Category Archives: love

Autistic All Along

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Joanna Nadin

This article originally appeared on Culturefly I was diagnosed as autistic in the autumn of 2024, a few years after my daughter’s diagnosis with ADHD and the GP’s suggested pursuit of an ASD diagnosis in its wake. I was 54 … Continue reading →

Posted in creative writing, Fiction, love, Uncategorized, YA | Tagged actuallyautistic, adhd, autism, book-review, books, mental-health, YA romance | 1 Comment

A Calamity of Mannerings heading your way

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Joanna Nadin

Take a peek into the diary of Panth (never enquire as to her given name), a young woman knocking on the gilded door of adult life and high society. But kicking up one’s heels at the Cafe de Paris does … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, love, Reading, romance, Teen, women's fiction, YA | Tagged 1920s, Bridgerton, Downton, I Capture the Castle, Mitfords, YA romance | Leave a comment

The Double Life of Daisy Hemmings (and other film stars)

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Joanna Nadin

All writers hope for film or TV deal. If any of us say we don’t, we’re lying. Aside from the (often actually quite small) financial boost, it’s a massive pat on the back, and a kick to see characters you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in 1980s, Blog, creative writing, Fiction, love, romance, women's fiction | Tagged Ben Wishaw, Cornwall, Dominic West, du Maurier, Fowey, Joanna Nadin | 1 Comment

And another one…

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Joanna Nadin

2020-2021 is a busy book year for me, but this one is a biggie. Second adult novel, set in Essex in 1981 and featuring Grifter bikes, Charles and Di, Panda Pops, a Welsh Elvis impersonator, a fake Marc Bolan, and … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970s, 1980s, creative writing, Fiction, love, Uncategorized, women's fiction | Tagged 1969, 1980s, 1981, Essex, Harlow, Joanna Nadin, new towns, royal wedding, The Queen of Bloody Everything, women's fiction | Leave a comment

Bid on Bloody Everything

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Joanna Nadin

In a bid (oh come on) to raise money for Marie-Curie, whose nurses look after terminally ill patients and support their families, a bunch of authors are auctioning off signed and dedicated copies of latest releases, including books from Ruth … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970s, 1980s, love, romance, women's fiction | Tagged 1970s, 1980s, Essex, Joanna Nadin, Mantle Books, Picador, Queen of Bloody Everything, signed copy | Leave a comment