‘I wish I’d been here when you were in hospital,’ I say, looking back at how busy the last few weeks have been at work. The smell hits me before the plate arrives at the table. ‘Sfogliatelle!’ I exclaim! ‘My…
About the Book Patrick watched as she unfastened the pearls. “He doesn’t mean anything by it,” he said, putting a tentative hand on her arm. “He’s just doing his job.” He turned her around and pressed her against his chest.…
7. I lived in Britain for a while in the ‘90s and taught at Oxford. The lived experience combined with that love of British history produced the most American of my novels, set in Oxford of course, but also in…
The plot of this novel is inspired, focusing on how much truth there is in the press (or lack thereof), the advent of the digital age slowly killing off the newspaper, and all that social media has to answer for…
They worked silently, Cait gripping the fox’s hindquarters while she took the neck. Together, they gathered the body out from under the Jeep and carried it over to the side of the road. It was surprisingly heavy; its fur was…
Eleni Kyriacou is the author of She Came to Stay, which was published by Hodder & Stoughton in paperback on 25 February 2021. 3. Are you a plan, plan, plan writer or do you sit down and see where the…
So in each post I’ll aim to highlight a couple of titles that may have been missed from your reading awareness. Hopefully you’ll discover a treat or two. And please do let me know if you have any books you’d…
This book lists a collection of lesser known, very infrequently used words and provides a definition for each, as well as a history of the word. So many of the words included seem to speak to our everyday experiences just…
Here, the sea was deep azure in colour. How could grown-ups not want to fling themselves into the waves and go for a swim, or just jump in and out of the sparkling foam, as Simone and I did for…
2. What inspired the book? Girl in the Walls was largely inspired by all those strange noises our homes make over the course of a day: the floorboards creaking, the walls popping, the occasional unexplainable sound from a closet or…
