‘Hi there, Dudes, I am honoured and excited to be here.’
Kate. Well, BB, you know I go weak at the knees at the sight of that handsome phizog of yours.
and the infamous green hat. I used to hate green, my least favourite colour, it reminded me of school cabbage. But now it reminds me of your dashing self and I insist on wearing nothing but green these days. You are of course my fave dude but don’t tell Silv, will you? She’s a touchy little madam.
Kate. Elope? What happened to the big fancy wedding you promised to that Russian wench? Olga or Polga or Smolga or some such. And the gingerbread house? I must have a beautiful gingerbread house, you know. A fancy one. No skinflint stuff, my Bobbikins.
Kate. You are as sharp as a tack, BB. You got it in one! I just love that enchanting city. If it’s Paris you are planning on eloping to, then that’s a whole different ballgame. I am packing my bag as we speak. It’s true I have a huge fondness for Italy – and for Italian signori – and have set two of my books there, but Paris is the place I would choose for romance every time. It is the beautiful City of Love. La Ville de l’Amour.
Kate. Well now, that depends on how much time we have, mon ami,
but here are some must-sees. First, Montmartre. It’s my fave place in all Paris, the old artists’ arrondissement. With narrow cobbled streets climbing up to the breathtaking icing-sugar (frosting) white Basilica of Sacré Coeur,
which always puts me in mind of the Taj Mahal. And not far down the hill lies the ooh-là-là notoriously naughty Moulin Rouge cabaret on Boulevard de Clichy.
The dancing galz and their feathers are going to knock your little green socks off, BB.
Then we’ll head south to the stunning rose windows of Notre Dame Cathedral and the Impressionist Musée D’Orsay. And after an amble along the romantic quais, we can take a trip by moonlight on the Bateau Mouche on the Seine or head over for French 75 cocktails à deux at Le Fouquet’s on the Champs Elysées. I tell you, Bobby Bub, this is the start of a beautiful friendship.
Kate. My new book is called The Betrayal and it does what it says on the tin. Two sisters. Conspirators. Murderers. Betrayers.
But … are they? There are so many twists and turns, and nothing is what it seems. The action takes place against the gorgeous backdrop of Paris 1938 with the nightclubs playing crazy jazz and the drums of war sounding in the distance.
Even the real-life shocking danceuse, Josephine Baker, puts in an appearance.
The city is on edge, a wildness is in the air. My story is of twin sisters, Romy and Florence, who are hiding a terrible secret that tears them apart. My desire to write about this subject came from the fact that I am a twin myself and wanted to explore how that incredibly intense relationship can draw two people together against their will, bound by blood, even when they are driven apart by violent events.
Being a twin is strange. It creates a bubble around the two of you and isolates you from the rest of the world. Yet I know from my own experience of being a twin how different your ideas and ambitions can be despite the closeness. Romaine and Florence come at the world from opposing viewpoints, just as my sister and I did. At times this creates distance between them. But always the bond holds firm and the love – that is as much a part of them as the colour of their eyes – never falters. But the terrible secret about their father’s murder stretches their loyalty to breaking point.
I have to say here and now that it was seeing all the shenanigans that go on around your gingerbread house week after week that inspired me for much of the mayhem that takes place in The Betrayal.
Broken limbs, a fire, damaged documents and even an attempt at world domination. Exactly like Dudeland. Okay, no moss monster but there’s a really nasty character who comes close. Tragically, no hamsters. They’d soon be gobbled up by the rats that creep up from the Paris sewers at night.
Kate. Romy and Florence are very different. Romy is a daredevil, a reckless pilot who flies aircraft to the left-wing Republicans in the Spanish civil war. She fights against Fascism, but she leads a dissolute life, using drink, gambling and men to help her forget the day that she woke up in her father’s study with him dead at her feet and his blood on her hands.
