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Jacquie Bloese

@jacquiebloese

Writer, dreamer, word lover. Writes about the past. Author of Richard & Judy pick The French House & The Secret Photographs. Brighton based. Made in Guernsey πŸ‡¬πŸ‡¬

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β€œThe descriptions of the seedy salons & grimy back streets were so vivid I felt like a voyeur, waving away the cigar smoke, watching the scene unfold”
A perfect review on a stressful day - thank you @jaffareadstoo.bsky.social πŸ™πŸ€©

05.12.2024 17:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s for a spot of afternoon tea … with a good book?! Tap on the link below to enter the Brighton / Hove giveaway- a free afternoon tea for two boutique hotel The Claremont in Hove with copies of my 1890s novel The Secret Photographs thrown in!

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29.11.2024 18:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

29.11.2024 17:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œIf Sarah Waters & Elizabeth MacNeal had a love child, then The Secret Photographs would be the result” Thank you @shortbookandscribes.uk 😊🀩Check out Nicola’s blog for a Q & A about the REAL secret photographs! πŸ“·πŸŒŠπŸŒ…

28.11.2024 23:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good to hear - thank you πŸ™

25.11.2024 13:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, thx Nicola … & Karen πŸ™πŸ˜Š

25.11.2024 13:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œthe cocked dog’s leg of Holywell Street … in which bodily fluids are expelled and on a nightly basis”

Read abt the secret photographs of Holywell Street in Victorian London, the 1890s music hall craze for β€˜living statues’ & a scandal at a top public school … Thanks @shortbookandscribes.uk πŸ™

25.11.2024 13:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Anna!

23.11.2024 10:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to be on here - feels like the early days of Twitter - uncluttered and … clean 🧹😊

20.11.2024 19:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0