Poor blog is feeling neglected at the moment! Two weeks of blog silence but lots of activity elsewhere! I had a few days in beautiful Derbyshire, staying in the most idyllic place with a wonderful sense of tranquillity. The place we stayed is a steep climb up from the village... read more
When I taught GCSE English a lifetime ago, students were often given ‘A Trip to —‘ as a title in the exam. I was always surprised how many of them wrote about getting up that morning, the journey to the airport, or something along the way when the main focus... read more
I wanted to remind myself of the lovely launch I had for The Piano Player’s Son. Although I’m working on a new novel, I miss that one – as I realised last week when I was talking about it at library events for World Book Night – and it’s nice... read more