An Author's Notebook

Hermaphrodite Mum Three kids and a single mother Last week I made the mistake of throwing away the bath toys, a ruinous act that pro...

Last week I encountered the actor Jeremy Irons in the flesh. With his slacks tucked into black boots and his thespian swagger, he was a man...

Review:  The Innocents  by Francesca Segal As a mother, I slightly dread the teenage years. All that recklessness and rebellion to contend...

People watching:   Karin Willems, co-founder of Zenza About seven years ago the renowned Dutch designer Li Edelkoort helped to kit out ...

What a difference a week makes! Only a few days ago we were about to rent out our house and move to a sunnier clime (possibly Cornwall) to ...

Today I am posting an excerpt from my new novel about a young woman trapped in a ruinous marriage in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the 1970s.  ...