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Teresa Vale

Every song tells a story

In My BookTags Genesis, love secrets lies, music, novel, Pink Floyd, playlist, Queen, Ramones, Roberto Carlos, romance, Supertramp, Teresa, The Dire Straits, The Motors, The Tubes, Zeca AfonsoPublish Date10 June, 2021Leave a comment

  When I was young, I had a song for every mood, every occasion; joy or heartbreak, it didn’t matter, I  needed music in the background, I needed it pouring into my ears, my veins, my heart.   Teresa, the main character in my book, Love Secrets Lies, was no different. The story dawns on Teresa still living in Mozambique, a land where summer never ends; where she and her mother sang along to the honeyed tropical sounds of Roberto …

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A woman ahead of her time

In Other StoriesTags Aquitaine, crusade, Duchess, Duke of Normandy, Eleanor of Aquitaine, feminist, France, Henry, Holy Land, John, Queen, Richard the Lionheart, SaladinPublish Date4 June, 2019Leave a comment

I always think of her  as the first feminist, for what does it mean to be a feminist after all? For me, being feminist means fighting for equal rights and duties, for having the same opportunities as men and reaching out for them without a trace of doubt…and that’s what Eleanor of Aquitaine did, back in the 12thcentury. A woman much ahead of her time, she wanted to have it all, and was never afraid to take bold steps or …

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Mary Queen of Scots

In Other StoriesTags Bothwell, castles, civil war, Darnley, Elizabeth I, England, Inchmahome priory, James, Lochleven castle, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen, ScotlandPublish Date20 January, 2019Leave a comment

I have read so much about Mary Queen of Scots over the years but it seems I never have enough, so when I saw the latest movie about her (directed by Josie Rourke) was coming to Lisbon last week I texted my usual Saturday-night- dinner-and-movies group and suggested we go and see it. Everyone agreed with alacrity.   Knowing my passion for Scottish history my friend Beli asked me to do a brief introduction to Mary Stuart’s life during dinner, …

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The show must go on

In PersonalTags Adam Lambert, Altice arena, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Lisbon, lyrics, music, Queen, Roger Taylor, songs, the show must go on, tourPublish Date10 June, 2018Leave a comment

Queen began their European tour yesterday in Lisbon, and I was one of the very fortunate people who were at Altice Arena – Lisbon’s largest concert hall where the Eurovision song contest final was held this year – for their show.   It all began when my friend Gabi, always attentive to musical happenings, called and asked me if I wanted to come to the concert. I immediately said yes, Queen being my favourite band ever together with Supertramp. In my …

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I was born in Mozambique in the sixties but have lived in Lisbon , Portugal, with my family, for most of my life.

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