Baviaanspoort — a Love Story

In 2004 my widowed cousin Beryl died. She had no children so, as her closest relative, it was my responsibility to clear her house. Among her possessions I found a small brown leather suitcase stuffed with old letters, diaries and photos. I put the case in our loft...

A philosopher and raconteur of the trout streams

Recently-retired veterinary surgeon Tod Collins is a natural storyteller. The author of several books of stories about his years as a country vet, as well as an award-winning novel, Dr. Collins has now published “The Art of Being … An Awful Angler”....

Previous owners

Whenever I buy a second-hand book in which the previous owner has written his or her name, I reflect for a while on the unknown person who shares or shared some aspect of my taste in books.   Usually the name is all there is, but sometimes there is a date or a...

Delville Wood 100 years ago

It is 100 years this month since the Battle of Delville Wood, which features in my novel JOURNEYS TO THE END OF THE WORLD.  First published in 2007, an ebook edition was made available to mark the centenary of the Great War.