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CHERYL SAWYER
Cheryl's Blog


Voltaire at Cirey
Spend another minute with Voltaire on video
14 hours ago


Victor Constant Investigations Book 2 is published!
Judge for yourself whether it's a good holiday read ...
2 days ago


A special day for the Maréchaussée
Death in Champagne is published!
3 days ago


Italian senators revel in short skirts
Calling out the double standard
5 days ago


French gendarmes in the 18th century
Video: a minute with Voltaire
5 days ago


Discovering horses in history
How to create an 18th-century French Mounted Policeman
7 days ago


What brought Émilie to the Champagne?
A video about her life before Cirey
Sep 22


Death in Champagne: a brutal murder haunts the French countryside
Extract: witness a scene at Cirey
Sep 17


Émilie and Voltaire in crisis
Letters that led to Cirey in 1734
Sep 14


Murder on High comes out in January 2027!
I invite you to read a scene from the majestic Château d'en Haut, the real Champagne castle where the murder took place.
Sep 8


Another cuppa with Reader's Digest
Talking about the Victor Constant Investigations crime series
Sep 6


Émilie du Châtelet at her desk
Concluding the interview with Robyn Arianrhod, mathematician
Sep 4


Where does writing take you?
I thought I wanted a literary career but in fact my real desire was to write historical novels ...
Sep 1


Émilie du Châtelet in love
Speaking at the exclusive Club, part two--taking risks at Cirey
Aug 28


Speaking at an exclusive Club
More about Émilie du Châtelet: was she a wicked young woman? And who invited Voltaire to Cirey?
Aug 21


Champagne break with Robyn Arianrhod
Interviews with a world expert on the scientific achievements of Émilie du Châtelet ...
Aug 17


Letters from Émilie & Voltaire
I do have ears and I can see what audiences like ... a little vivacity and tumult
Aug 12


Introducing Émilie du Châtelet
Who knew she would be a consultant detective in Murder at Cirey ...?
Aug 10


Fuego: writers under the Volcano
Peril and poetry in Guatemala!
Aug 5


My riverside picnic in Victor Constant country
What could he eat on duty, riding the rough roads of the Champagne province ...?
Aug 2
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