‘Any Human Heart’ by William Boyd ‘Olive Kitteridge’ by Elizabeth Strout ‘Stoner’ by John Williams ‘Moon Tiger’ by Penelope Lively ‘My Name is Lucy Barton’ by Elizabeth Strout ‘The Green Road’ by Anne Enright ‘Wide Sargasso Sea’ by Jean Rhys ‘The Portable Veblen’ by Elizabeth McKenzie ‘Reservoir 13’ by Jon McGregor ‘Middle England’ by Jonathan Coe Read the full article…

I have been fortunate enough to be interviewed for Leslie Tate’s highly-regarded and widely-read website. This has given me an opportunity to give a detailed account of the unusual route that my memoir, ‘The Naples of England’, travelled in its journey to publication. It also allows me to explain the links between that book and Read the full article…

Probably the review I treasure the most. My little 1988 publication, ‘Hanging in the Balance’, was the biggest writing risk I had taken, exposing myself to possible ridicule, scathing criticism or, perhaps the worst, a complete lack of interest. Ed Drummond, who died earlier this year, was – is – a legend in climbing circles, Read the full article…