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Like Janus, Looking Forward & Back

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Patricia

It is nearing mid-November, a time of thanksgiving and reflection. I find myself looking back with gratitude to friends, colleagues and readers on a year that has been an enormously eventful one for me; and I’m looking forward with anticipation … Read More →

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Mr. Gladstone’s Library

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Patricia

A few months ago the e-newsletter Shelf Awareness ran a photo gallery of remarkable libraries. One picture that particularly caught my attention was of Gladstone’s Library in Wales. Here’s the photo:   Intrigued and a little bit enchanted, I immediately … Read More →

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Afterglow

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Patricia

I’ve found that attending a Historical Novel Society conference – and I’ve just returned from my fourth conference in five years – is akin to being tossed into a blender. Faces, names, and stories all whirl around me non-stop for … Read More →

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All Hallows, Physic and the HNS Conference

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Patricia

One of the things you’re reminded of on the London Walks is how much of London was destroyed in the blitz. A great deal of it was simply built anew, but some places were painstakingly restored just as they had … Read More →

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