The Summer Will Come Book Excerpt
182 by Soulla Christodoulou This is a particularly emotional and heart-wrenching scene in The Summer Will Come. It comes at a point in the book where tensions are magnified as civilians are helplessly entangled and embroiled in the increasing animosity between the British Troops occupying the island and the EOKA freedom fighters. “As she neared […]
My Book Love for Jackie Baldwin’s Crime Fiction Novels
100 Book Review by Soulla Christodoulou I have read two of Jackie Baldwin’s Crime thriller novels and both were absolute page-turners. Absolutely loved Dead Man’s Prayer. It is written with incredible insight and empathy. I loved the characters and their relationships with each other and felt a little lost when I reached the last page. […]
My Book Love for Amy Markstahler’s Life Happens on the Stairs
116 Book Review by Soulla Christodoulou Life Happens on the Stairs, by Amy Markstahler, is written with the word love and raw authenticity etched loudly on every page. A story of conflict…emotions, lifestyles, expectations, demands, death, grief, pain, love and trust. Throughout the story all these are touched upon, some in greater depth than others, through […]
A Cup of Conversation with author Ilana Estelle
188 Hello and welcome to A Cup of Conversation where I am joined by author Ilana Estelle who talks about how her blog about living with Cerebral palsy translated into a fabulous book published by Red Door Books; Cerebral Palsy A Story, Finding the Calm After the Storm. Congratulations Ilana. I’m grateful to have received […]
A Cup of Conversation with author Stephen Ainley
117 Welcome to this week’s and the first of 2020 A Cup of Conversation with author Stephen Ainley. Stephen and I have become firm friends on Twitter and his sense of humour makes me laugh out loud. Only last week he posted this: “Started a pretty strict health plan. Proud of myself, I’m sticking to […]
India – a poem by Soulla Christodoulou
213 Welcome back and this week m sharing another poem wrote while in Mumbai on Sunday 25th February 2018. I guess with the release of Unlocked and the success it is already having I have been reminiscing and so browsing through my notebooks filled with all sorts of scribbles from my epic Indian adventure. INDIA […]
A Poem inspired by the Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens (Malabar Hills)
184 Welcome to this week’s post and Happy New Year 2020. I want to share a poem with you. It was inspired by one of the trips to the Pherozeshah Mehta Gardens, at the top of the Malabar Hills, made on my last day in Mumbai on Tuesday 27th February 2018. Source: https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/the-history-of-the-hanging-gardens-of-mumbai-in-1-minute/ It was […]
Unlocked – an excerpt from my India-inspired short story
243 Welcome to this week’s blog post and Happy Christmas and Happy Holidays to you all. I can’t quite believe the festive season has come and almost gone but f you’re like me you’re going to be celebrating with family and friends well into the New Year too! It was about this time in 2017 […]
Unlocked – An interview with Soulla Christodoulou hosted by Anne John-Ligali
202 Hello and welcome to this week’s blog which is kinda special as it is an interview hosted by Rom-Com author Anne John-Ligali in celebration of my newly released quick-read short story Unlocked on 3rd December 2019. What Anne said: Today I am beyond delighted to show you the new cover for my friend Soulla […]
A Cup of Conversation with Mark Carnelley
169 Hello and welcome to A Cup of Conversation where I am joined by author Mark Carnelley the author of two series and who has a collection of children’s books in the pipeline. Read on to find out what “Jelly Snakes” have to do with his writing process and what he has planned for the […]