Hello! Today we’re traveling to ancient Ireland. Step back in history with me to a time before Ireland was part of the European Union, before the famines, before the British ever set foot in Ulster, before the Vikings landed, before St. Patrick helped spread Christianity to its shores and before the Celts. Welcome to 3000…
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy Few couples in literature are as well known- Romeo and Juliet, Tristan and Isolde, Anthony and Cleopatra- but their stories are tragedies. Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy get their happy ending and in giving it to them, Jane Austen took a bold step. 2005 Cinema Adaptation Now, marrying for love,…
Ah, the Mona Lisa. I have a funny story. When I saw the most famous painting in the world, I thought it was big. Why is this funny? Because everyone had told me how tiny it is, before I saw it. It is true that compared to Boticellli’s Birth of Venus or The Nightwatch by Rembrandt,…
Welcome! Here begins “Past is Prologue”. When deciding on a name for my blog, I was given pause. I think that titles for books are at times easier. Then, it hit me. I write (prologue) historical fiction (past). Also, “What’s past is prologue” happens to be from The Tempest by William Shakespeare- one of my…