She has no memory of what happened that day. In contrast, her twin sister Florence is an elegant socialite in a position of power and privilege. She is married to a diplomat who works with the Germans to destroy the very people whom Romy is fighting to help. To save Romy’s slender neck from the guillotine, the sisters put the blame for their father’s murder on an innocent gardener, but their lies come back to haunt them.
Kate. My nice French recipe is to get you in the mood. It’s for a Soixante Quinze! A French 75! This lemon-hued cocktail is insanely good and was very fashionable in the 1920s. So grab your shaker. It is named ‘French 75’ because taking a sip of it feels like getting shelled by a French 75mm field gun. Aah, la vie est belle!
Ingredients
2oz champagne
½ oz lemon juice
1oz gin
2 dashes simple syrup
Lemon twist
Method
Add gin, champagne and syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shaking as hot-hot-hot as Tom Cruise to combine. Strain into an iced champagne glass. Top with more chilled champagne and a twist of lemon. Voilà!
Kate. My next book is The Truth. It is about lies. The lies people tell and the truth that is hidden in the dark places behind them. I am very excited about this one. This time I’m in Germany 1945. What a terrible chaotic period that was. The war was over and the Allies were trying to put the country back together again. A time of desperation but also of huge hope for the future. My character Klara is trapped with her young daughter in one of the Displaced Persons camps. Needless to say, danger stalks the camp and …. My lips are sealed!
Thank you for having me, Bobby Bub. It’s been a blast. I’ve got our Eurostar tickets to Paris in my hot little hand …..
Kate Furnivall had the shock proof of her life when she learned just over a decade ago that she was part Russian. Not a demure all-English rose after all then. It changed her life. Triggered those Russian genes into action. Inspired by her grandmother’s dramatic St Petersburg life-story at the time of the Soviet Revolution, Kate wrote her first historical novel, The Russian Concubine, which hit the New York Times Bestseller list and was sold in 25 countries.It hooked Kate into the thrill of setting powerful emotional stories in dramatic far-off locations. She took to travelling with a vengeance – Russia, China, Malaya, Egypt, Bahamas, Italy, France. All became backdrops for her sweeping tales set in the first half of the 20th century when the world was in turmoil.
Research trips were riddled with wonderful adventures and weird discoveries that enrich her books. She delves into dark themes as well as intense love stories, and strips her characters to the bare bones in times of crisis to see what they are made of. Her books are full of tension, twists and thrills, atmosphere and romance.
Kate was raised in Wales, went to London Uni and worked in advertising in London. She now lives in blissful Devon with her husband, snuggled up close to Agatha Christie’s house for inspiration. She has two sons and a manky cat.
Kate has written ten historical novels, two of which have been shortlisted for the RNA Historical Novel of the Year Award.
http://www.facebook.com/KateFurnivallAuthor
Could you kill someone? Someone you love?
Paris, 1938. Twin sisters are divided by fierce loyalties and by a terrible secret. The drums of war are beating and France is poised, ready to fall. One sister is an aviatrix, the other is a socialite and they both have something to prove and something to hide.
The Betrayal is an unforgettably powerful, epic story of love, loss and the long shadow of war.
The Betrayal looks sumptuous and I’m really looking forward to reading it, Kate. Josephine Baker was way ahead of her time and a fascinating character, so I shall be interested to see how she features. I love the concept of your story – right up my particular street as when I’m not reading or writing horror, there’s no finer way of relaxing than with an absorbing historical novel. As for the dudes…Mr Dickens! A whole basilisk with an order of Knights Templar on the side? Dear me, dear me. Someone pass the Rennies…
I am reading both books right now!! Yours and Kate’s. Loving both. Josephine Baker was some woman and yes, way ahead of her time. Do excuse the dudes, Dickens is a little out of control right now. xxxxx
Dearest Cat,
I ate the rennies, Now I am looking for the Moss Monster.
Love Dickens
PS and these books Shey is reading, she has hidden.
