The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
A review of Alexandre Dumas' masterpiece, The Count of Monte Cristo
Autumn with Anne of Green Gables
Lessons on wonder from my favorite October-loving book character.
First steps as a mother
The first months of caring for my newborn daughter opened an unknown path ahead of me…
In Death Beloved - book release on the 80th anniversary of Warsaw Uprising
On the second book of my trilogy, "In Death Beloved", releasing on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. It is an honor to pay tribute to the heroes of the summer of 1944.
The Warsaw Uprising – a just war?
For this more philosophical guest post I invited my husband, Simon Hanzal, to reflect on the Warsaw Uprising in the context of just war theory. In August 1944, was the unequal fight of the Polish Home Army against the German occupier a warranted decision?
Bringing historical figures into fiction
A reflection on the limits to creativity faced by a historical fiction writer. How much liberty do we actually have when we claim to be inspired by true events and people?
Historical fiction favorites
A journey across time and space with a few of my all-time favorite novels. How were these an inspiration to my own work?