Shelley Noble

Oct 11, 2024 | lithub.com | Shelley Noble

In my latest novel, The Colony Club, I begin with one character, Daisy Harriman, in 1968, just her and a young reporter as she looks back over her life. She’s old, subdued but proud of her achievements. It’s an intimate scene, only two people in the spotlight. Article continues after advertisementThat scene cuts to a much more dynamic Daisy, a young woman, perturbed by being refused a room at the Waldorf unless her husband accompanies her.

Sep 8, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Shelley Noble

The book is in stores on Tuesday, October 1st from William Morrow paperbacks. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/4cjbveSThe year is 1902 and Daisy Harriman is tired of women not having equal rights with men. She’s married, rich and in society and decides to do something about it. She wants to build a women’s only club, much like men have. Enlighting all her friends, they find a spot, get a loan and decide to call it The Colony Club.

May 6, 2024 | henleystandard.co.uk | Shelley Noble

BENSON AS reported last month, our March meeting failed to resolve our committee but we all met again in April and, with great determination and the help of our Oxfordshire Federation membership trustee, we elected a new president and treasurer, which has enabled us to move on for another year — year number 98. At the meeting we welcomed Bridget Hess, the instigator and organiser of our community garden here in Benson, to talk about how the garden has developed.

Sep 13, 2023 | redcarpetcrash.com | Shelley Noble

Dani Campbell is the latest darling of the Manhattan art scene. As a self-taught photographer, Dani is loving every minute of her sudden popularity, but has no idea how she got there, or a clue as to how to stay. On a shoot at an antiques barn, she discovers an envelope of old photos and sees in them what her photos are missing. Her search for their source leads Dani to a small Rhode Island town, a dilapidated American Gothic beach house—and Lawrence Sinclair.

May 16, 2023 | writersdigest.com | Shelley Noble

It’s been pretty well established that history and biography, as well as historical fiction, have long been dominated by male writers. Subcategories of historical romance, historical fantasy, gothic suspense written by women are popular, but recently women’s historical fiction has been having “its moment.” I, for one, sincerely hope it continues. (Shelley Noble: On Writing in a New Genre)I was writing contemporary women’s fiction and historical mysteries when this “moment” exploded onto the scene.