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Kate Braithwaite

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Historical Fiction, Fiction, Biography

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Kate Braithwaite is the author of four historical novels based on true but overlooked events. “Charlatan� tells the story of Madame de Montespan and the Affair of the Poisons in 17th Century Paris. “The Plot� features Titus Oates� Popish Plot, a scandal that earns him a place as one of Britain’s top 10 villains. “The Puzzle of Nellie Bly� explores the exploits of a ground-breaking female journalist going undercover in a 19th Century New York lunatic asylum. “The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph� reveals a shocking rupture between two very different sisters in late 18th century Virginia.
Originally from Scotland, Kate studied English at Leeds University and has subsequently lived in Canada and the US. She is the author of Sis-Stories, a Subs ...more

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Kate Braithwaite For the longest time I wanted to be a writer but didn't know what I could/would or should write about - and so I didn't write. This was a mistake! If …mǰFor the longest time I wanted to be a writer but didn't know what I could/would or should write about - and so I didn't write. This was a mistake! If you are in the same boat, don't do what I did. Find craft books or writing prompts on the internet. Take a course. Find a local writing group. Write. The biggest thing I've learned is that writing is a craft. We learn every time we try to write something new - whether it's about point of view, or dialogue or pacing or whatever - and writing is a journey. Put grand aspirations and dreams of publication on one side. Do the work!!(less)
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just finished The Puzzle Girl and really enjoyed it! i plan to buy Charlatan soon and i look forward to reading future books ( ive already read The Road To Newgate and also really enjoyed that) are you currently writing your next book?
Kate Braithwaite Hi there and thank you so much for reading my books! I'm thrilled to hear you have enjoyed them!

Yes, I am working on another book right now :) It is s…mǰHi there and thank you so much for reading my books! I'm thrilled to hear you have enjoyed them!

Yes, I am working on another book right now :) It is set in late 18th Century Virginia and is based on a true scandal about two sisters who lived in a house called Bizarre (yes really!)

If you are interested in hearing more from me, please consider following me here on ŷ, or signing up for my blog and newsletter. Website is kate-braithwaite.com

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“It was the way the world worked � unkind, or sometimes plain cruel, especially for the women.”
― Kate Braithwaite, The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph
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“But children were not who you made them. They were what they made of themselves.”
― Kate Braithwaite, The Scandalous Life of Nancy Randolph
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“In the schoolroom with my brother’s tutor I remember being taught the words of Cardinal Richelieu, words from another time and another country, but no less apposite here: ‘Although in the course of ordinary cases justice requires authenticated proof, it is not the same with those that affect the state.”
― Kate Braithwaite, The Road to Newgate: A 17th Century London Mystery
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