Thanks, Cat. It is a fascinating moment in history when the whole of the Western world was about to change radically. Thrilling to write about. Josephine Baker was right there at the heart of it. I hope you enjoy it. And the dudes … well, Mr Dickens and Bobby Bub are as mesmerising as ever!
It is indeed a fascinating moment in history – as was 1913, the year before the previous cataclysmic war. I’ve enjoyed your previous books, Kate so I know I;m going to enjoy this one.
Cat, Aw, thanks. Lovely of you.
Ah is glad you said so Kate. AH is just hoping this them there Tom man ain’t who you got the hots for jest cos he kin cruise.
Love Bobby B.
Josephine Baker was quite a woman. She absolutely belonged to this time cos she was ahead of it and it was that kind of era x
Ah yes…. Cat, I did think your 1913 is a smart time to set your new book. Times just before wars always make for the best reading.
What fun! I’m intrigued by Miss Kate.
Hi, hahaha! I think we are all intrigued by those crazy awesome dudes!
I think they are intrigued with you Kate xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oh, I been reading Miss Kate since her very first book. She’s not only super talented but a wonderfully gracious lady. I have just started this book and it’s brilliant, Leslie. x
1938 in Paris, especially so Montmartre; the Moulin Rouge; the mention further afield of St Petersburg and more. These are the places I adore. I wish you well with you new book Ms Furnivall. It sounds wonderful.
Thanks, Mike. These are all places that trigger conflict-driven stories without me even trying! Setting my tales in such exotic locations means I am forced…. yes, forced …. to travel to them for research. Well, someone has to do it! Lovely to chat.
I have often…sometimes boringly so…said that if I could travel back in time, even aware of what was to come in 1939, then Paris would be where I want to live; to sit outside endless cafes and watch history, art and philosphy unfold.
Mike, you have no idea the sacrificed Kate makes here in the name of research. How she suffers for her craft is nothing short of shocking xxxxxxxx
Mike, I knew you would fair like the mention of Paris of this vintage. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Indeed I am. Also, I’m tempted to buy the book. You know what, I believe I shall. My own stab at the subject matter begins in 1938…I think I have to buy. Job done!
Job done indeed. All sorted, yet to download they need my Kindle/Amazon password! Why am I so hopeless? I’m off to France in the morn, I need a book to read when stuck in the queues for the Tunnel outward bound and inward. Thinks!
Great to hear, Mike. Go for it. And say bonjour to France for me!
I certainly shall. Sadly less Paris this…although St Omer is fine by me.
Aw Mike, YAY!!. I have started it. I’ve read all Kate’s books. Waiting now for yours too xxx
The Betrayal sounds amazing! And you sure know how to handle them dudes, Kate. I see what you did there, flirting with BobbyBub. Divide and conquer.
That is kind of you, Carolee. Thanks. C’mon, you gotta admit that the green hat makes BobbyBub pretty irresistible. (Shhh, he’s listening.)
Yeah… It was a good move. You can see how the other dudes have been silenced in some ways, ways you know they will whine about for weeks. Lovely to see you Carolee. Started the Betrayal and it is awesome x
Mike, I heavily endorse your choice of Paris, the most beautiful city on earth.
Great looking books Kate.. elopement.. please no… the scandal. xxxxx
Thanks. Elopement? Scandal? Just think how the other dudes will eat their whiskers!
Please don’t go there.. better I suppose than eating their hats that were specially knitted for them!
Smorgasbord – such tasty hats too!
LOL. Oh I think their whiskers will be in knots for weeks now. xxxxx
I like the idea of the hamsters having eaten the Knight’s Templar helmets. That might have meant that Dan Brown never got to write The Da Vinci Code. No Templar; no book. Would that be a good thing?
Hmm, Zoolon, it’s an interesting thought. But The Origin is OUT THERE now!
I bet The Betrayal is better.
Zoolon – you betcha!
I tweeted this post by the way.
