A Personal Letter From Me
+ Cover Reveal
It’s Autumn here in Sydney, Australia – well at least it is supposed to be! It’s normally one of my favourite times of the year with that first feeling of chill in the air, nights cool enough to sleep without tossing and turning, and those lovely, soft golden afternoons.
But La Niña has been bringing us a constant deluge of rain, and we have only had 24 clear days so far this year, highly unusual for Sydney which is associated with blue skies and sunshine. But while my main issues have been a soggy garden, a loss of one tree to root rot, and mildew appearing on the soles of one my favourite pairs of shoes, the impact on me has been small compared to people elsewhere on the East Coast who have been suffering severe flooding and loss of their homes.
All that on top of coming out of a major pandemic. If any of my readers are in that position, I want to extend my deepest sympathy to you, your family, and your community. Losing a home is traumatic, and my heart goes out to you. My wish for you is that you come through this difficult time and find on the other side your joy and inspiration again.
Because the news has been so depressing, I have been making an effort to make my Facebook page particularly inviting with beautiful pictures for my readers to enjoy – gorgeous vintage dresses and interiors that I discover when I’m researching my books, gardens, plants, and objets d’art. Please go visit the page and follow me for your daily dose of prettiness:
This season’s newsletter will be more personal, with me sharing my feelings about the war between Russia and Ukraine, from the perspective of someone who has Russian heritage. I hope you find it interesting and insightful.
Love Belinda XX
AUTUMN READING
MOTHER’S DAY FOR CAT MEOWMIES
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♥ Looking for a Mother's Day gift for a cat-loving lady?
The Divine Feline: A Chic Cat Lady’s Guide to Woman’s Best Friend is a compendium of delight for cat ladies: History, memoir, humour, heart-warming stories and more.
It is sumptuously packaged with a black velvet spine and sapphire-blue print. Illustrated by Neryl Walker.
Available from Booktopia and Amazon US and Amazon UK.
Also available in ebook and audio.
THE MYSTERY WOMAN – GREEK EDITION
Yassou, my readers in Greece! You'll be happy to know that the Greek Edition of The Mystery Woman is now available. I hope you enjoy it!
SAPPHIRE SKIES AND THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR
We have all been deeply upset by the outbreak of war between Putin’s Russian army and Ukraine. It’s shocked us, because Ukraine is an independent country, and it should be free to choose its own destiny just as any other sovereign state. It is not a territory of Russia and yet Putin – against the counsel of his closest advisors – saw fit to invade it.
COVER REVEAL
A world in chaos. Two very different women. And the mystery of the man who may connect them.
The stunning new novel from beloved Australian storyteller, Belinda Alexandra.
Paris 1946: Sabine Brouillette is a war crimes investigator with the French secret service. She lost her family, including her young son, when her Resistance circuit was betrayed near the end of the war. New evidence comes to light that the traitor was a British double agent who went by the code name 'The Black Fox'. Now her quest for revenge has a single focus: find the Black Fox and kill him.
Sydney 1946: Landscape designer, Diana White, has been waiting six years for her husband, Casper, to return from the war in Europe. Her son, Freddy, was only a baby when his British-born father joined the RAF. But Casper is a changed man when he returns from the convalescent hospital in England where he has spent the past year under mysterious circumstances. No longer the easy-going personality Diana fell in love with, he is now darker and more secretive.
Soon Sabine and Diana find themselves on a collision course - one seeking vengeance, the other willing to go to any lengths to protect her family.