Well, I did it – I finished the new book! About six years of Greek island life on Tilos with my dog since I bought my house. Thanks to the professional freelancers Debbie (editor), Ian (copy-editor), Ben (designer) and Rosie (cover illustration), I was able to self-publish with confidence and release it in June, as […]
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Bestselling author Katie Carr has written a beautiful book of narrative non-fiction about, as she puts it, ‘sea, weather, family and the quiet work of finding your way after loss’. It’s about kayaking and motherhood, resilience and joy: https://summersdale.com/titles/katie-carr/thundery-at-times/9781837998388/ For a few years now I’ve worked with Canadian author Marion Crook giving early editorial feedback on
To help mark the 140th anniversary of Theodore Bent’s 1885 book ‘The Cyclades, or Life Among the Insular Greeks’, here I am reading some sections from the chapter on Santorini – now on YouTube. ‘On entering the basin of Santorin, one experiences directly the pleasant impression of seeing something utterly new…’
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For all of September, my book TAVERNA BY THE SEA has been featured on the prizes banner of the Facebook group We Love Memoirs! It’s a wonderfully supportive group and members have been posting some lovely reviews (‘made me long for sun-filled days on an idyllic Greek beach…’… ‘makes the reader feel as if they
I lost my dad this winter, which was completely unexpected and extremely tough. As so often happens when something devastating happens in our lives, I’m changing my focus in work and devoting more time to my own creative endeavours. That’s what prompted this lovely new website – it’s also cheered me up creating it with
I was in London in early July and able to attend the launch of my client Mark Agnew’s book THERE WILL BE HEADWINDS. He entertained us with stories from his world-first adventure with a team kayaking the Northwest Passage – from encounters with polar bears to being trapped by the ice. For Mark, the journey
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My book WILD ABANDON has been translated into Italian and published as INCANTO REMOTO by Morellini Editore in Milan! The journalist Maria Luisa Colledani, who has visited Tilos, wrote a wonderful review – read it here in the newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. Ketty Iannantuono who also visits Tilos regularly wrote this beautiful endorsement: “Incanto
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