Friday 20 December 2013

Seasonal excerpt from 'Framed'



'I expected a greeting from a Benedictine or Carthusian Friar!' Francis Hodgson embraced Byron on the icy abbey steps.

Byron laughed, 'You must know me well enough to understand that I could never adopt a celibate life. Welcome to my gothic ruin.'

A second, younger man gingerly ascended the slippery steps. 'Heavens, George, how on earth do you manage these treacherous stairs?'

Byron held out his hand to him: 'Take my arm, Will. To answer your question, I seldom venture out into the frozen wastes. I prefer to cling to my fireside with a good bottle of claret.'

            'Alone?' William Harness shot his friend a quizzical glance.

            'For the most part, yes; however, I do have company on occasion.'

            'Someone to share your wine?'

Byron nodded as he showed them indoors, 'My cellar, my larder and my home is yours, for the duration.' They passed through the Great Hall and into the dining room. Byron indicated Wolf who was snoring by the fire, his legs twitching slightly as he dreamt.

            'You see what an effective guard dog I have.'

Will laughed and patted the sleeping animal. Byron poured large glasses of brandy for them.

            'I propose a toast,' Francis proclaimed as he raised his glass, 'to absent friends.'

They gulped the brandy.

            'And a second toast!' Will Harness offered: 'To Harrow School, to Byron, and to Cambridge, our seats of learning and licentiousness!'

Byron clinked his glass against Will's: 'Amen to that!'

The three friends made themselves comfortable in chairs around the hearth.

            'Another Christmas, George, another year gone,' Francis observed. Byron sighed, 'I will be twenty-four in a few weeks' time, almost a quarter of a century.'

            'Are you a year wiser as well as a year older?' Will asked as he leaned closer to him.

            'We all should be. Three wise men! I do not mind wisdom so much, but please reassure me that you have not grown sensible?'

Francis Hodgson laughed. 'Hardly. I saw Scrope Davies the other day; we spent the whole night gambling. I stumbled home to Picadilly at about two o'clock. He stayed on. The next day I went to see him. It was after lunch, and he was still in bed. Would you believe it, under his bed was a chamber pot - full to the brim -'

            'With banknotes!' Will finished the anecdote with a flourish.

Byron laughed heartily: 'Good God, I can believe it! Dear Scrope…'

            'He's had a winning streak lately.'

            'I hope to see him when I am next in London.'

            'When will that be, George?' Will smiled.

            'I shall be making my maiden speech in the House of Lords soon after my birthday.'

Francis gazed into the fire. 'What shall be your subject?'

            'I am toying with the idea of the plight of the local stocking knitters. Men are starving for lack of work. They are desperate. Someone has to speak up for them.'

            'Very noble of you, George, standing up for the underdog,' Francis raised his glass.


...from 'Framed' the historical novel about 
the Nottingham Luddites.

Yuletide Jubilations!

To have a look at everything Christy Fearn related in LeftLion magazine click on:



Thankyou to all my readers, my publisher, my friends and family for making 2013 such a special year! 

With all good wishes for Christmas and a happy and successful New Year.

Christy x

Monday 9 December 2013

Join us for festive fun at the Framework Knitters' Museum!

This Saturday 14th December - 11am to 5pm 
at the Framework Knitters' Museum 
Ruddington

Christmas Fayre!


There will be seasonal music, dancing, traditional crafts and refreshments. 
Christy Fearn will have a bookstall: buy  'Framed' the tale of the Nottingham Luddites and have your copy signed by the author!




Monday 2 December 2013

***NEW VIDEO!!***

Video filmed by Andrew Kells at Nottingham Writers' Studio:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JzmyUk7Ai0


Christy Fearn talking about her writing, 'Framed', and her next project 'Notorious' !




Friday 8 November 2013

http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/georgiansrevealed/

'Georgians Revealed' exhibition at the British Library!

Learn all about the period in history that was home to Lord Byron, Edmund Kean, and Mary Shelley...

Georgian London is the setting for Christy Fearn's next novel... 
all about a Drury Lane actress, the Dandies of Mayfair and the intrigues that made them
NOTORIOUS!!

