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A Weekend in Marrakech in 2011 – part 3
When I close my eyes and try to remember, all I can see is pink, gold and amber. Deep red rose petals. Cool marble tiles. Hidden spiral staircases. Secret alcoves strewn with luscious bright cushions. Palm trees in the courtyards. Cool blue pools. Tranquilty. ...
read moreA Weekend in Marrakech in 2011 part 2
So, Marrakech… So, I’m on the back of this motorbike, enjoying my Audrey Hepburn/Gregory Peck experience but in entirely the wrong city. But it couldn’t have happened anywhere other than Marrakech, when you think about it. Because there’s something about it..something...
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What Christine Did Next…In Marrakech… Posted on January 15, 2012 by chrispenhall I suppose in retrospect I could have got arrested. But actually, all I could think about as I sped through the medina in Marrakech on the back of that motorbike was that I had finally...
read moreKojo Boutique – A Portuguese Adventure
In The House That Alice Built, Alice visits Portugal and falls in love with it. She meets many people who have made their lives there and it changes the way she thinks about everything. Rosemund and Patrick Bennett took a leap of faith and decided to move to the...
read moreAuthor Snapchat – Morton Gray
I am inspired by places that I’ve been to and memories I bring back with me when I write, so I’ve asked some of my fellow Choc-Lit and Ruby Fiction Authors to tell us about their memorable places. This time it’s Morton Gray, author of The Girl on the Beach, The Truth...
read moreRay Clark – The True Story of the Boat That Rocked
The House That Alice Built is fiction, but some authors are talented at writing about their own experiences and what they are passionate about. Ray Clark is a Sony Award-winning broadcaster who started his radio career as a pirate... I’ve been lucky enough to...
read moreRos Green – The Essex Book Festival – Standing Out From the Crowd
Book Festivals are a fantastic way to celebrate books and all they bring with them, and I'm lucky to have one right on my doorstep. The Essex Book Festival returns for its 21st year in March 2020 and I asked Festival Director, Ros Green what makes it special. Standing...
read moreCarol Thomas – Author Snapchat
I am inspired by places that I've been to and memories I bring back with me when I write, so I've asked some of my fellow Choc-Lit and Ruby Fiction Authors to tell us about their memorable places. This time it is Carol Thomas, author of Maybe Baby and The...
read moreVicky Carter and her travels
My novel, The House That Alice Built is set in Cascais in Portugal. Just being there set's Alice's mind free, allowing her to experience another way of life and see thing from a different perspective. Some of us have travel in our blood and my friend and BBC Essex...
read moreAuthor Snapchat – Jackie Ladbury
My novel, The House That Alice Built is set in Cascais in Portugal, and it is one of the stars of the book. Images of it and other places I visit pop into my head and I often use them in my writing - it's like I've filed them away for future use and they reappear when...
read moreTony Fisher – Broadcaster and Writer
It took me 8 years from starting to write The House That Alice Built to getting it published. The support of people who encouraged me to carry on was very important, and my friend and colleague, BBC Essex presenter, Tony Fisher was one of those . He read my first...
read moreAuthor Snapchat – Jo Lambert
Where are the places that inspire you? My novel, The House That Alice Built is set in Cascais in Portugal, and thee sights and sounds of the place have imprinted themselves on my mind ever since I lived there and are a big part of the book. And as I’ve begun to write...
read moreThe Left Handed Art Exhibition – Bridget Metcalfe
In my novel, The House That Alice Built, Alice has had to put her creative talents to one side in order to earn money to pay for the renovations and mortgage on her beloved house. When she goes to Portugal, she gradually begins to find that part of her that's...
read morePodcasting from around the world
My novel, The House That Alice Built, is set in Portugal. Alice evolves and changes partly by being somewhere else and experiencing the world from a different perspective. My intrepid friends Amy Rose Thompson and Nick Thompson are adventurous travellers and have...
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Do you switch on the pictures in your mind? My novel, The House That Alice Built is set in Cascais in Portugal, where I lived many years ago. The sights and sounds of the place have imprinted themselves on my mind ever since then and are a big part of the book. And as...
read moreMy debut novel, The House That Alice Built, is set in Portugal - a place that has enchanted, captivated and enriched my life for many years. I have friends who feel the same, so I decided to ask them how they feel about the place. Over to you, Alex.. Alex Grundon is...
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