Deborah Lawrenson

Provence, the Luberon and an old house on a hill...

Monday, 18 July 2016

A sense of place

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 I never set out to write novels that were particularly known for their sense of place. I set out to write stories that rang true and ...
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Sunday, 10 July 2016

A tough ask

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   It's always tricky when you put your book in front of reviewers who know far more than you do about a key component of your w...
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Wednesday, 8 June 2016

300 Days of Sun: Behind the book

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I am always inspired to write by the places I visit and Faro, on the southern coast of Portugal, was no exception. I had never be...
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Thursday, 19 May 2016

300 Days of Sun: UK ebook news

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  Good news for UK readers: you can now download the ebook of 300 Days of Sun for only £2.99 from Amazon's Kindle store . If you d...
Friday, 15 April 2016

Lisbon in wartime

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   During the Second World War, Lisbon must have been a fascinating yet frightening and desperate place. As Hitler’s occupation sw...
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Tuesday, 12 April 2016

A book by its cover

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Cover art for books is a subject that fascinates readers, reviewers and authors alike. Getting the cover right is crucial to a book...
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Thursday, 7 April 2016

The seeds of a novel

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                           A question I'm asked surprisingly often is, "Where do you get the ideas for your novels?" As ...
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Deborah Lawrenson
I am a British novelist and sometime journalist. I've loved Provence ever since I first visited more years ago than I care to remember. My husband and I have a crumbling house in the Luberon, and it is the setting and inspiration for my novel The Lantern, published by Orion in the UK and HarperCollins in the US. Apart from books, this blog is for all things inspired by the South of France. The original idea was that by the time The Lantern was published, it would contain an archive of relevant background material and photographs to illustrate the story. The Sea Garden was published in summer 2014, and my new novel 300 Days of Sun is out now.
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