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Loretta Proctor: author of The Crimson Bed |
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In this edition: we talk to Loretta Proctor, the author of The Crimson Bed.
Frederic Ashton Thorpe and his best friend, Henry Winstone, are artists immersed in the Pre-Raphaelite movement with its yearning for romantic escape from the materialism of Victorian society. Seeing a half finished portrait of the beautiful Eleanor Farnham at Henry’s studio, Fred is fascinated and returns in order to meet her. He and Ellie fall in love and are married.
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The Crimson Bed by Loretta Proctor |
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The Crimson Bed is a historical romance set in Victorian London of the 1850’s.
What is the Crimson Bed? It is the dark, sensual Feminine side of every man and woman. Women dwell in it with ease and familiarity while men are fascinated and repelled by it, constantly struggling to free themselves from its devouring allure. The Crimson Bed is an ancient, carved oak bed and yet it is also a symbol and a container of many secrets. Handed down through the female line, it belongs to Maria Templeton who takes her secrets to the grave. It passes then to her daughter, Ellie, who lies in it dreaming of her thwarted passion for her childhood sweetheart, Alfie Dillinger. It excludes her husband Fred Thorpe who cannot forget a youthful misdemeanour and has unpleasant urges of his own that are like a canker in his soul, filling him with a shame that unmans him on his wedding night. These secrets lie hidden in their hearts and begin to work as poison that comes close to destroying their marriage and happiness, despite their love for one another, making them unable to truly mate and bond.
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About Loretta Proctor
Loretta Proctor was born in Cairo, Egypt, her father English, her mother Greek. She lived most of her life in London and has now retired with her husband to Malvern in Worcestershire. She has a son and a daughter. Her first published novel is The Long Shadow, set mainly in Greece. Her new novel, The Crimson Bed, explores her love of Pre-Raphaelite art and artists.
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