Featured Interview With Rosemary Morris
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was raised in Surrey and South East England. Subsequently I lived in Kenya where I was privileged to see herds of wild animals, cheetahs, leopards and lions etc., as well as visiting the beautiful white sand beaches fringed with coconut trees. I then spent four years studying Sanskrit literature, which rivals the Odyssey and the Iliad, and much more in an ashram in France with four of my five children. We then returned to England, where I now live contentedly in Hertfordshire. I don’t have any pets but I do have an organic garden where I grow herbs, fruit and vegetables which I put to good use in my organic garden.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t remember a time when, as the saying goes, my head was not buried in a book. I have always read voraciously and my favourites are good friends, which I re-visit. For as long as I can remember I made up stories and enjoyed writing and wrote my first novel when I was in my very early twenties.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
My bookcases are so full of fiction and non-fiction that I will either have to de-clutter for find space for a new bookcase. I enjoy classical Indian Literature such as The Bhagavadgita As It Is translated and commented on by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, The Mahabharat, the long story of dispossessed orphans who fought an epic battle on the instructions of Lord Krishna, and the fabulous Ramayan, the story of Lord Rama, the perfect husband and king, whose wife Lady Sita, was kidnapped.
I enjoy biographies and history books as well as my favourite genres historical fiction and well-written historical romance. As for my favourite authors, they are too numerous to list but one author, Elizabeth Chadwick who writes mediaeval novels is outstanding.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My recently published novel, The Captain and The Countess is set in England during Queen Anne Stuart’s reign, 1702-1714.
The Countess of Sinclair is beautiful, fashionable and wealthy widow, who seems to have everything a lady could desire, so, why does heart-rending pain lurk in the back of her eyes?
Captain Howard’s life changes forever from the moment he meets Kate, the intriguing countess and resolves to banish her pain.
Although the air sizzles when widowed Kate, victim of an abusive marriage meets Edward Howard, a captain in Queen Anne’s navy, she has no intention of ever marrying again.
However, when Kate becomes better acquainted with the Captain she realises he is the only man who understands her grief and can help her to untangle her past.
My fans have been kind enough to let me know that The Capatin and The Countess, which is rich in history, de3scriptions of clothes and perfumes, old London and sumptuous food brings the past to life.
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