Carol Cooper
@carolcooper.bsky.social
Author, doctor, accidental historian.
Out now: The History of Medicine in 12 Objects.
Latest novel: The Girls from Alexandria.
Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge.
Out now: The History of Medicine in 12 Objects.
Latest novel: The Girls from Alexandria.
Fellow, Newnham College, Cambridge.
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Excited to say that my debut novel ✨The Venice Secret has been selected for Prime Reading in UK again. So if you have Amazon Prime you can read it for free on Kindle from today. Also Kindle Unlimited and paperback 💛
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March 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Excited to say that my debut novel ✨The Venice Secret has been selected for Prime Reading in UK again. So if you have Amazon Prime you can read it for free on Kindle from today. Also Kindle Unlimited and paperback 💛
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In January it was a delight to unbox the paperback version of my short stories One Morning in Provence. It made me want to hop on a plane immediately! In February's gloom, the feeling's the same! #holidayreading #bookssetinFrance #France #shortstories #Provence #Dordogne #Loire #Languedoc-Roussillon
February 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In January it was a delight to unbox the paperback version of my short stories One Morning in Provence. It made me want to hop on a plane immediately! In February's gloom, the feeling's the same! #holidayreading #bookssetinFrance #France #shortstories #Provence #Dordogne #Loire #Languedoc-Roussillon
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Five on Friday with Caroline Khoury @carolinekauthor #FiveonFriday
Today I’m delighted to feature author Caroline Khoury who writes heartwarming, emotional, escapist romances. As someone who has read two of her previous books I can confidently say they are b…
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February 15, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Roses are red
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
And so’s maple syruple.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
And so’s maple syruple.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
February 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Roses are red
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
And so’s maple syruple.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Violets are purple
Sugar is sweet
And so’s maple syruple.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
A #history snippet for today. Born OTD in 1768, British surgeon Astley Cooper was famous for his speedy knife-work - and his saying that a surgeon should have "the eye of an eagle, the heart of a lion, & the hand of a lady."
I doubt he had women surgeons in mind, but it was prescient all the same.
I doubt he had women surgeons in mind, but it was prescient all the same.
August 23, 2024 at 3:57 PM
A #history snippet for today. Born OTD in 1768, British surgeon Astley Cooper was famous for his speedy knife-work - and his saying that a surgeon should have "the eye of an eagle, the heart of a lion, & the hand of a lady."
I doubt he had women surgeons in mind, but it was prescient all the same.
I doubt he had women surgeons in mind, but it was prescient all the same.
Born OTD in 1920: heart surgeon Denton Cooley. When a lawyer asked if he was the best in the world, Cooley said Yes. The lawyer thought it a tad immodest. Maybe, Cooley said. ‘But remember I’m under oath.’
More on Cooley, his colleague DeBakey & the object that caused a 40-year rift in my next book
More on Cooley, his colleague DeBakey & the object that caused a 40-year rift in my next book
August 22, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Born OTD in 1920: heart surgeon Denton Cooley. When a lawyer asked if he was the best in the world, Cooley said Yes. The lawyer thought it a tad immodest. Maybe, Cooley said. ‘But remember I’m under oath.’
More on Cooley, his colleague DeBakey & the object that caused a 40-year rift in my next book
More on Cooley, his colleague DeBakey & the object that caused a 40-year rift in my next book
As athletes reach the peak of achievement at the Paris Olympics, I give you the word "zenith". It comes from the Arabic “samt” meaning direction, specifically upwards (as opposed to nadir which is also from Arabic).
Keep going, athletes. Onwards & upwards.
#wordsfromArabic #olympics2024
Keep going, athletes. Onwards & upwards.
#wordsfromArabic #olympics2024
August 4, 2024 at 10:14 AM
As athletes reach the peak of achievement at the Paris Olympics, I give you the word "zenith". It comes from the Arabic “samt” meaning direction, specifically upwards (as opposed to nadir which is also from Arabic).
Keep going, athletes. Onwards & upwards.
#wordsfromArabic #olympics2024
Keep going, athletes. Onwards & upwards.
#wordsfromArabic #olympics2024
In honour of Wimbledon, I give you the word “racquet”. It comes from the Arabic word “raha” meaning palm, as in the palm of the hand “rahat el eed”.
The strawberries? Delicious, albeit not from Arabic.
#wimbledon
The strawberries? Delicious, albeit not from Arabic.
#wimbledon
July 2, 2024 at 7:34 AM
In honour of Wimbledon, I give you the word “racquet”. It comes from the Arabic word “raha” meaning palm, as in the palm of the hand “rahat el eed”.
The strawberries? Delicious, albeit not from Arabic.
#wimbledon
The strawberries? Delicious, albeit not from Arabic.
#wimbledon
Do you have a favourite castle? This one is Chillon on Lake Geneva with a long & chilling history. “Castle” comes from the Arabic qasr – castle or fortress. For more language inspo, see my novel “The Girls from Alexandria”, where everyone spoke several languages often all at once
#wordsfromarabic
#wordsfromarabic
April 18, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Do you have a favourite castle? This one is Chillon on Lake Geneva with a long & chilling history. “Castle” comes from the Arabic qasr – castle or fortress. For more language inspo, see my novel “The Girls from Alexandria”, where everyone spoke several languages often all at once
#wordsfromarabic
#wordsfromarabic
Did you know that most British word ‘tea’ comes from ‘chai’, the Arabic for tea? Nowadays ‘chai’ also persists in English, mostly to mean spiced teas.
