An Author's Notebook

Two themes are dominating my notebook this week - literary festivals and our imminent move to a new house. In amongst pages of removal quote...

On Sunday evening, as I was quietly reading my book, I experienced a zapping sensation in my head. A bit like when you crick your neck, but ...

"I didn't know ladies could smoke!" my young son once exclaimed  sotto voce after watching a (female) friend light up in the...