Hmm …. I am going to be polite and not answer that one xxxxxxx And you betcha the Betrayal is better xxxxxxxxxxx Thank you for tweeting Lord Zoo xxxxx
Obvi I need to time travel the dudes and they can eat DB and the helmets.
BobbyBub, that Tom guy mixes a mean cocktail, but he ain’t got no green hats. So he is toast. xx
Kate, yah had me them there worried for a moment when here ah wis about tah leave mah gingerbread house for yah.
Bobby B
Xxxxxxxxx
Lively interview fascinatingly presenting Kate’s books.Her French recipe did get me in the mood especially after adding a bit of Russian Vodka to it …Hope my beloved Dudes drank reasonably.Hope Kate’s books,BETRAYAL& LIBERATION get the success they deserve.
Kate’s recipe had me drooling. I must confess. But either I or any of the dudes got near it after Hamster Dickens guzzled the lot. Bobby Bub, of course, has long been wanting to run off with Kate since she said he was her fav hamster. I’ve read and adored all Kate’s books. She’s an amazing talent and like you, a gracious, supportive lady. So lovely to see you too my darling..darling…Doda xxxxxx (Need to persuade Kate to set a book in Greece. )
Awwww,exciting dudes stories,darling,darling Shey!Glad to read your nice words about Kate and her interesting books.You’re a reliable and kind commentator 🙂 xxx
AW, my darling , darling Doda….you are the one who is kind. I’ve been a huge fan of Kate’s work since her first book came out. I bought it with the shopping that day and sat reading it in the car park! xxxxx
Thanks very much, DG. So kind of you. And that French 75 gets me every time. Santé!!
Great interview Shey. Kate’s precis of Betrayal drew me right in. A fascinating time in a fascinating city with as Kate said, the drums of war sounding in the distance. Nice biog as well. Certainly going to give her work a go.
Thank you. Lovely to hear you also find Paris fascinating at that time when they were on the brink of the disintegration of their world. Enjoy the book.
Paul, I have loved Kate’s books since her very first one came out. I never miss them. xx
That Bobby Bub is an outrageous flirt – and quite demanding too! This was a tour de force, what with that most interesting sounding book, the author and the dudes all holding their own….. Mmmm, mmmm, m! That drink sounds better’n dinner!! 😉 Cheers!
Well, it may have been the last time Kate was here but she said Bobby Bub was her fav hamster. So alas, despite it taking a while, he became a shameless flirt cos obviously he likes the others to know he actually has a fan. Alas too he decided he was doing this interview and the others were not getting a look in. That drink does sound fabulous. Glad you enjoyed the interview. xxxxxxxxx
Cheers to you too! It was great fun. Those dudes sure know how to live on the edge!
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Just saw that Don, thank you so much xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks, Don.
You’re welcome.
A splendid interview by the Dudes. I love those gingerbread buildings – incredible. Both of these historical novels sound really excellent.
That gingerbread Eiffel Tower is knockout, Robbie. I shall take BB there!
Jest make sure that Dickens’ fellah don’t eat it, then we won’t even have Paris, jest crumbs…………………………. Bobby B. xxxx
Robbie, they are indeed excellent. Well ok, still got the Betrayal to finish BUT as my will-not-part-with-EVER-keepers-for life-bending bookshelves testify to I’ve read and loved all Kate’s many books for years. So I know this one will be another keeper and excellent in every way xx
I bet this is the most entertaining interview Miss Kate has done yet! Dudeland is full of surprises 🙂 Great creativity here, Shey, and I’m wishing Kate all the best with her writing xx
Thanks, Christy. It was a hoot with these guys!
These guys will sure be moaning now for weeks!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Christy
This post had me enthralled, from elopement to Paris, my cutie hippie hamstah dude, the French 75 cocktail (must try that) to the books. The Betrayal sounds absolutely fabulous. I look forward to reading it x
Thanks, SD. Paris is very special and it was a treat to do research there. All ready for Bobby Bub to grumble his way through! The French 75s will do the trick.
