Blogs in March 2021

The Orange Girl 27th March 2021

‘My father died eleven years ago. I was only four then. I never thought I’d hear from him again, but now we’re writing a book together’ To Georg Røed, his father is no more than a shadow, a distant...

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Out Stealing Horses 27th March 2021

We were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days...

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Let The Water Hold Me Down 26th March 2021

Still reeling from the loss of his family in an accident that he feels responsible for causing, Hank Singer accepts an invitation to move to the isolated and beautiful state of Chiapas. There, in the streets and cafes of...

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The Hunting Season 24th March 2021

A gripping and atmospheric crime thriller set in the beautiful Italian city of Bologna, perfect for fans of Donna Leon, Michael Dibdin and Philip Gwynne Jones. It’s truffle season and in the hills around Bologna the hunt is on...

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In the Mirror, a Peacock Danced 24th March 2021

Agra, 1938: Eighteen-year-old Florence Hunt has grown up riding horses past the Taj Mahal and chasing peacocks through her backyard under the critical gaze of her father. Increasingly enamoured with his work on the booming railway, Florence yearns to...

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