“Tom and George” now available for pre-order
I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, Tom and George, will be released on 17 December 2021, and is available for pre-order now. Links to retailers: Get the Books. […]
I’m delighted to announce that my latest book, Tom and George, will be released on 17 December 2021, and is available for pre-order now. Links to retailers: Get the Books. […]
In 1920, the Prince of Wales visited New Zealand. Royal tours to this most distant part of the Empire were infrequent, with the long journey a daunting prospect even for […]
While visiting a thermal area near Rotorua, I had a fairly dramatic fall down a bank and rearranged the bones in my wrist. Surgery was required to set them back […]
I’m delighted (and hugely relieved) to announce that I’ve just completed the first draft of Tom and George. Many different factors have come together to get in the way of […]
In late 1918, in the immediate wake of the Great War, an influenza pandemic was raging. During the two months of the pandemic New Zealand lost 9,000 people to the […]
We recently returned from a wonderful holiday in central and eastern Europe (and a few days in England), a glorious mix of sightseeing, hiking and kayaking. Castles, ancient cities, lovely […]
When I was six years old, our town of Opotiki (the real-life model for my fictional Ruatane) was flooded. Water went right through our house, leaving a major clean-up job […]
Last month we attended the Oamaru Victorian festival, an annual event when this South Island town celebrates its Victorian heritage making fine use of its wealth of 19th century buildings. […]
A kete is a traditional Maori basket, made from harakeke (New Zealand flax). This is my kete. It’s one of my oldest possessions, as I was given it when a […]
I’ve been neglecting my blog, so it’s high time for a short update. 2016 was a busy year, with time taken up in travelling and researching (sometimes both at the […]