The English Monster

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Guest Author – Lloyd Shepherd on The Difference between Writing a First and Second Novel

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ September 25, 2012 ⋅ 12 Comments

It’s always fun when writers I know in the real world join me on the Literary Sofa. Enter today’s guest Lloyd Shepherd, author of The English Monster, the novel that made me rethink my attitude to historical fiction when I reviewed it on publication. UPDATE: Lloyd’s second novel The Poisoned Island is now out (February 2013) … Continue reading →

Book Review – The English Monster by Lloyd Shepherd

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ March 7, 2012 ⋅ 9 Comments

I’ve never been drawn to historical fiction, probably because I hated history at school and gave it up at the earliest opportunity. But in fact, some of the novels I love definitely fall into this category: anything by Sarah Waters; John Harding’s Florence & Giles set in Victorian era New England which was one of … Continue reading →