Tag: France

• The Secrets Between Us: Bibliography

  Author’s Note & Bibliography (This author’s note can also be found at the back of The Secrets Between Us, but I’m posting it here too for ease of sharing links). The Secrets Between Us is a fictional work inspired by true events that took place in the Alpes-Maritimes during the summer of 1943. From February […]

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  April 19, 2018

  Writing

  bibliography, France, history, Italian occupied France, jewish refugees, Research, saint-martin-vesubie, the secrets between us, world war two

• The Inspiration Behind The Secrets Between Us

  I remember the precise moment when the idea that was to become The Secrets Between Us sprang into being. I had been poring over a map, searching the border region of France and Italy (I’m fascinated by borders), when I saw a small town, high in the Alpes-Maritimes, by the name of Saint-Martin-Vésubie. The Wikipedia page […]

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  January 15, 2018

  Writing

  alpes-maritimes, France, historical fiction, inspiration, italy, refugees, saint-martin-vesubie, secrets between us, ww2

• Les transbordeuses: the forgotten female activists of Cerbère

  He had brought a large basket with him. From it came tumbling oranges, impossibly bright against the old, scrubbed wood. ‘Where did these come from?’ I asked Clémence, fetching a clean knife to copy Aaró’s peeling and slicing. ‘I haven’t seen any groves.’ ‘Spain. They’re why this town exists. Buy an orange or a lemon […]

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  September 4, 2017

  Travel, Writing

  books, Catalan, Cerbere, female, France, history, labour, Roussillon, strike, Travel, women