The original short story was 12,000 words and called ‘The Weather Station’. The setting of Tredelerch was so beautiful back then, nestling at the bottom of a hill next to a river. I think it was the story of the outdoor balls, with marquees, dancing and Hungarian bands playing, that inspired me to write a romance. On the writing course we were told to write a short story using the fruits of our research, and this is where it all started. I discovered that Tredelerch had housed one of the first outdoor weather stations in South Wales and that the family who lived there in the 1890s had hosted lavish balls in the summer in the garden. Many interesting articles were retrieved by the search engine. So I decided to type in the name of the old house, which was ‘ Tredelerch’. My grandfather had lived in a very old house in Cardiff where I remembered playing as a child. I was on a research module on a writing course and we were told to access newspaper articles from the Victorian era. Tell me about why you chose to write a romance and why the Victorian era made it an ideal setting for this particular story. Its always a pleasure to interview someone who is launching their first novel, so I’m thrilled to welcome Welsh author Heidi Gallacher to my blog today to tell me about her historical romance, Rebecca’s Choice, as part of her Coffee Pot Book Club Tour.
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