dual timeline

The Queen’s Tears – a story straddling four centuries

The moment I heard Elizabeth St John was writing a dual timeline story I went OOOOOO. Not because I haven’t enjoyed her pure historicals -I have, even if they have often made me cry – but because Ms St.John is a very skilled author, and I am a big fan of sual timelines. A win-win,

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The Dutch Muse – a new release from Heidi Eljarbo

I have a special fondness for the Netherlands – I mean, what can one possibly dislike about a country that has given us Vermeer, Rembrandt and chocolate sprinkles on your bread and butter? I am also very, very fond of my Norwegian neighbours (except when they totally crush us in the cross-country skiing events) so

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The Paris Portrait – a dual timeline mystery

  Today, I am shining the light on Heidi Eljarbo and her dual timeline novel, The Paris Portrait. I’m a big fan of dual timeline stories, even more so when the historic timeline centres around a formidable woman–in this case the incredibly productive and talented painter,  Madame Le Brun. I am thinking MS Eljarbo’s protagonist,

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