A little bit about me
Welcome to my website. I'm pleased you found me and I hope you will stay a while.
I'm a British author of poetry, short stories, memoirs and novels. A number of my poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and I have three published novels.
Instilled at an early age with appreciation of the natural world, it's still immensely important to me and much of my poetry celebrates it, as do my novels. I always write from knowledge and experience. In fact you could probably tell exactly where I've lived from the places I write about. This includes Umbria in central Italy, my home for more than thirteen years.
Italian was a delight as another Romance language after my degree in French and Spanish - and not just the language but also the landscape and culture, which inspired a series of short stories (Tales from Rural Umbria) as well as the novel, The Wolves of Little Mouse Valley.
My novels explore a range of emotions and issues, from loss and evil to self-discovery and altruism. In some, an element of fantasy is interwoven with the realism. But read them and find out for yourself!
I live close to the sea in Scotland, in a small stone bungalow that was once a stable.
As an amateur photographer, most of the photographs on the website are my own.
My novels "Wild Goose," "Skolthan" and "Queen Anne's Lace" are available on Amazon as e-books and paperbacks and "The Wolves of Little Mouse Valley" as an e-book.
Outlines and excerpts for all five of my novels can be found after the pages of some of my published poems.
I'm a British author of poetry, short stories, memoirs and novels. A number of my poems have appeared in magazines and anthologies, and I have three published novels.
Instilled at an early age with appreciation of the natural world, it's still immensely important to me and much of my poetry celebrates it, as do my novels. I always write from knowledge and experience. In fact you could probably tell exactly where I've lived from the places I write about. This includes Umbria in central Italy, my home for more than thirteen years.
Italian was a delight as another Romance language after my degree in French and Spanish - and not just the language but also the landscape and culture, which inspired a series of short stories (Tales from Rural Umbria) as well as the novel, The Wolves of Little Mouse Valley.
My novels explore a range of emotions and issues, from loss and evil to self-discovery and altruism. In some, an element of fantasy is interwoven with the realism. But read them and find out for yourself!
I live close to the sea in Scotland, in a small stone bungalow that was once a stable.
As an amateur photographer, most of the photographs on the website are my own.
My novels "Wild Goose," "Skolthan" and "Queen Anne's Lace" are available on Amazon as e-books and paperbacks and "The Wolves of Little Mouse Valley" as an e-book.
Outlines and excerpts for all five of my novels can be found after the pages of some of my published poems.
