Guest Post:”Palm Beach: A Love Letter … Of Sorts” by Liona Boyd

As Palm Beach closes down for the season, this week’s guest post is a poem about the town from world-renowned classical guitarist and part-time Palm Beach resident, Liona Boyd. Continue reading “Guest Post:”Palm Beach: A Love Letter … Of Sorts” by Liona Boyd”

Downton Abbey Moves From U.K. To West Palm Beach, Florida

Imagine flying all the way from London, England only to find that the major tourist attraction in Palm Beach County, Florida is — an exhibition about Downton Abbey, the British TV series.

As I wrote last week, my bestie, Julie, arrived from the U.K. to visit a couple of weeks ago, and was surprised to hear about Downton Abbey: The Exhibition. And, even more surprised to discover it was on in CityPlace, West Palm Beach. Moving into the site of the old Macy’s department store, it was just a few miles from our condo. Naturally, we hurried over. Continue reading “Downton Abbey Moves From U.K. To West Palm Beach, Florida”

Manhunt: What I Loved About This British Serial Killer Drama

There is a line in Manhunt — a British TV series now streaming on Acorn TV– that made me wish I was still a Brit living in the old country. Continue reading “Manhunt: What I Loved About This British Serial Killer Drama”

When Prince Philip Suggested She Wear Just 3 Maple Leaves

It’s always a treat to meet a fellow Brit expatriate — especially when you’re both really far from the old country, say, at a writers’ lunch in Palm Beach, Florida.

That’s where this week I met Liona Boyd (pictured) who, not only is almost exactly my age, but was born in my birthplace, London, and like me has written two books. Continue reading “When Prince Philip Suggested She Wear Just 3 Maple Leaves”

Are You Into YOU? Here’s Why You Should Be

I’m talking about YOU, the must-see TV series, now on Netflix, and YOU the novel by Caroline Kepnes on which it’s based.  Pick one. Better still, pick both.

The writing in the novel, published in 2014,  is witty, smart and provides the sort of biting social commentary that we saw in the fabulous Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Coincidentally –or maybe not — Flynn and Kepnes both used to write for Entertainment Weekly. Continue reading “Are You Into YOU? Here’s Why You Should Be”