Marianne Holmes

Reading, writing, daydreaming. Quietly...

Author of A Little Bird Told Me & All Your Little Lies and Trustee of @MindFoodCIO

@MarianneHAuthor everywhere

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

@LauraPAuthor @BadWritingTakes Good grief, the replies! Sending love to you, Laura x

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

@westlondonnhs Hi, my kid is in one of your units. I have been told they are in a 'life-threatening' situation but the on-call Consultant has declined to review them or speak to me. Apparently won't make a decision until working hours Monday. @jamesmurray_ldn @deirdrecostigan

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

Thrilled that my Dido story made the short list in the Ancient to 10th Century Category!

Many thanks @histnovsoc

#HistoricalFiction #HNSFirstChaptersCompetition #HNS2026

[Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc]

CONGRATULATIONS to the writers who have been selected for the CATEGORY SHORT LISTS in the 2026 HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY’S First Chapters Competition! Visit https://t.co/CBySmX41Wt for the full lists
#historicalfiction #hnsfirstchapterscompetition

[RBmediaTopAuthors @RBmediaAuthors]

A deal like this won't last long - buy the "All Your Little Lies" audiobook today and save 50%! @MarianneHAuthor, and @MarianneHAuthor https://t.co/WS4yfZizL2

[RBmediaTopAuthors @RBmediaAuthors]

Save 50% on the "All Your Little Lies" audiobook by @MarianneHAuthor, and @MarianneHAuthor. Offer expires 05/07. https://t.co/Vs90KprJby

[Elizabeth Mistry @ElizabethMistry]

Unpaid Carers are the UK’s largest workforce.
How many other countries tolerate 7m citizens aged between 5 - 95 working without training, support, guaranteed rest breaks or holidays - let alone appropriate compensation?
#ValueCarers #UnpaidCarers
#CarersRightsDay
@WeAreCarers

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

Thrilled to share the news that @MindFoodCIO have received @TheKingsAwards.

MindFood is a small charity that has a big impact. Our fabulous team help rebuild lives after a mental health crisis with holistic support and mindful activities in nature.

[MindFoodCIO.bsky.social @MindFoodCIO]

Exciting News!! 🥳
We actually did it! MindFood has been given the King’s Award for Voluntary Service - it's the highest honour voluntary groups can receive, and it's for life. And it's all down to your hard work and dedication! 🤩🙌🙌🙌 @KingsAwardVS907576489117450241

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

If someone knows a psychologist or therapist who can work very gently and slowly with someone who hears voices and had experienced a lot of statutory violence, can you possibly email me? London-based. Not rich. Thanks x

[Good Law Project @GoodLawProject]

Did you know that over 60% of donations accepted by the Health Secretary come from people and companies linked to private health? That’s a big chunk of the pie...

Read more here: https://t.co/aRheHTfGlj

[David Challen @David_Challen]

Gisèle Pelicot walking to take the stand today, her strength echoing in every step:

“It’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them,” she told the court.

"I want all women who have been raped to say: Madame Pelicot did it, I can too. I don't want them to be ashamed any longer,"

[jeremy scahill @jeremyscahill]

Journalist @AbubakerAbedW spent days speaking to the family of Shaaban Al-Dalou who was burned alive in the Israeli attack on Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah in Gaza early Monday. Today would have been Shaaban's 20th birthday. Please share his story:

https://t.co/ZIaMhzCFtR

[Keiran Goddard @keirangoddard1]

I was asked to give a quote for this Guardian article on finances in publishing.

Unsurprisingly, they didn’t use the quote I gave ( lol)

But here it is anyway …

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Will we ever know the names & stories of 118,000+ people killed by Israel in Gaza?

Or the people burned alive after Israeli strikes on Al Aqsa Hospital, where displaced Palestinians sheltered?

The UK is complicit in these war crimes. End ALL arms sales & diplomatic support NOW.

[Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman]

They say that the bond between parent and child is the strongest thing but actually it is the bond between a dad and the pet he told his wife and children he didn’t want, sorry if this offends

[MindFoodCIO.bsky.social @MindFoodCIO]

Why is it good to talk this #WorldMentalHealthDay?

Our participants say…

- you realise you're not alone
- breaks taboos and makes it easier each time, and for others
- a problem shared is a problem halved
- it can make it easier to make sense of difficult emotions and thoughts

[Spread the Word @STWevents]

If you’re an underrepresented writer of poetry, fiction or non-fiction, @stwevents want to hear from you! They're commissioning London-based writers 18+ to create new work! Mentorship & a showcase at #DeptfordLiteratureFestival await!

Closes 7 Oct: https://t.co/xOkZ0tWCWF

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

Please, can my London friends look out for 12 year old Taryn🙏

#MissingPerson #London

[Marianne Holmes @MarianneHAuthor]

Do not bore those women of Thrace, Orpheus!

Image of info panel about the Orphic Temple at #LittlecoteRomanVilla by the River Kennet. An incredible Roman mosaic that was first found in 1727 and then lost until 1976 when it was rediscovered.

#Orpheus #RomanVilla #RomanMosaic