But try to avoid saying ‘teas’ - it means ‘bottom’ in Arabic. The one you sit on, not the bottom of a cup.
#wordsfromArabic
But try to avoid saying ‘teas’ - it means ‘bottom’ in Arabic. The one you sit on, not the bottom of a cup.
#wordsfromArabic
March 14, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Did you know that most British word ‘tea’ comes from ‘chai’, the Arabic for tea? Nowadays ‘chai’ also persists in English, mostly to mean spiced teas.
But try to avoid saying ‘teas’ - it means ‘bottom’ in Arabic. The one you sit on, not the bottom of a cup.
#wordsfromArabic
But try to avoid saying ‘teas’ - it means ‘bottom’ in Arabic. The one you sit on, not the bottom of a cup.
#wordsfromArabic
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Well, you know I'm on my launch blog tour for EXSILIUM, so there'll be at least one piece a day on that theme! But this from #HelenHollick is a cracker. Do scroll down to the Q&A at the end afterwards. Oh, and she's added a terrific review. ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2024/03/expl... #newrelease
March 9, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Well, you know I'm on my launch blog tour for EXSILIUM, so there'll be at least one piece a day on that theme! But this from #HelenHollick is a cracker. Do scroll down to the Q&A at the end afterwards. Oh, and she's added a terrific review. ofhistoryandkings.blogspot.com/2024/03/expl... #newrelease
On International Women's Day, I've dug up this ancient photo of some of the most important women in my life - my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in the garden in Alexandria.
March 8, 2024 at 7:08 PM
On International Women's Day, I've dug up this ancient photo of some of the most important women in my life - my mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in the garden in Alexandria.
Cat review - Mishmish, North London.
Ability to stay focused 10/10.
Editorial skills 20/10.
The ideal cat for a writer.
Ability to stay focused 10/10.
Editorial skills 20/10.
The ideal cat for a writer.
February 28, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Cat review - Mishmish, North London.
Ability to stay focused 10/10.
Editorial skills 20/10.
The ideal cat for a writer.
Ability to stay focused 10/10.
Editorial skills 20/10.
The ideal cat for a writer.
Don’t say I never give you anything. These are real diamonds, albeit rough. “Carat” comes from Italian "carato" & before that from Arabic “qirat”, a unit of weight based on carob seeds. These have been used for centuries to measure gems & gold because it was thought carob seeds all weighed the same.
February 4, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Don’t say I never give you anything. These are real diamonds, albeit rough. “Carat” comes from Italian "carato" & before that from Arabic “qirat”, a unit of weight based on carob seeds. These have been used for centuries to measure gems & gold because it was thought carob seeds all weighed the same.
Wishing you all a happy, healthy Christmas. pillsandpillowtalk.com/2023/12/10/h...
HOW DANGEROUS IS YOUR CHRISTMAS?
Anything can happen at Christmas. It affects every organ in the body, starting in about September. The pundits agree that the brain is the first to go, helped by lashings of Christmas spirit.
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December 24, 2023 at 5:37 PM
Wishing you all a happy, healthy Christmas. pillsandpillowtalk.com/2023/12/10/h...
My thoughts turn to a hot toddy on this chilly day 🍋
Did you know the word lemon comes from the Arabic “limun” which passed into Italian & French before it reached English? “Limun” also applies to other fruits from the same family. When living in Egypt, our “limun” was usually a lime, not a lemon.
Did you know the word lemon comes from the Arabic “limun” which passed into Italian & French before it reached English? “Limun” also applies to other fruits from the same family. When living in Egypt, our “limun” was usually a lime, not a lemon.
November 26, 2023 at 10:07 AM
My thoughts turn to a hot toddy on this chilly day 🍋
Did you know the word lemon comes from the Arabic “limun” which passed into Italian & French before it reached English? “Limun” also applies to other fruits from the same family. When living in Egypt, our “limun” was usually a lime, not a lemon.
Did you know the word lemon comes from the Arabic “limun” which passed into Italian & French before it reached English? “Limun” also applies to other fruits from the same family. When living in Egypt, our “limun” was usually a lime, not a lemon.
Enjoying sunny November days when we get them (and keeping the proof that they happened).
November 5, 2023 at 9:32 AM
Enjoying sunny November days when we get them (and keeping the proof that they happened).
This weekend I will mostly be making torpedo soup.
November 4, 2023 at 11:17 AM
This weekend I will mostly be making torpedo soup.
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100 years ago, three men changed Swiss history. This is their story.
Guest on my blog today is J J Marsh telling us about the fascinating research for her book, Salt of the Earth. #HistoricalFiction #Iodine #Medical #History #20thCentury deborahswift.com/salt-of-the-...
October 16, 2023 at 1:09 PM
100 years ago, three men changed Swiss history. This is their story.