For 27 years the Channel Tunnel’s been the only physical thread connecting the UK with the rest of Europe, but now the Eurostar passenger train service that runs on it is reeling and may come off the rails entirely unless someone steps in and bails it out. The French government Read more…
Two days before the UK introduced the 14-day self isolation for all arrivals into the UK, I travelled from south western France to London by TGV and Eurostar… It’s 8.30am on a wet and grey morning when we leave the apartment that has been home for the past 80 days. For Read more…
It’s weird isn’t it how used we’ve all become to this strange lockdown period? But as a regular traveller, I’m kind of missing that right now. I came across this old photo from my Interrailing trip, way back in the 1980s, the other day. And it struck me that I Read more…
Us author’s, we’re a fairly shy bunch really, aren’t we? I love sitting comfortably at my desk, hidden a way from everyone, writing away. Standing up in public kind of scares me, even though I’ve done bits of it here and there. But I’m learning that, when you don’t have Read more…
I’m really looking forward to No Time To Die, the latest instalment in the Bond franchise, but I also wanted to make a teensy contribution of my own to a character I’ve grown up with. If you’ve read my novel, you’ll already be in the know. But for those who Read more…
Last week I was lucky enough to be invited to a press screening for a new Channel 4 drama. The production company was there and I suddenly realised it might be an opportunity to talk to its top executives about my novel and how to turn it into a film or Read more…