Tag Archives: France

‘A Knight’s Tale: Montargis’ on Preorder Now (with Excerpt)!

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Gabriella West

My new book, the follow-up to A Knight’s Tale: Kenilworth, is now on preorder on Amazon.com for $2.99. As it’s set in medieval France in the late thirteenth century, I have been enjoying the research… particularly into foods of the … Continue reading →

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The Downhill Slide: Two Literary Biographies

Posted on December 18, 2016 by Gabriella West

Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin Manderley Forever: A Biography of Daphne du Maurier by Tatiana de Rosnay Literary biography can be such a depressing genre, although I read it, I realize, to feel vicariously alive, to really … Continue reading →

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Review: A Long Way from Paris

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Gabriella West

With the arrival of spring comes thoughts of greenery, young animals, travel, and so on. Not long ago, I happened to stumble on a memoir by an unfamiliar writer, E.C. Murray, called A Long Way from Paris and loaded it on my Kindle. … Continue reading →