tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.comments2024-03-27T15:04:57.179+01:00The Coffee Pot Book ClubCathie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08537946350336674340noreply@blogger.comBlogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-35198516279279170882024-03-27T15:04:57.179+01:002024-03-27T15:04:57.179+01:00You're most welcome, Anna. :-)You're most welcome, Anna. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-27089493420303904552024-03-27T14:47:49.176+01:002024-03-27T14:47:49.176+01:00I am struck speechless. Thank you for this lovely ...I am struck speechless. Thank you for this lovely review! Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-20749661464194692842024-03-26T17:14:59.936+01:002024-03-26T17:14:59.936+01:00Thank you. I'm very much looking forward to re...Thank you. I'm very much looking forward to reading it. Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-5130340717472625452024-03-26T17:14:28.325+01:002024-03-26T17:14:28.325+01:00We really enjoyed your virtual visit here, Alison....We really enjoyed your virtual visit here, Alison. Thank you for popping over. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-83211759654412905972024-03-25T18:11:19.933+01:002024-03-25T18:11:19.933+01:00I loved doing this interview about EXSILIUM! Thank...I loved doing this interview about EXSILIUM! Thank you so much for inviting me.Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-67682822357878542822024-03-25T18:08:47.544+01:002024-03-25T18:08:47.544+01:00A very enjoyable read – quite tense in places!A very enjoyable read – quite tense in places!Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-16755894637553078642024-03-18T10:52:55.476+01:002024-03-18T10:52:55.476+01:00A big Thank You to all those who've taken part...A big Thank You to all those who've taken part in our competition, both here, and on FB. <br /><br />We'll announce the winners later today, right here at The Coffee Pot Book Club! :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-52292744554244202312024-03-16T17:41:38.260+01:002024-03-16T17:41:38.260+01:00Wow, I did not know. Poor guy on the stairs.
Tha...Wow, I did not know. Poor guy on the stairs. <br /><br />Thank you for taking part. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-16010337911068127152024-03-16T17:40:41.781+01:002024-03-16T17:40:41.781+01:00How delightful! Thank you for taking part. :-) How delightful! Thank you for taking part. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-67095734036851091602024-03-16T17:40:12.552+01:002024-03-16T17:40:12.552+01:00That sounds brilliant. Thank you for taking part. ...That sounds brilliant. Thank you for taking part. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-88662407684121487622024-03-16T16:14:51.280+01:002024-03-16T16:14:51.280+01:00How about Unusual for the time? Henry IV was the ...How about Unusual for the time? Henry IV was the first King of England to use cannons in siege warfare. He gave especial attention to the new art of artillery and was even said to have contributed personally to their construction. In my novel THE ACCURSED KING, Henry brought his cannons to the north. At the siege of Berwick (when he was chasing Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland): <br />"The bombard was brought up and carefully prepared as the defenders watched apprehensively from the battlements. They had never seen a cannon this size before and didn’t know what to expect. Too soon, they found out. With a gigantic blast, a huge stone ball crashed against Percy tower, shaking it to its foundation. As the men watched in horror, the stones shook and slowly crumbled, then the whole side collapsed into itself. Henry later learned that a man climbing the stairs was crushed to death."<br />Thanks for the Giveaway! CongratulationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-20592049188637834832024-03-16T00:58:57.356+01:002024-03-16T00:58:57.356+01:00In my historical fiction book "The Light of I...In my historical fiction book "The Light of India" Nur Jahan receives two rocks. One is orange with black stripes and the other is brown. She received them from her time at the Karni Mata Temple, AKA Rat Temple. They are touched by the spirits as well as the lessons of Tiger and Rat.Autumn https://www.blogger.com/profile/15691908465400580151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-91480393247610788542024-03-15T20:10:13.133+01:002024-03-15T20:10:13.133+01:00The most unusual object in my 1920 historical myst...The most unusual object in my 1920 historical mystery, SLAIN OVER SPUMONI, is a toothpick box that a character uses to hold cinnamon-flavored toothpicks, his favorite.Tessa Floreanohttps://www.tessafloreano.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-3617611135369978952024-03-15T14:13:21.790+01:002024-03-15T14:13:21.790+01:00What a fascinating (if somewhat revolting) glimpse...What a fascinating (if somewhat revolting) glimpse into Tudor life, Wendy. I'm as disgusted as the ladies. :-) <br /><br />Thank you for taking part. Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-53841034857123014022024-03-15T01:26:16.097+01:002024-03-15T01:26:16.097+01:00Congrats! Such a wonderful achievement! And this q...Congrats! Such a wonderful achievement! And this question really made me think - not only of the sameness and difference in a work of historical fiction, but how true it is that ''The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.' So my unusual object is related to that, and what I used in a scene in All Manner of Things, where I imagine the life of Katherine of Aragon through the eyes of her dear friend Maria de Salinas. It was inspired by true history - and the sixteen-year-old Katherine was indeed rather shocked to find England such a foreign country: <br /><br />María stumbled on the final, uneven step, almost falling into a dark hallway. An awful smell hit her like a solid wall. She gagged, edged closer to her friend.<br />“Saint Michael’s sword.” Catalina held a pomander to her nose. “Have we walked into a privy?”<br />Wishing she had remembered to bring her own pomander, María raked her eyes over every bit of floor near them. The light was too dim to see properly. “Perchance there is one near here.<br />What else explains it?”<br />The vile stench wafted over from the side of the stairwell. María paced a few cautious steps forward, thinking she might see a privy door, and stepped into a puddle. The stench hitting her like never before, she jumped back in disgust. “By all the Saints in good Heaven!” The privy nearby? Jesu’, I but stand in it.<br />María lifted her skirts higher from the ground, treading more warily, and moved to stand by Catalina. Hurrying with her down the hallway, she asked Catalina, “Can you imagine what<br />the queen, your mother, would say?”<br />Catalina screwed up her face in unmistakable abhorrence.<br />“My mother does not expect her subjects to act worse than animals, fouling where they live. When I am queen, this will not happen. I cannot believe Queen Elizabeth brooks such<br />behaviour.”Wendy J. Dunnhttp://wendyjdunn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-57110590921867517242024-03-14T15:24:35.204+01:002024-03-14T15:24:35.204+01:00How fascinating – and scary! Thank you for taking ...How fascinating – and scary! Thank you for taking part, Kate. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-87876943498984897302024-03-14T15:23:58.449+01:002024-03-14T15:23:58.449+01:00Thanks so much for your kind words, Judith. We'...Thanks so much for your kind words, Judith. We're delighted His Majesty approves too. x Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-11465838186860821922024-03-14T14:29:11.603+01:002024-03-14T14:29:11.603+01:00Congratulations Coffee Pot Blog! In The Scandalous...Congratulations Coffee Pot Blog! In The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph (May 2024 release) there's a trial where the use of gum gaiacum - a plant-based medicine used today as a food additive and expectorant, but historically was used as a treatment for syphilis, or to produce an abortion - causes a great deal of drama.Kate Braithwaitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-43487154842267303132024-03-14T12:15:05.301+01:002024-03-14T12:15:05.301+01:00Thank you so much! I love the Coffee Pot Book Club...Thank you so much! I love the Coffee Pot Book Club and so does H!Judith Arnopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734149908148034800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-21632773896637331162024-03-14T11:34:45.758+01:002024-03-14T11:34:45.758+01:00Oh, how clever! Thank you for taking part, Anna. :...Oh, how clever! Thank you for taking part, Anna. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-22029729756548112832024-03-14T00:14:55.289+01:002024-03-14T00:14:55.289+01:00The most unusual object in my 11th century histori...The most unusual object in my 11th century historical fiction 'Courage of the Conquered' is a golden throne powered by hydraulics that lifted the Emperor into the air. It was flanked with automata lions and griffins that roared and lashed their tails while metallic auomata birds sang.Anna Chanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12321321131370386845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-63332619944076112342024-03-12T21:19:28.438+01:002024-03-12T21:19:28.438+01:00Oh wow. How unusual! Thanks for taking part. :-) Oh wow. How unusual! Thanks for taking part. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-24006280171026781672024-03-12T20:55:07.489+01:002024-03-12T20:55:07.489+01:00That sounds fascinating. Thank you for taking part...That sounds fascinating. Thank you for taking part. :-) Cathie Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626973551421394486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-5185478714976875642024-03-12T20:36:01.161+01:002024-03-12T20:36:01.161+01:00The most unusual object in my book (The Ghostly Fa...The most unusual object in my book (The Ghostly Father) is a potion that brings about the likeness of death.Sue Barnardhttps://broad-thoughts-from-a-home.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5528979619630955314.post-55762835688031422322024-03-12T20:22:27.857+01:002024-03-12T20:22:27.857+01:00A toad stone. During the Renaissance, it was belie...A toad stone. During the Renaissance, it was believed that toads had stones in their heads that could protect against poison. The reality is the people were finding tiny prehistoric fossils! 😛Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com