Hi Pam… Your novel is excellent; it makes sense to revert to a more conventional and conversational prose style so as not to hamper the narrative impetus and the vast sweep of history encompassed in the whole-life portrait of José Dale Lace… The novel’s chapter headings as per your previous novels serve as signposts/leitmotifs for […]
WRITTEN BY PAMELA HELLER-STERN To read the first essay on the pyramid of Giza, click here. Much has happened in the world of archaeology in the last few years. The development of technology, advanced and ground-breaking penetrating radar and ultra-sonic testing have given access to new worlds, undreamed of up till now. In Egypt, scientists […]
Through their excavations, archaeologists of the 21st century have allowed scholars and historians to piece together a detailed account of the Incas, their society and achievements, though the mystery still remains as to where and how they derived certain unique aspects of their customs and lifestyle. Among their findings was the fact that the history […]
Like the Great Pyramid of Giza, Stonehenge is also a prehistoric monument, its huge sandstone or sarsen standing stones weighing about twenty-five tons each. Situated on the Salisbury Plan in Wiltshire, England, it is probably the most famous landmark in the UK and forms part of an entire larger landscape containing many sacred monuments, both […]
Over the centuries, man has created structures and monuments of stone for their durability. The Great Pyramid of Giza, a gigantic stone edifice, was clearly built by very advanced and sophisticated beings who remain as mysterious today as the Great Pyramid itself. Its significance is undeniable. Situated precisely at the centre of the earth at […]
10th July, 2022. In one week, the British Prime Minister steps down and pays the price for partying while royalty is buried and covid rages, the former Japanese Prime Minister is assassinated, Sri Lankans storm the presidential palace in Columbia just after the police curfew is lifted and Malema swans it in Ischia. Headlines in […]
A Babalawo in ancient Nigerian Yoruba religion is a priest of the Ifá oracle, appointed to communicate with the gods on behalf of other people. He is also known as the father of secrets. Although the majority of Nigerians are Muslim, closely followed by Christians, the indigenous religions still prevail. The Ifá oracle is a […]
To be in the unusual and fortunate position of inheriting early on all the wealth of a very rich older father and possessing an aristocratic mother, once lady-in-waiting to Queen Sophia of Württemberg, Dutch born Alexandrine Tinné was doubly graced by Lady Luck. Rather than luxuriate in a life of sensuous pleasure, expensive restaurants, soirées, […]
Imagine a reader asking “Why on earth would an author choose the subject of a nun who leaves the church?” In reply I would explain that “The Pink Slippers” is based on the Cinderella myth. From the moment that the nun, Beatrice, puts on the fluffy pink slippers lying next to the bed of a […]
Story As a story teller, I’m always fascinated by the ‘once upon a time’ tale of how diamonds were found in the Namib Desert, just outside Lüderitz in a place called Kolmanskop. And I had also been to Swakopmund, a strange and remarkable place with streets made of salt, with Bavarian- style houses, German food […]