I have created a video as an introduction to my novel. It introduces some of the major characters and is intended to give an impression of Swansea as it was in 1880, when the novel is set. You will also see some images which should help to create a picture of the poverty found in…
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More information on the Arandora Star
I have unexpectedly found a new piece of information to add to my earlier posting (10 September 2018) about the Arandora Star, sunk in July 194o with the loss of 800 men, a loss of life which had such a profound effect on the Italian community in South Wales. At half term, we made a successful…
NetGalley
This here is a NetGalley widget. If you click on the link below you can sign up to NetGalley and then download a free review copy of my novel, In Knives We Trust. It is available until 15 November 2018. The only thing you have to do is to agree to write a review of…
New Books Now Available!
We have copies of my two new books now available to buy on this website! We are taking orders now and we will be dispatching all orders from Friday 26 October 2018 If you click on the image of the cover below you will be taken to the page which introduces the book. This will open…
Smooth Doodle
I have had some excellent promotional materials prepared for my novel, In Knives We Trust. They were created by the very talented Craig Warren, using the brilliant cover illustration by Jason O’Brien. He has prepared a poster for me and created some excellent bookmarks which I shall be distributing once the marketing begins properly. These…
Kindle Release – In Knives We Trust
I am pleased to announce that the Kindle version of my novel, In Knives We Trust, has been released today as a download from Amazon. It will appear on other formats over the next few days. On Amazon you can also read the first couple of chapters on the Look Inside facility. You can also…
In Knives We Trust
I am pleased to announce that my first novel – In Knives We Trust – will be published by Matador in January 2019 – price £8.99. It will also be available in all e-book formats. I will also have advance copies available here on the website in December, in time for Christmas. As you can…
Robert Recorde
The September edition of Welsh Country Magazine is now available in newsagents and supermarkets for £2.95. My feature in it concerns one of the most influential Welshmen of all time, Robert Recorde (1510 – 1558) from Tenby. You might never have heard of him but you have certainly used his work, for he invented the…
The Arandora Star
We have had such a busy summer that I failed to post this! I wrote it and then never managed to put it on the website. I had to do it though, because it is such an important story and one that we shouldn’t forget. My article in the July edition of Welsh Country Magazine examines…
Swansea in 50 Buildings – Cover image
I have received a draft image of the cover for my new book, Swansea in 50 Buildings, which will be published by Amberley in October. There is a standard format for all the other books in the 50 Buildings series and this cover fits in with them. It uses a photograph of Oystermouth Castle taken by my…