Natasja Rose
Bio
I've been writing since I learned how, but those have been lost and will never see daylight (I hope).
I'm an Indie Author, with 30+ books published.
I live in Sydney, Australia
Stories (339/0)
Changeling Child - Part 13
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 By some great fortune of luck and chance, Lady Catherine de Bough was absent when Anne led the way to the guest wing, footmen following in their wake with the trunks live oversized ducklings.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Chapters
Culture Shock: Tipping
For my age and economic situation, I'm a fairly experienced traveller. My Dad worked in Bletchley Park with the people who invented the internet, and about once a year, a work conference would be expanded into a family holiday. I've been to at least half of the US states and a few European countries over my childhood, and once I grew up and had a steady job, I started touring the places I wanted to go. Switzerland, Italy, UK and Ireland, Austria, France, Germany... COVID-19 may have interrupted several more plans, but only temporarily.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Longevity
Changeling Child - Part 12
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy visited Longbourn again the following morning, and Mr Bingley took the opportunity to personally deliver an invitation to the long-awaited Netherfield Ball, as he had promised. Diarmait, who accompanied them, took the precaution of requesting Mary’s first and last set, and speaking to Papa to formally request a courtship.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Chapters
Mrs Bennet's Musings
Mrs Thomas Bennet, formerly Miss Francine Gardiner, had not always been as she was during the pinnacle of her life. Known as a local beauty when she made her debut into Meryton Society, Fanny was as educated as any solicitor’s daughter might expect, and better than many others of her ilk. She could sing and play the Pianoforte, and was accomplished enough as a hostess that her Mama allowed her to participate in planning her first dinner. Fanny could mend and embroider well enough to bring a plain dress within her family’s means up to match that of a wealthy gentlewoman. Sums and economy were something she struggled with, and she had a tenuous grasp of whether an expence was a necessity or a luxury, but Fanny could manage household accounts, and she was certain that her future husband could manage the education of their hypothetical sons.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Fiction
Not Like Those Other Girls
When a book has a Token Female Character, it's easy to spot and cry gender bias. But what about when the female characters are present, but only a certain type of female character is presented positively? Surely it can't be misogyny when a female character is there saving the day! See, there are loads of girls around, the writer is clearly a feminist!
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in BookClub
- Top Story - November 2021
The Best-Developed Harry Potter CharacterTop Story - November 2021
The Harry Potter series has a lot of characters. Some well-developed, some not, some only mentioned for a few sentences before they vanish again. But the character with arguably the best and most consistent development is one that tends to shock most people when I point it out.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in BookClub
Changeling Child - Part 10
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Mary picked out a simple melody, enough to keep her hands occupied and her sisters at a distance, as Diarmait paced. “I have suspected for some time that Wickham has been causing mischief with a greater plan in mind. What his final goal in this created conflict may be I cannot be sure, but he has been targeting the Border Estates."
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Chapters
Black Friday Outside the USA
Black Friday Means Something Very Different Outside of the USA… About now, we're all getting spammed with email notifications and social media ads about Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales. The USA is celebrating (or mourning) the Thanksgiving holiday, and expects the rest of the world to join in on the joys of unbridled capitalism.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Wander
Changeling Child - Part 9
Prologue Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 By some miracle of the Fates, Kitty and Lydia were so preoccupied with detailing their meeting with Mr Wickham that they completely forgot to mention Aunt Phillips’ actual guest except in passing. Mama’s eyes gleamed at the prospect of future gossip and a potentially-single gentleman, but she was happy to put that aside for the moment. There were Officers to talk of, after all.
By Natasja Rose2 years ago in Chapters