Food, Fashion & Daily Life

What the Barclay Sisters Wore—And What It Reveals About Them

Fashion, freedom, and the quiet choices that shaped women’s lives in the Victorian era In the 1860s, what a woman wore was never just about fashion. Clothing spoke—quietly but unmistakably—of status, expectation, rebellion, and belonging. A carefully chosen gown could signal respectability. A simpler dress might suggest independence—or even defiance. For the Barclay sisters, fashion…

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The Scandalous Scent of 24 Old Bond Street

🌸 A Perfume Fit for Queens—and Heroines In Poppy’s Dilemma, the scent of 24 Old Bond Street stirs powerful memories for Arabella Barclay. A symbol of joy, luxury—and bittersweet longing—it returns in Petunia’s Promise as a haunting echo of her fading grip on reality. But what is the story behind this beguiling perfume? The answer…

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Behind the scenes with the Barclay sisters

The story of the Barclay sisters had been simmering in my imagination long before I began writing the Sisters of Barclay Square series. It all began when I created the Of Gold & Blood series — a ten-book historical mystery saga centered on the Russell brothers, three half-brothers raised in Hong Kong by their ambitious…

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