historical Fiction Authors. Emma, a former servant girl, is chosen as companion to The Countess of Holmeshire and dragged along into polite society where she is sure to receive a rude reception.ĭebra's work-in-progress, For the Skylark, is on the back burner but simmering slowly. Her first published novel, The Companion of Lady Holmeshire, is set in early Victorian England.
Though life kept her busy, she was eventually able to do so vicariously through the characters of her books.
Debra cut her teeth on the Bookhouse Books, which created a nagging longing to live in a land of castles and wear flowing gowns and exquisite headdresses.
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