I visited Paris once for a long weekend, it was Valentine’s Day, my chap forgot to book a restaurant for dinner, we ate two packets of love hearts for dinner instead. Happy memories!
These are the best memories. I was in Paris once too. The Mr still regards the moment where I stood on a balcony with//ahem ..not bunch on and told a bunch of chattering Arabian gents to shut up in French and they did, as worthy of dining out on……..
That’s a fabulous memory of Paris, it really is these little snippets of our adventures that make life so wonderful xx If only there was video footage of you, I bet you were amazing 😉
Hee hee…. I was young then !!! You are so right about these snippets of life, of our adventures do make our lives so wonderful. That is why it is so important to keep having them xxx
My lovely Sparkles, I thoroughly recommend. it’s wonderful. Kate is a huge fav of Bobby Bub and of mine xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Thank you so very much. Coming right over xxxxxxxxx
Fabulous interview, Dudes, Shey, and Kate. I hope BB’s little trip to Paree doesn’t ruffle anyone’s fur. Betrayal sounds so alluring, Kate. Wishing you all the best with it. And BB, I’d think twice before entering Moulin Rouge. You might lose more than your hat 🙂 ♥♥
Thanks, Tina. Haha! Methinks BB will be dancing the can-can before I can say ooh-là-là!
Go for it Kate xxxxxxx
Welcome, Kate, and I second Shey’s reply 🙂
Next to the \tango?? Great dance x
OOOH Tina, you saucy lady xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yep, that’s me … Tina Ragu 🙂 ❤
LOl…. how did the dudes guess xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
There’s always a hilarious romp with those hamsters, Shey, and Kate’s book Betraya looks exciting. 🙂
I have read Kate since her first book, the Russian Concubine. Not only has she never disappointed me she’s been kind and brave enough to subject herself to the pretty murderous hamster dudes. Thank you for saying this. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
You never know where they’ll whisk you to next! Thanks!
Fab interview and Kate’s book looks like an exciting read. I’m bookmarking it! Glad she could get some words in with the over zealous dudes, lol. And yum on the 75! Cheers girls! 🙂 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cheers to you too. At least the dudes didn’t eat me! It was huge fun. xx
Or, your manuscript! LOL 🙂 xx
Lol.. Yes Debby. I am sure Bobby Bub would have gallantly fought them off. xxx
Loving it so far Debby, really rich in the imagery and characterisation…oh and the story just hooks you in. She did indeed do well with the dudes They will fight for weeks now I reckon over NOT being her fav xxxxxxxxxxx
I’ve bookmarked to add to my TBR. And gosh, I hope Kate’s not on the dartboard next week! 🙂
Happy birthday again my lovely #WW (Weapon Woman) xxxxxxxxx ❤
Hugs Debs, I am going to have another party tomorrow. Got the fireworks and all. Thrilled you have bookmarked Kate’s book. I’m certainly loving it xxxxx
Kate, I think the creative spirit of Agatha Christie’s house must have rubbed off on you…that is a huge amount of books to your name and they all look so enticing.😀 The cover of ‘The Betrayal’ is beautiful, so evocative and I love the red coat in the gloomy light as she steps under the arch, looking over her shoulder. At what? Whom? A brilliant premise for a story and the setting is so atmospheric; in the interview you bring Paris alive and I became caught up in my visits to many of the places you mention. Shey, an enthralling post and thank you for introducing Kate to me…I’ll definitely look closer at her books. Wishing you both a lovely weekend! 😀❤️
Thanks, Annika, lovely of you to say so. Paris is sooo special and is a thrilling setting for my book. I hope you enjoy it and the memories it brings back. Those dudes need a bit of cocktail-shaking!
HIC…….
