Lois Elsden
WRITER
Spades
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I love funny little museums, the Pencil Museum in Keswick, Cumbria, is wonderful. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the history of that so commonly used writing tool, the humble pencil. Pencils had a huge impact on history, believe it or not… but go to the museum and find out, and enjoy a…
Where’s the action?
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, most of my novels are set in the imaginary town of Easthope which is on a coastline similar to the north coast of beautiful County Antrim in Northern Ireland. However some of the houses and buildings are inspired by those I see around me in the village where I live. All around the coast of Britain and in Ireland too there […]
MoreThe Dolphin
Pubs are at the heart of English society, and this is our pub in the village of Uphill, this is the Dolphin. Good beer, good food, good company… what more could you ask of a pub?
MoreWhere on earth do they come from?
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I’m often asked where my characters come from… well, I’m not sure I actually know. In FARHOLM, I don’t know where Deke or Michael came from, they arrived after Nathan Flynn, the pirate, and I do know where he came from. I had a vivid dream of a pirate, a…
Greeks have the right idea with salad
I’m sure in Greek families there are as many recipes for Greek salad as there are Greek families… I’m not Greek, but here’s my salad!
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