by VT | May 21, 2020 | General interest, writing a novel
My new book is coming out shortly and in the meantime here are my continuing experiences of publishing In Restoration a few years ago. Rebecca had morphed into Frances and gave the same formulaic answers to my queries. ‘Should I try a launch in Guildford? A scene in... by VT | May 14, 2020 | General interest, people, writing a novel
My new book is coming out shortly and in the meantime here are my entertaining experiences of publishing In Restoration a few years ago. My brain-child is born and has already departed. Bereft. What will happen? Inevitably thoughts return to the elder sibling and its... by VT | Apr 29, 2020 | General interest
In lockdown, small things become sweeter. The forty minutes of official freedom to leave one’s dwelling and wander forth into a strangely silent world has released a chorus of birdsong in clear skies unpolluted by fumes and clatter. It is a strange silence above a... by VT | Apr 22, 2020 | General interest
Sun shines through the leaves on to chestnut candles just before they are ready to light up their tiny white flowers. Pink blossom promises a profusion of plenty before it carpets streets and lawns. The bright light contrasts starkly with the prospect of a future... by VT | Apr 15, 2020 | General interest, travel
Once upon a time, I was on a grimy boat chugging up the murky Yangtze river past a vast dam under construction, described as the next wonder of the world. I do not remember stopping at Wuhan where the river forks. We took the south-west branch through the towering...
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