Blog - Cynthia Sally Haggard

I was warned that places would be swarming with people this Easter Weekend, and so I decided to scrap my plans to visit Southport or

I’ve enjoyed getting to know Maisie Dobbs over the past eleven books. I still remember how blown away I was by the first book in

On my last day in Luxembourg, I decided to visit the Villa Vauban, located in the charming Haute Ville. The 1873 villa owes its name

I read THE SWIFT AND THE HARRIER second, so am reviewing it after reading THE PLAYERS, the second novel set in Dorset in the 1600s

In 400 CE, the Roman Empire was coming to an end in Britain. It was pulling back its military. Coins were not being minted. And

Today, I decided to go to a really great bakery that was mentioned online. The one I chose is called MAMA according to those reviews,

THE PLAYERS by Minette Walters is so cleverly told. The first chapter,opening in April 1685, is told by a narrator, referred to as The Watcher.

On arrival at the Hotel Perrin in Luxembourg, I discovered my large suitcase had a hole in it. True, it was not an enormous hole,

Set in 1819, just after Jane Austen’s death, THE SISTERS OF SEA VIEW takes up where SANDITON left off, with the issue of those increasingly

Because today was Monday (meaning that all the museums were closed) I decided to use this day to do some errands. By now I’d been

I really love it when authors use punning titles to introduce their works. A LETTER OF MARY is so aptly named, for this novel ~

Today was a grey day with gentle rain falling at times. After yesterday’s all-day tour, I took the opportunity to spend the morning catching up