Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

Travel fiction – where the ‘right place’ transforms lives

Exmoor to Seville – The Tourist Dilemma

Exmoor to Seville – The Tourist Dilemma

Off to Seville! I’m heading to Seville next week. My late father said it was the most beautiful city he’d ever seen, so it’s been on my travel list for many years. It will be a special mother-daughter trip. (I’m the mother, in case you wondered.) Maybe, for a few...
Reader Power: The Importance of Book Reviews

Reader Power: The Importance of Book Reviews

READER POWER: IT’S A THING I have published two trip fiction novels: Dunster’s Calling and More Or Less Annie. However, I’m not talking about my books today. The titles are mentioned because apparently you have to do that if you want friendly algorithms to recognize...
From Soggy Exmoor to the Parthenon

From Soggy Exmoor to the Parthenon

Every conversation in the UK at the moment begins with a variation on, ‘Well, it’s still freezing cold and soaking wet, but here’s hoping for better weather ahead’. I’m wearing three layers in my office. Will the neighbours snigger if I retrieve the logs I removed...