I often get people asking me what inspires me to write a particular book; where do I get the ideas from? Unlike a lot of writers I do not have

The beauty of the English language has always been something that has enchanted me. I learnt to read when I was five and haven’t stopped since. Books fascinate me, not

I came across some old editions of my earlier books recently and realised how different they look today from a few years ago. Inside they are the same – the

My latest novel is set in Spain in 1935, the year before the Spanish Civil War broke out. In the story one of my characters is asked to be the