I had the smashing idea of writing a spy caper set in Victorian era London, with the owner of a brothel as my heroine. India Black, my protagonist, is cynical, sharp and witty. Her brothel caters to military officers, mid-level civil servants and minor aristocracy. She’s a madam on the way up, but is she…
Month: July 2014
Glorious Georgian Bathing
Hot water, soap and shampoo; for most of us this is the start of our day. A shower or bath each morning is a habitual part of modern life that the majority of us couldn’t go without. Since the Victorian era, the British have been obsessed with being clean and the array of products with…