A writer of historical fiction dwells in the kitchens, barns, boats, farms, stables and workshops of many eras
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Author of The Concubine's Child
A writer of historical fiction dwells in the kitchens, barns, boats, farms, stables and workshops of many eras
Read MoreFuqing was the birthplace of my partner’s paternal grandfather, who was born into a family of chopstick makers.
Read MoreAs I write scenes for my next novel set in a wealthy landowner’s house, I look back on these photographs of a Scholar’s House in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province.
Read MoreYou know the old saying, ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’.
Read MoreI am definitely not the kind of hardworking writer who gets in three hours of writing before breakfast.
Read MoreIt’s quite ironic that a tool of war evolved into a piece of statement jewellery.
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