Oh I have adored Kate’s book since her first book. Read them all so needless to say, I am busy reading her and Cat Cavendish’s right now. Loving both for very diff reasons. I would say so far that Romy here is a heroine who does look over her shoulder and The Betrayal is totally evocative of the era it is set in. Lovely to see you Annika and I hope your weekend is great too. xxx
Maam how do you create such plots
Eliza, finding plots is always a mysterious process. I often think the plots find me, rather than the other way round. I read a lot of research books about a place or an era and come across gems of info that can trigger ideas. Then I let my characters take over!
Eliza, lovely to see you. And an excellent question for Kate whose books are set far and wide and always amazing x
❤💙💚💖💖💚💙❤
Wow! This is the first time I saw BB like this – and heard word of his tiny green socks! Kate, the two of you, in that Eiffel Tower gingerbread house! Kate, your novels sound so exciting, as does your travel and research for them! My friends who are twins have always intrigued me. Shey – this interview had me laughing…”hamsters of great dignity and control.” Moaning hamsters for weeks…. Good luck, Shey! Congrats on such an intriguing interview.
Hello Ka Malana, I have to admit that BB knows my weak spot too well – that gingerbread Eiffel Tower had me weak at the knees. All the dudes are fabulous characters but I won’t allow Hamster Dickens anywhere near my manuscripts! Or my new gingerbread house. Shey does a brilliant job of keeping them from world domination, so we’re safe. For now!
I think with Bobby Bub in your corner YOU are defo safe. he’d take on Silv for you x
Ah, these interviews are only ever as good as their subjects, Ka. Kate and Bobby Bub have had quite a thing going you know. And you can see they have new phrases this week. AND they NEVER moan…. Kate’s books are amazing. I can vouch for them. xxxx
Great interview and the books look intriguing. All cred to the dudes for keeping their heads 😀
Thanks. It was an honour!!!
I really enjoyed reading about your books and interaction with the dudes 😀
Kat4e, the honour, as ever, was mine and the dudes xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have lvo0ed Kate’s books since her first and her latest is so wonderfully written. Lovely images and words, characters. Yummy! As you can see Bobby B is well delighted to be her fav dude. lovely to see you Luciana. x
What a fab interview!
Okay, so the cute little rodents were a little panicked, but they always seem a little freaked by something or other.
I like the twins plot a lot. I’m not a twin but my sister was only a year younger. We endured a lot of twin treatment without the actual closeness.
Kate, you are very accomplished, and my hat is off to you!
-signed – writer in a closet
Hey, Resa, come out of the closet and join the party. Writers are very supportive of each other and will always offer a helping hand. The twin plot drew me to it and I loved developing it – especially in Paris. Now I get to go there again with BB!
He has been sending postcards Kate and you will see next post. Resa also makes the most wonderful gowns. She is one talented lady. You are right about how writers are supportive, so yes Resa come on.
Hmmm, postcards indeed? Can’t wait to see this!
Their noses are out of joint Resa, that Kate has a favourite and that favourite is Bobby Bub who she likes for all the reasons they don’t. I am reading Kate’s book and it is awesome. Thank you for coming by xxxx
Jest you be patient now. All will be revealed.
Love
Bobby Bub.
Dudes, my dear hamstahs! xo 💖 This was such a fun, exciting romp!
Shehanne, I am thrilled you are staying on the route to gather books, interview glamorous authors!
So, don’t call anything you can’t already catch. 🎈🎉
Kate, arriving late to the 🍾 bubbling champagne party, sending off your new book to get above and beyond!
Paris, a foggy, misty evening and the woman in red’s furtive glances. . .
The biggest hugs and kisses on both cheeks as I depart from this suspicious and dangerous area she is Not alone in!
Shehanne, you rock my dear friend!
I missed this and your other blog post but I am blessed, as being on time is a little challenging!
Hope you both feel: “Better late, than never!”
May your book reach new heights in sales as well as critical success, Kate! 🎆 🎉
Thanks so much for your good wishes. Lovely to hear from you – I know B.B. will be chuffed as he quaffs his champers. All the best to you.
