Author's note

‍For most of my life, I have been a reader, not an author. I know what it is to embark on the journey of a new book. It’s not like walking into a movie theatre, where someone dims the light and surrounds you with a couple of hours of perfectly-produced sounds and images, so that you can sit back and let the story happen to you. A novel is about an imaginative leap for the reader, too. However skilful the author is at painting pictures and whispering into your ear, it requires something of an effort. An effort which, if the book is good, will repay you many times over as you dive deep into the world of your characters. Maybe for a couple of days, maybe over a few weeks or more, you will experience a different life. And, if it’s really good, it will, in some way – slight or substantial - change the way you come back to look at your own.

So, if you have read my book, or are considering it: Thank you. I hope you come away with something from it, and if you do, I’d love to hear about it, so do get in touch.