Well, what a year it’s been! What else was there to do except stay home, try to write some words and read lots of books?Continue Reading
A Research Trip to Poland
One of the perks of my job is travelling for research purposes – at least that’s my excuse! My current work-in-progress is a novel set in Poland during World War Two, so in January I booked a trip to Poland, going via Berlin and returning via Dresden. I was so excited! And then the pandemic struck…Continue Reading
My Top Reads of 2019
2019 has been a great year for reading. Here are some of the highlights of my year.Continue Reading
Writing Goodbye to Budapest
I first started reading about the Hungarian Uprising in 2013 and I very quickly decided that this was a great subject for a novel. The Cold War period, an oppressive Communist regime, Soviet tanks, a brutal Secret Police, and ordinary people rising up in their quest for freedom. What was not to like? (From a novelist’s perspective at least.)Continue Reading