Monthly Archives: October 2012
At the Manchester Literature Festival
Enjoyed my turn at the Manchester Literature Festival discussing historical fiction with the author, Katharine McMahon. The organisers have written up a blog of our event that touches on some …
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The Sunday Times Review
Thumbs up from The Sunday Times for The Poison Tide ‘First Class thriller…that possesses a richness of characterisation and intelligence that few other such thrillers can match.’
Manchester Literature Festival
Looking forward to chatting about historical fiction with Katharine McMahon, the author of ‘The Alchemist’s Daughter’ and ‘The Rose of Sebastopol’ at the Manchester Literature Festival on Monday [October 15]. …
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‘Six Weeks’ and ‘Parade’s End’
Six Weeks: For a time, this was the life expectancy of a junior infantry officer on the Western Front in 1914-18. I was in London last week researching my next …
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