The Secrets of Dragonfly Lodge

  Rachel’s next novel is set in the wilds of Norfolk and in London of the 1940s and 50s. Retired scientist Nancy Foster harbours a devastating secret that shattered her professional and personal life.  Now, journalist Stef Lansdown realises that she has the power to restore Nancy’s reputation and to heal the wounds, if only … Read more

How I came to write The Glass Painter’s Daughter

This September The Glass Painter’s Daughter has been reprinted with a lovely new cover.  It has also been chosen by the Curtis Brown Book Group as its book of the month.  Here you can find my guest blog about how I came to write the book.  It all started one rainy night when I was walking through the wet backstreets of Westminster … Read more

Favourite books about Paris

This is the last of seven daily blogs in which I have tried to give you A Week in Paris, to celebrate the publication of my novel.  Some of you might feel inspired to continue the experience, so I thought that I should use it to share with you some of my favourite books about … Read more