https://blog.penelopeclare.com 2025-09-17 daily 1.0 https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image04.jpg https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image06.jpg Old Indian haveli entrance with pale grey-green ochre surround, nine-cusp arch, and heavy double wooden doors studded with nails. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image07.jpg Close-up of the illuminated Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, with golden façade reflected in the sacred pond at night. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image03.jpg Large black Bull Mastiff Ernie, grown up with amber eyes, lying on a patterned rug indoors. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image02.jpg Historic Indian haveli with white arches, yellow inner courtyard walls, and iron balustrades. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image01.jpg Purply-pink sunset over the Kanchenjunga mountain range in the Himalayas, inspiration for Penelope Clare’s historical fiction. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image09.jpg Close-up colour portrait of Evelyn Gracewell, fictional Victorian woman from Penelope Clare’s Bold historical fiction series. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image11.jpg Colour photo of the Darjeeling Himalayan toy train curving right through mist, steam, and surrounding trees. https://blog.penelopeclare.com/assets/images/image05.jpg Young black Bull mastiff, amber eyes. Sitting upright