Claire Diana Selby

Founder of the Yellow House English brand and Yellow House Limited. Writer and songwriter. Mum of two grown-up girls.

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@InArtAgency If you missed tonight's premiere of Madame Butterfly, find a way to get tickets to any of the remaining performances. It is perfection. Simple as that.

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@Skolimowski Reminds me of my time there, which I recorded in Waking up in Warsaw (Kobo books).

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@AgainstLore The first podcast of the new series is brilliant!

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Against the Lore is a new myth-busting ancient history podcast, looking at how Near Eastern, Greek and Roman history interacts with modern day news and events, and exploring common misconceptions about the past 🤔📚😮(1/)

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Is it really 27 years since I bought this scarf in the old store described in 'Waking up in Warsaw'? https://t.co/V2qjsGiedz

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So what about those pirates then? Well here they are, on the loose https://t.co/6dXnMMkhZ6 in Polperro...

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Pilchards - the food of pirates! More news soon! #HealthyEating

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So where is my cover picture from? Well one year ago, it was snapped at a book launch for a poetry collection that included one of mine. This year even book launches are off. Roll on 2021!

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A day to remember Churchill's wisdom? "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others."

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A great feature of living abroad is that the heroes are different, especially writers and artists. It's like seeing the view from a new window. #Poland

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The chapter 'Wild women and walnuts' was broadcast by the #BBC. Today, the whole story is out at https://t.co/V2qjsG0Dm1

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I've heard of reversible coats, but reversible tapestries? Only in Olsztyn is seems. Life in Warsaw was full of surprises!

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It's getting real now! Here's the link to travelling back in time to Warsaw of the 1990s - and a whole lot of surprises... https://t.co/V2qjsG0Dm1

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At last! 'Waking up in Warsaw' will launch on 29th October as an Amazon-Kindle e-book. Travel by phone to another time and place...

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Looking for new #stories with #activity sheets? Try the Little Red Dragon series - it has great #songs too! https://t.co/kj7bzoRLGO Download from Collins!

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Celebrating a year of new editions and new publications both in print and e-book. More planned for 2020 - watch the space!

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People re-discovered in a true tale re-told https://t.co/UaCEddJbzS

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POW on the run https://t.co/7xzIjH58pP

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Poland – jumping the centuries https://t.co/wvmMRGxxb1

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Just re-started my blog! Very excited to be sharing again!