ONLY CONNECT
EM Forster
Howards End
In the end,
all stories
are about love
Angela Young
The Aristocrat & the Able Seaman
The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of Titanic
When Titanic left Southampton in 1912, neither the Aristocrat, The Countess of Rothes, nor the Able Seaman, Thomas Jones, imagined meeting, let alone navigating a tiny lifeboat together at night, among towering icebergs.
The History Press
Publication date: 26th March 2026
Available in Hardback and Ebook
Angela’s Monthly Column
Literary fathers
Simon at Stuck-in-a-Book has prompted this post, with his post today. He asks who our favourite literary fathers are. I commented on his post, here, but I feel so strongly that Mr Bennet is the best literary father in my literary world that I’ve turned...Continue reading→
South East London reading
I’ll be talking about and reading from Speaking of Love tonight at Penge Library in south east London. It’s part of The Blurb, Bromley’s June festival of Books and Reading and it’s free, but if you’d like to come you need to book. The event...Continue reading→
Rose Tremain wins Orange … HURRAH!
One hundred years ago a great friend told me about Rose Tremain’s short stories, and since then I haven’t stopped reading her work. She’s written at least two collections of short stories and ten novels and today, wonderful writer that she is, Rose Tremain has...Continue reading→