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Desert Island Books: Victoria Blake

24 July 2017 By Victoria Blake

I have absolutely no illusions that I’d last very long. The crabs would be nibbling on my toes in about a month I reckon, so I don’t think the length of the books matters much because I won’t have much time to read them. And I’m not going to waste any time with worthy books I […]

The Man with the Blue Sleeve

13 April 2017 By Victoria Blake

Victoria Blake on how her fascination with a painting inspired her new novel, Titian’s Boatman. It all began when I fell in love with a man. Rather an unusual event for me because I’ve been with my partner Maureen for eighteen years now. The man in question hangs on the wall of Room 2 in the […]

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