Probably the only time Morgana was truly happy was when she spent time with Launcelot at Joyous Garde. He commissioned a set of tapestries for the hall, and charged Morgana with their design – and for this I’ve borrowed ideas from the exquisite Lady and the Unicorn tapestries seen some years ago at the Musee National du…
One of the fun things I had to do while writing I, Morgana was to make a plan of a medieval garden for Glastonbury Priory. I envisioned a giant wheel with ‘spokes’ separating each different segment – for medicinal herbs, household plants, food, kitchen cookery, etc with herbers in the corner for the nuns’ contemplation and…
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One of the enduring themes in Arthurian literature, and a strong thread in my new novel I, Morgana, is the notion that one day King Arthur will return again to save Britain in her hour of need. The belief that Arthur is a real historic figure is still very strong, as is the notion that…
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Left: painting of the bewitching of Merlin, one of the themes in my novel as Morgana has her revenge on her one-time mentor. I’ve so enjoyed writing I, Morgana and will talk about some other themes I’ve explored in my novel in future blogs. Now, I just want to thank the beautiful Serene Conneeley for…
Following the release of I, Morgana yesterday, Serene Conneeley and I are celebrating the launch of our two new books on fb on line tonight and we’re hoping you’ll join us for a night of fun, with chat, quizzes and prizes. Serene is launching Into the Dark, sequel to her wonderful novel for YA…
The Lady of Shalott, the mysterious and haunting poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, as sung by Loreena McKennitt, is one of my favourite poems / songs. It raises so many questions of why, and what if ..? Why was the lady trapped in the tower; why did she have to die when she looked out of…
Left: These are the rusty red circles of the Vesica Pool at Chalice Well in Glastonbury – the inspiration behind my imagined scrying pool in Morgana’s secret garden, in which she sees terrifying visions of the future – our future. Left: ‘South Cadbury Castle’, one of the favoured sites for Camelot, is in fact the site of an…
Hint: To win copies of I, Morgana at our launch on face book on Friday night, read my blogs to help you answer the questions I’ll be asking! Having posed the question in my last blog as to the ‘real’ nature of King Arthur, today I want to share with you some of the Arthurian…