Robin, lovely to see you anytime you can. I know how busy you are and your words are lovely. They always are. Take care of yourself and your family xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This is such an interesting post, Shey. I loved the gingerbread houses. They are amazing. I loved the dialogue between BB and Kate Furnivall. Charming. I enjoyed all the references to Paris and that your novel, Kate, takes place is Paris and has the intricate relationship between the twin sisters -especially that you yourself are a twin adds authenticity.
I’m with Robin from who says:May your book reach new heights in sales as well as critical success. And thanks for the champagne recipe!
Lovely to say hello to you, Carol. Thank you for your kind wishes for my book. As for BB and me, well, I’ll just say we had a ball in Paris!
Kate..and here wis me giving nothing away
Bobby b. xxxxx
Carol, I am reading Kate’s book and fair loving it. That BB has not been the same since Kate said he was her fav hamster. His wee green hat has been in a fankle. Lovely to see you xx
So, faithless BB, what’s all this about you hoping Debbie was gonna get in on Paris? Huh?? Breaking my heart. Sob.
That wis them there Silv, masqueradin’ as me. As if Ah ivir could be faithless to mah Katy?
Love
Bobby Bub.
♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
You should well know that skanky SIlv and them others is jealous ah me an’ mah success with the ladies… She’d a baked herself a paira them there buns she is always talkin about an’ sewn them on if she’d a thought you woulda chose her.
Love
Bobby B
I just bet your boots they are, Bobbikins. And of your swanky gingerbread houses. I reckon a bottle of French champagne for them will do the trick nicely. xxx
They sure is. See they want mah houses and mah taste an refinement. We will taken em some champagne back and see how that changes the them there story.
Go for it!
Next post sweet Katy, they will be lyin’ in their them there witch’s hats’n al drinkin’ our health xxxxxxxx
Bobby B.
Love the geography 🙂 Definitely my kind of books. Thank you for sharing, Shey! I am in the middle of reading the Lady Splendor’s story right now. Breathtaking 🙂 Loved the mention of a hamster – very thoughtful of you 😉 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Inese xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thank you. Thank you.
THANK YOU.
Alas I can’t help mentioning the dudes, cameo appearance, every book now…just can’t, even though historically speaking it is not that easy to fit them in. Nor are they remotely grateful. Kate’s book is wonderful. I am reading it just now and drinking in her wonderful imagery and prose, characters and story.
I have one more WordPress author’s book on my list and then I will travel with Kate to all these fine places 🙂
Thank you, Inese. Travelling to Paris and Italy and the Bahamas etc for research is such a chore, but someone has to do it!!
Haha, that’s a chore all right 🙂 Wishing you many new trips to amazing destinations!
It is really shocking how Kate suffers for her art Inese, What else can a gal do though? So glad you are going to travel into her books xxxxxxx
Can’t wait to see THAT, BB!!
I have had to tell him NOT to get into a fight with the lovely Inese that HE is the one who travels with you, though mind you she would take the most amazing photographs xxxxxxx
Dear Cat and Shey, I’m sad about my falling asleep and not having pushed “post comment!” Are you sure my rambling comment isn’t stuck in the pending approval? Lol 😀
Anyway, I love romantic settings and Venice with it’s beautiful canals. . . and many little dark spots, alleys, garrets and places underground where Knights Templar may meet. Are there catacombs to add to the dangerous settings?
I will keep this book in mind with my future book reviews in Spring and Summer.
Congratulations for such an intriguing plotline and amazing twists, I’m sure!
The part of time and jazz music world adds an extra fascinating layer, Cat. Thank you for sharing this book, Shehanne.
As far as those hamstahs, they reproduced when they followed you to my cozy home town, they thought it would be their “home away from home.” ❤🏡❤ xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Robin, now we are in even bigger trouble for landing your comment here Robin when it is meant to be on Cat’s. We never did it on purpose honest.
Love
The little dudes.