Amanda Roberts News
The Woman in the Painting – Another Great Review by The HNS
The Historical Novel Society (HNS) has published a new review of The Woman in the Painting. It’s live on the website now and in the November 2024 edition 110 of the Historical Novels Review. Reviewer, Bonnie DeMoss calls it: “An intriguing dual-timeline...
Historical fiction lovers gathering in Devon
Reflections At the beginning of September, I had the privilege of attending the Historical Novel Society’s 2024 conference at the very historic and beautiful setting of Dartington Hall in Devon. I’ve attended many conferences during my career in magazines, but it was...
Learning from your favourite authors
It’s now just over a month before I’ll be attending my first ever Historical Novel Society UK Conference, at Dartington Hall in Devon. Going as a delegate, it is so exciting to think I will be at an event where I will be ‘rubbing shoulders’ with some of the authors...
When everything happens at once
It had been a really quiet start to 2024, 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...
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.