My new novel, The Witches of Vardø is inspired by the true events of a series of witch trials on the arctic island of Vardø in Northern Norway in 1662, and tells the story of three women – Anna, Ingeborg and Maren caught up in the witch panic. The idea for this book came when I lived in Norway and discovered the original witch trial records, painstakingly interpreted by Professor Liv Helene Willumsen, and translated into English by Katjana Edwardsen. …
Category: Magical
What is more delightful than sitting inside on a cold, bleak winter’s day and reading a good, cosy book? How about one that embraces the magic of the season as …
That’s just what translation is, I think. That’s all speaking is. Listening to the other and trying to see past your own biases to glimpse what they’re trying to say. …
It’s quite difficult to believe a quarter of a century has passed since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (published in the U.S. as The Sorcerer’s Stone). …
For over 100 years, International Women’s Day (IWD) has been a global celebration of women’s achievements held annually on March 8th. To mark the occasion this year, the Dubray Liffey …
There’s something powerful, almost magical about rivers, the fast flow of water, the stories they contain within. I always think there’s something particularly special about places that have a river …
Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World was the most fun I’ve ever had writing a book. I’m not one to plot a story in advance, but I’d usually …
Nothing sets high expectations quite like one of your favourite authors saying they’ll release the book that’s haunted them for the past decade, waiting for the right time to be …
Nobody tells stories quite like the Irish. From anecdotes to allegories, folktales to epic poems, the Irish have an innate talent for spinning words. So, it’s no surprise that Irish …
Harp Maiden had a somewhat unexpected element to its creation. My initial plan was to write a tale about magical music, and I chose the flute. But after speaking in …
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