My favourite children’s book
'It's such a moving, powerful story but it's also beautifully written. It's about kindness and...
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My desert island book
I’d want to read it on a desert island because it would remind me of...
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The Perfect Crime is out now!
22 bestselling crime writers. 22 deadly destinations. One deliciously sinister collection 🔪 I'm delighted that...
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My favourite translated book – The Glass Bead Game
My favourite book in translation is ‘The Glass Bead Game’ by Herman Hesse. The Royal...
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One Year Later – How Somerset inspired my thriller
'The Pines is a rambling farmhouse that our parents, David and Eleanor, converted years ago,...
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The Stolen Child: A dark fairy tale
‘They stole you from me. They took you away for seven years. Your entire lifetime…Make...
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! I had hoped to spend today being spoilt with prosecco and cake...
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Wuthering Heights – the novel that has influenced me the most
When I was a teenager, I steadfastly refused to believe that so-called ‘classical literature’ could...
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My Mother’s Secret – Location
There’s a thin band of cream silhouetting the cranes that hover over the half-built office...
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Life-changing literature
I have dreamt in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and...
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Interview with Historical Fiction Reader
...one of the scenes I lost, which I pine for, is where Joseph is in...
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Marketing and Me
'I don't much like it. Marketing is about selling & writers, as we know, are...
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