Category Archives: rehabilitation

Lady Henry Somerset-inspired short historical romance in My Weekly magazine

Posted on June 22, 2012 by rosblack

Researching and writing the amazing life and work of Lady Henry Somerset has inspired me to do many things – not least of which was writing a short story entitled “Love Amongst the Lavender”, which has been published this week … Continue reading →

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TODAY’S PROBLEMS WITH DRINK AND DRUG ABUSE ARE NOT NEW

Posted on August 2, 2011 by rosblack

With the recent death of Amy Winehouse and the acknowledgement (somewhat belatedly) that liver problems amongst the 20 and 30 year olds are on the increase, we must ask ourselves whether society has really learnt anything over the last 120 … Continue reading →

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