Category Archives: Book

‘In relation to’ what? On ‘Talking Books’ and chewing words….

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

Lots of people have asked me how my new radio show is going and how they might listen to it again or online. That is very good of you, my friends but I thought I ought to listen to it … Continue reading →

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‘Talking Books’…On trying to become Somerset’s answer to Mariella Frostrup

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

…I wish! But I do have my own book show on local radio -10Radio based at the heart of a Somerset community  – and the first programme  is looming large. I go on air at 11am tomorrow (Friday 29th March … Continue reading →

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British? Moi?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

This is a tough one. I have been nominated by the lovely writer Vivienne Tuffnell over at zen and the art of tightropewalking (whose novel Away With the Fairies I am currently reading and enjoying very much) for A Very British Blog … Continue reading →

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Last year’s medical model – depression as part of the human condition

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the Annual Spring Conference organised by the Taunton Association for Psychotherapy (TAP). This year’s theme was depression and the day was marketed as ‘Dialogues Around Depression’ –  a title which reflected the different … Continue reading →

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Vine leaves, dandelions and serendipity ~ my thoughts on the TAP conference

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Reblogged from Zen and the art of tightrope walking: Vine leaves, dandelions and serendipity ~ my thoughts on the TAP conference There is a woman on the train with two small children. She’s beautiful, dressed in stylish clothes, her hair … Continue reading →

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On Victorian London, forensics and writing inspiration: a conversation with D.E. Meredith, author of The Devil’s Ribbon

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

Today I am lucky enough to have a guest on my blog – the author D. E. Meredith writer of the historical crime series, The Hatton and Roumande Mysteries featuring the first forensic scientist, Professor Adolphus Hatton, and his trusty … Continue reading →

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What stops you writing? A tale of two weeks….

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Fourteen days ago I was packing up my laptop, articles and library books ready to make the journey home after five days of writing. Well, I had lunch with a mate and went to the cinema to see Life of Pi with … Continue reading →

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Love poems you wish you had written #3 – Julia Copus

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

I have written before of the wonderful Reading Matters group I was, and still am, lucky enough to be part of (we call it ‘Reading Still Matters’ now that the Royal Literary Fund have moved on to other projects). The … Continue reading →

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On Shelley, secrets and weaving fact with fiction in ‘A Treacherous Likeness’….

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

One of my favourite reads of 2012 was Tom All Alone’s by Lynn Shepherd. The grim realities of Victorian Britain were brought to life for a 21st century audience and the fictional worlds of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins (often … Continue reading →

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‘London Snow’ and the joy of a trip to the capital whatever the weather

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

Last week I went to London and spent three happy hours in The Wellcome Library, taking advantage of their beautiful reading rooms. I was researching shell shock and PTSD to inform Shell Shocked Britain, the book I am writing for … Continue reading →

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