When I write, fiction, my main aim is to create characters that stay with the reader long after they’ve finished the book.

Spent a couple of days chilling out in Leeds before I tackle the second edit of my new historical fiction. Vowed not to buy anything vintage, then stumbled across this in an open air market that sells...

My childhood hero was my uncle the sculptor Edward Pirotta whose work is currently the subject of a major exhibition at the National Museum of Art in Malta.

My childhood hero was my uncle the sculptor Edward Pirotta whose work is currently the subject of a major exhibition at the National Museum of Art in Malta.

Cover illustrations © Jo Lindley As a child, my maternal grandparents lived in Greater London, close to a tube line, which made trips into the capital to see the sights quite easy for us. Although my...