Lois

I am a writer living in the west of England; I have written fourrteen novels, my latest being 'Winterdyke' This is the latest of the seven Radwinter genealogical mysteries series, all available on Amazon - the eighth in the series due to appear in early summer. I have written seven other novels, a guide to writing, three stories for reluctant readers and two anthologies with other writers. All are available as eBooks and paperbacks. I hope my blog will engage you with my other interests, music, family history travel, and food... Most of all I hope you engage with my writing and my thoughts on the process... at least, on my process!! You can also find me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

Cottage pie

Cottage pie is such a traditionally English thing I can’t imagine there are many people who grew up here who haven’t eaten it. We had it regularly at home, sometimes it was shepherd’s pie made with left over roast lamb minced, sometimes it was cottage pie from left over roast beef minced… I don’t remember […]

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Souvenirs!

After the fabulous weekend chasing the Mavericks from Manchester to Birmingham and having such a wonderful time, my friend Hannah sent me a selection of photos – wasn’t that kind of her! I had just the frame to fit them – they are not yet up on the wall but they will be when I’ve […]

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Beowulf

    Beowulf must be the most famous story in Anglo-Saxon literature; it is a marvellous and exciting tale of heroic struggles against monsters, of comradeship, danger, love and death. I would love to be able to read Anglo-Saxon, but I think it is just one language too far for me! I’m learning Gaelic but […]

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Lichen this gargoyle!

There is something fascinating and endearing about gargoyles… I think there have been many children’s stories about them, although now I’m writing this none come to mind. The word itself is from French and originally Latin, and is connected to the words gargle, gurgle and gullet in English. From when people first started using mortar […]

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