Please note that names and locations have been changed to protect the identities of all involved. With a myriad of Victorian love scenes looming, so are the technicalities of removing the clothing with all its buttons, clasps, … Read More
So I have this beautiful character called Adrian Kettering who, much like Holls and Wellsy, is a casualty of the tentative Aubrey-thread cut. Dark, desperate and addicted to god-knows-what, Adrian bears the name Kettering, the Northampton street where my ancestors … Read More
It’s a bleak Monday morning in mid-November and before I start my day, I want to tell you a little bit about Mistwell Heath, The Girl on Harlow Street’s town. This town, often called the Heath, has come to me … Read More
With Remembrance Day just around the corner, I want to introduce you to Holls and Wellsy, a couple of characters dear to my heart who, because of the Aubrey thread cut, are at worst, out of the story and, at … Read More
Rosegate’s back garden is one of The Girl on Harlow Street‘s main settings which is why I asked Christine to illustrate it once she’d finished the book cover which depicts the front of the house. As you’re aware by now, … Read More
When I was a child, I lived on Underhill Road in southeast London. At the end of our garden, there was a short narrow path which led to a large, old oak tree under which I spent many of my … Read More
While Rosegate, the Victorian house on Harlow Street, is a figment of my imagination, two houses in my family’s history have influenced its creation: my paternal grandparents’ house in Northampton, England and my great great-grandparents’ house which was on Lordship … Read More
Initially, I was only going to create the cover and portraits of principal characters in Rosemary Davison’s novel The Girl on Harlow Street. It turned into much more beyond that. As an art student living in Toronto, I’m always trying … Read More
Initially, artist Christine Kilfoil was going to create the book cover and portraits of the story’s principal characters, nothing beyond that. However, once I saw the cover and the first portrait of protagonist Aubrey Holloway, I was so impressed, … Read More