Amanda Roberts News
When everything happens at once
It had been a really quiet start to 2023, and then, with the impending arrival of Spring (apparently), that all changed. It was like the old London bus scenario that I remember well from my student days – waiting at the bus stop for what feels like hours and could...
2024 Writing Goals
I’m not normally one for New Year resolutions and the like. Maybe I know myself too well and understand that I won’t keep to them so it all just feels like a waste of time. When it comes to writing goals though, well, that’s something else entirely. Early in January I...
Silver Medal winner
The Woman in the Painting has won a Silver Medal in The Coffee Pot Book Club Historical Fiction Book of the Year 2023 Awards in the Time Travel/Time Slip/Dual Timeline category. The Coffee Pot Book Club promotes historical fiction. Its Book of the Year Awards is an...
A bridge, a battle and a rebus
The inspiration for a new novel can come in many different ways. At events I’ve attended recently I’ve listened to authors Celia Rees and Erin Green talk about the inspiration behind some of their novels, and at the recent BPA Away Day with Emma Darwin we practiced...
Enjoyable Away Day
Being a writer of any kind can be a lonely occupation, with hours spent every day concentrating on nothing other than the words you are committing to screen or paper. That’s partly why it was so good to step away from the computer and return to a BPA (Blue Pencil...
South Warwickshire Literary Festival
Thanks to everyone at the South Warwickshire Literary Festival for a fabulous event on Saturday (September 23). It was my first time at this festival and it was very worthwhile. It’s a small event, friendly and with a delicious choice of home-made quiches, soup and...
The Woman in the Painting – 5 Star Review
“I Highly Recommend” The Coffee Pot Book Club has reviewed The Woman in the Painting and awarded it five stars. Reviewer, Mary Anne Yarde, also says: “The Woman in the Painting by Amanda Roberts is a book I thoroughly enjoyed from beginning to end. This is one...
Book Launch – The Woman in the Painting
It was one of the hottest evenings of the year – even though it was September. The smoked salmon and cream cheese canapés were melting on the plate and even with all the windows and doors open, the Terrace Room at Islip Village Hall resembled a furnace. Guests spilled...
I really loved this book. It’s a great story and a real page turner. It’s the story of one family’s response when a devastating secret comes to light.