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I have twelve books to my name. You can see the details on my Amazon<\/a> page.<\/p>\n My latest book co-written with Monika Sears is EPISODES Two girls, two lives, one time.<\/strong><\/p>\n A shocking and riveting story of the interwoven lives of two little girls, both born during World War 2.<\/p>\n One lives in England and endures bombing, the Blitz and food rationing. The other is thrown by her mother from a train destined for Treblinka, the concentration camp in Poland. This is a true account of six years of war (1939 – 1945) followed by what should have been relative peace, until the two girls meet, at the age of eleven, and continue a friendship that lasts for seven decades. <\/p>\n On Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n All good writers need to read. In an interview the late Margaret Forster was asked how she spent her day. Her reply was: ‘In the morning I write, in the afternoon I go for walks and in the evening I read.’<\/em><\/p>\n For those engaged in social media, grappling with too many emails or tweets, this sounds enviably delightful. But while I wondered at Forster’s concentration, I later learned that she spent six months of the year in the Lake District, far from family or friends. I also read, write and walk, but these are the only ways in which I am similar to the great novelist.<\/p>\n For some years I have been keeping a note of every book I read. This is usually a page of comment opposite some quotations written in a large leather bound book. I shall shortly be recommending books I have read and enjoyed. This may take the form of actual book reviews, I reply ‘I love both, but on separate days.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have twelve books to my name. You can see the details on my Amazon page. My latest book co-written with Monika Sears is EPISODES Two girls, two lives, one time. A shocking and riveting story of the interwoven lives of two little girls, both born during World War 2. One lives in England and … ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thearmchairkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4815-1.jpg?resize=190%2C300\")
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The reason I do this is because I often forget details (or sometimes even the plot or the characters) so when the film of a novel comes out, I happily refer back to my notes to remind me, so I can compare the book with the screen version.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thearmchairkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_5750.jpg?resize=300%2C190\")
but for the moment this section is confined to a list of the books I have published. This picture shows five of my cookbooks and two novels. I am sometimes asked which I prefer: writing or cooking.<\/p>\n