“So then we all went in to lunch, where the new secretary for Heron was presented, and I found an orchid on my plate!!!! As it is years since anyone gave me an orchid that […]
Happy 120th birthday Georgette Heyer! Read More »
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the publication of my biography of Georgette Heyer. It is still in print and a continuing testimony to the beloved author’s enduring popularity. I loved writing this book,
Georgette Heyer – the Biography, Ten Years On Read More »
Today, 16 August 2020, marks 118 years since Georgette Heyer was born at 103 Woodside, WImbledon. Five years ago, on 5 June 2015, I was privileged to speak at the unveiling of the English Heritage
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I recently received an email from a Georgette Heyer reader. She wrote to tell me that she and her daughter both loved Heyer and that they had a sort of code for when things were tough.
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I first met Georgette Heyer’s nephew, Major-General Jeremy Rougier in 2003. His father, Leslie Rougier, was Ronald’s (Georgette’s husband’s) elder brother and a lieutenant-colonel in the Lancashire Fusiliers. Jeremy was only seven when, in May
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THE ENTERTAINER A few years ago I heard Stephen Fry speak on stage in Melbourne. It was a one-man show and he just stood on stage and talked. Sound boring? It was anything but. It
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