My book picks of 2022
November 17, 2022
My favourite books of the year so far are listed below, fourteen in total. A few are new out; most were published in the last couple of years. … More My book picks of 2022
Category: book reviews
My 2021: fears and joys
January 3, 2022
It has been another unsettling year, full of uncertainty and unwanted isolation. I grew weary of most of what had been done face to face being transferred to zoom, from yoga classes to writing groups to the chamber choir I’m in. Thankfully, the choir began to meet for real in a local church and I … More My 2021: fears and joys
July news, coping with change, and the end of lockdown
July 13, 2021
A recap of my big news… After four drafts, my novel – now titled ‘Silenced’, a crime novel with elements of a psychological thriller – has found a home with Hobeck Books. Hobeck is a newish publisher focusing on crime, suspense and thrillers. Their website’s tag line ‘Indie spirit, traditional values’ immediately appealed to me … More July news, coping with change, and the end of lockdown
My top 10 reads of 2020
December 31, 2020
A little news… 2020 has been a terrible year for many of us due to Covid-19 wreaking havoc on the world and taking away so much of what we took for granted. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been able to keep on writing and working from home without too much interruption (my husband is … More My top 10 reads of 2020
#Bookreview Odette by @jessicaduchen
December 18, 2018
Book info Publisher: Unbound Digital Publication Date: December 2018 Author: Jessica Duchen Blurb When a swan crashes through her window at the height of a winter storm, journalist Mitzi Fairweather decides to nurse the injured bird back to health. But at sunset, the swan becomes a woman. This unexpected visitor is Odette, the swan princess … More #Bookreview Odette by @jessicaduchen
Interviewed on BBC Radio London!! Transforming trauma into creativity
September 27, 2018
It has been a breathless, emotional and at times almost overwhelming ten days since the launch of THE GIRL IN HIS EYES on the 18th. Live interview My interview on the Jo Good show on BBC Radio London finally happened this Tuesday (25 September) after two frustrating delays. It was my third radio interview in … More Interviewed on BBC Radio London!! Transforming trauma into creativity
Book Review: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill @noexitpress
August 24, 2018
Book info Published: August 2018 Publisher: No Exit Press Book blurb What happens when the sense you’ve made of things stops making sense? ‘Unsettling and bewildering. I was totally hooked’ – Sam Baker, The Pool Winner of the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jean Mason has a doppelganger. She’s never seen her, but others* swear they … More Book Review: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill @noexitpress
THE GIRL IN HIS EYES – It’s all happening!
July 16, 2018
Getting close to publication My novel, 19 years in the making if you include all the years I put it aside, is soon to emerge into the world. THE GIRL IN HIS EYES, a dark psychological drama with echoes of Lolita, is two months away from publication. (These echoes may be quite distant, and are … More THE GIRL IN HIS EYES – It’s all happening!
This month I’m reading…
June 28, 2018
Welcome to the first in my monthly(ish) thoughts on the books I’ve read lately and would recommend – some recently published, others less so. These days I’m reading lots of psychological suspense along with a generous dash of crime, ‘book club’ and literary fiction. Everything is Lies by Helen Callaghan Published February 2018 by Penguin … More This month I’m reading…
#BookReview of THE NIGHT RAID by Clare Harvey
May 14, 2018
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Publication date: 14 December 2017 My rating: 5 stars A while ago I posted on my blog a guest post from Clare Harvey about The Night Raid and its historical elements. The novel is inspired by the real-life Dame Laura Knight, a well-known artist at the time of WWII (see the … More #BookReview of THE NIGHT RAID by Clare Harvey
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