Loki, shown here in Kelly’s photo, is now 18 in human years. She is thus very much my senior in cat years, and in this post she represents the animal kingdom going back to one of the earliest comments on my book when my friend Richard said: ‘I read the first few chapters of your […]
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Marketing one’s own book can be quite daunting! Today is actually the formal publication date, but I’ve had my advance copies. Here is one group book-signing at The Six Bells in Thame on Tuesday and there was another small group at The Thatch the following evening, with nearly 20 copies sold between the two. One
The book is now out – and five of these six sold yesterday! Some events coming up in Thame and surrounds with details to follow.
A couple of days after our Dover Castle visit, we drove east along the north Kent coast, beyond Herne Bay, to Reculver Towers. Quite apart from the stunning remains, the site itself has a rich history. Just as the Pharos lighthouse at Dover (see previous post) highlights the Romans’ wish to keep a watch over
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One thing that fascinates me about our history is how it ‘fits together’ and underlies our present. That’s why Ice to Athelstan – The Emergence of England, and hopefully its sequels, seeks to follow the landscape and the visible signs of history that remain accessible today. One such area is Dover at the far south-east
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