Life in Lockdown
What’s been going on here, existential angst, zooming, the new normal, what I miss and appreciate. … More Life in Lockdown
A Londoner with Irish heritage, Jennie Ensor writes dark, emotionally-charged psychological suspense and thrillers as well as darkly comic fiction. She began her writing career as a journalist and loves to tackle controversial issues in her novels: Islamic terrorism, Russian gangsters and war crimes in her debut Blind Side (a thriller set in the year of London’s 2005 terror attacks), domestic abuse and sexual exploitation in her second, The Girl in His Eyes. Her third book is Not Having It All: a wickedly funny, feel-good novel about love, lies and middle-age. Her fourth – due out 7 December 2021 with Hobeck Books – is a crime thriller with a strong psychological element that ventures into the shadowy world of ultra-violent, teen-exploiting gangs and police corruption. Ms Ensor lives in north London with her husband and an Airedale terrier. She writes short stories and poetry as well as novels, some of which is published in UK and overseas journals; her poem ‘Lost Connection’ placed second in its category in the 2020 Fish Lockdown Prize. In her spare time (?) she reads widely, sings choral music and practices yoga. She is a fiendish walker and regularly cycles the punishing local hills. Evenings she can often be found collapsed in front of a TV crime drama with a bar of chocolate/glass of strong alcohol. Website and social media Author website: https://jennieensor.com Author Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JennieEnsorAuthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennieensor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jennie_Ensor Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jennie-Ensor/e/B01IXCE0HU/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
What’s been going on here, existential angst, zooming, the new normal, what I miss and appreciate. … More Life in Lockdown
Originally posted on Timeout2 Blog:
Despite the title, I am hopeful. Being housebound after the longest, coldest winter ever has me straining against the leash. I think that the dog collar around my neck has spikes on it. Hope springs eternal. A couple of weeks ago, hoping to speed spring along, I opened my Beck’s…
…when bloggers remember they do actually have a blog (my hand is up, have lapsed lately) and people wish each other all sorts of unlikely to be achieved states of mind. Many of us are overcome with a collective impulse to buy stuff, eat too much and do things we don’t really want to but … More It’s that time again…
In late July I set off with my husband and dog for our large, very old house in a remote part of France for a long summer break. As Mr E had to get back to London in August for work, I had two weeks there with only the dog for company, and hoped to … More Banishing news, TV and social media to write
It’s been a while since my last post, I know… But it’s quality not quantity, n’est pas? My book news to kick off. The paperback launch of NOT HAVING IT ALL last month went incredibly well, especially given the near non-arrival of the paperbacks. Fortunately, due to an emergency order they made it just in … More Update from London
My decision to write one-par book reviews from now on has been swiftly overturned by The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder. I totally LOVED this book and felt sad on finishing it last week. I bought the novel after seeing the large number of rave blogger reviews last year (great cover too) and listened to … More An extraordinary novel: review of The Colour Of Bee Larkham’s Murder by Sarah J Harris #bookreview
Welcome to my occasional posts discussing my recent reads – usually either particularly enjoyed books, or those that left a big impression on me. I’d recommend them all. The Girl in the Letter by Emily Gunnis Published August 1st 2018 by Review The Girl in the Letter was one of my favourite books of 2018 … More Books I’ve read lately…
Book info Publisher: Unbound Digital Publication Date: December 2018 Author: Jessica Duchen Blurb When a swan crashes through her window at the height of a winter storm, journalist Mitzi Fairweather decides to nurse the injured bird back to health. But at sunset, the swan becomes a woman. This unexpected visitor is Odette, the swan princess … More #Bookreview Odette by @jessicaduchen
This is my Christmas and New Year blog post all rolled into one. If you should detect an oddly manic undercurrent, it’s induced by writing this at 5.30am this morning while contemplating all the Christmas cards I’ve not yet sent, presents not yet bought, domestic tasks not yet done, tax forms not yet completed, Facebook … More Top Tips For Surviving Christmas, my favourite books of 2018 & other seasonal musings
Testing testing 123 After many false starts I finally got a few videos done the other day of me reading from The Girl in His Eyes, thanks to a patient friend. (The previous ones I did myself were pretty crap, I decided – trying to hold phone while reading from the book was difficult, plus … More Fun & frustration with videos
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