Tuesday 29 October 2013

Nottingham Central Library

Last Saturday at the Nottingham Central Library:





Christy Fearn and Greg Gwyther.

Thankyou to all the lovely people who attended! Enjoy reading 'Framed'.

Sunday 27 October 2013

Reviewing the Sunday Papers

Listen to Christy Fearn and Mich Stevenson reviewing the stories in the Sunday Papers on BBC Radio Nottingham. (From 1hour 19 minutes into the programme) On John Holmes' programme this morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jdrpz

  

Thursday 24 October 2013

Reviews of 'Framed'

The next issue of LeftLion magazine will contain a review of 'Framed'.

In the meantime, take a look at Open Books website:

http://www.open-bks.com/library/moderns/framed/reviews.html 

 

Thursday 17 October 2013

Author talk at Nottingham Central Library

http://goss.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=24550&eventId=6120

I'll be talking about 'Framed' and historical fiction at the Nottingham Central Library on Saturday 26th October at 2pm.

First Floor: Local Studies section, Central Library, Angel Row,
Nottingham.

 

Saturday 5 October 2013

Book signing!

Next Wednesday 9th Oct from 4pm at The Corner in Hockley: Christy Fearn will be signing copies of 'Framed: A Historical Novel about the Revolt of the Luddites' at the Memories of the Future event.
 
 
 

Thursday 26 September 2013

LIVE on the radio!!

https://www.facebook.com/BBCRadioNottingham?fref=ts

Christy will be live on Radio Nottingham on Sunday 27th October at 10am, discussing the Sunday papers with presenter John Holmes.


Tuesday 24 September 2013

'Framed' on sale at Memories of the Future event

https://www.facebook.com/events/298222200319862/

https://www.facebook.com/events/298222200319862/

'Framed' my novel about the revolt of the Nottingham Luddites will be on sale at this event, from 8th-12th October. 

At The Corner, Lace Market, Nottingham

Tuesday 17 September 2013

What is Byronic?

'Lord Byron shone at a period when a school called Romantic was in progress of formation. That school wanted a type by which to mould its heroes,as a planet requires a sun to give it light. It took Byron as that type, and adorned him with all the qualities which pleased its fancy, but the time has more than arrived when it is necessary that truth should reveal him in his true light.'
 Teresa Guiccioli - Lord Byron's Italian mistress  - 'the last attachment'
 
 

Wednesday 4 September 2013

Framework Knitters Museum secures funding!





http://www.frameworkknittersmuseum.org.uk/news_87950.html




Fantastic news! The Framework Knitters Museum will have the only Luddite Museum in the country!

Tuesday 3 September 2013

Interview in the 'Southwell Folio'



This is an article in the Southwell Folio magazine. As the Folio isn't online, the page was scanned in.




Saturday 31 August 2013

Interview in the Evening Post

http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/Nottingham-s-Christy-Fearn-turns-obsession-Lord/story-19538457-detail/story.html#axzz2dZdCS0Lm



Interview in the Nottingham Evening Post


Praise for 'Framed' from author Clare Brown

'Christy Fearn casts a contemporary eye over nineteenth-century romance, industry and class struggle, weaving a story that is rich in drama and full of surprises - not least her revelation of the true identity of the legendary Ned Ludd. '

Clare Brown

Author ('The Creation Myths', 'Dream Laboratory' published by Bloomsbury)


http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/clare-brown

Events



The Framework Knitters Museum garden party was fabulous:


Looking forward to the Bromley House book club in September!

I'll also be at the Bookcase in Lowdham on Saturday 14th September for the Books Are My Bag event! With cakes and bubbly...




To blog or not to blog...


Photo by Carla Mundy

'The girl with the Byron Tattoo'


My novel 'Framed' is now on sale at Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble and of course from my publisher www.open-bks.com
It's also available at the Tourist Information Centre in Nottingham, UK.



To obtain a signed copy, please contact me via email with your address : christyfearn@hotmail.co.uk. I accept payment via Paypal, or a cheque if you'd prefer. (Price £10 + £2 p&p)