Archive for April, 2010
when women couldn’t sing
In: Art History| Catholocism| Cultural History| Ferrara| Historical Fiction| Italy
21 Apr 2010Having been having the time of my life on this book tour. I wish I could say it has come from selling books (I fear the days of book shops gigs are numbered) but also because the time you actually get to do that – to really talk to people and start a conversation about [...]
Half way across America
In: Academia| Catholocism| Cultural History| Renaissance| Sacred Hearts| Sarah Dunant| Uncategorized
15 Apr 2010Well, just when I thought I couldn’t stand another plane ride (why is it that every plane I take gets delayed) I hit Dallas and the Dallas Art Museum for the greatest gig in ages. Fabulous hall, big and intimate at the same time, an audience who were so up for talking history ( because [...]
The last Waltz ( apologies to the Band)
In: Uncategorized
10 Apr 2010Maybe this is the hardest of all. It is spring here in England after an especially gruelling winter: the first blossoms and blue blue skies. Very tender and special, as only English springs can be. But I have to get on another plane tomorrow, this time heading West to New York and then……
Dallas, Boulder, Portland, [...]
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- Melanie Robertson: Above comment about Sacred Hearts. [...]
- Melanie Robertson: Thoroughly enjoyed it right to the end; then really disappointed. I wanted to know what happened in [...]
- frank o'shea: Sacred Hearts is a terrific read. Well done. [...]
- Sarah Dunant: Parking tickets drive most of the people I know to near distraction, altered states are what parents [...]
- Sarah Dunant: Thank you Frans I would love to be able to read them both in Swedish!!!! [...]
- Back to the convent where it all started
- Nuns with nail varnish
- when women couldn’t sing
- Half way across America
- The last Waltz ( apologies to the Band)
- Another year another journey
- heading out for the west coast ( with apologies to Dylan)
- interesting review blog on New Yorker site
- the italian version
- west and now east