Exciting New Novelist
aliens3 We can delude ourselves that we are not influenced by flattery. I admit that I liked being called 'An Exciting New Novelist '
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06, 2018
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana and coming soon my second novel Sculpting the Elephant
Just published by the Folio Society The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana Illustrated by Victo Ngai Translated from the Sanscrit by Sir Richard Burton and Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot One of the world’s great literary legacies, this manual of virtuous living, courtship
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06, 2018
Do we make hasty assumptions based on appearances?
I have been preparing for a talk I am giving tomorrow. I made this collage of some of my Oxtopian castaways who appear in the three castaway books. Some are famous and some not so well known but all are
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04, 2018
The Colin Dexter Memorial was Oxtopian
Yesterday felt like the end of an era. Colin Dexter the inventor of Inspector Morse would have loved his memorial yesterday in Christ Church Cathedral and Oxford Town Hall. It was organised by his fellow crossword compiler and fellow castaway
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04, 2018
My award from the High Sheriff celebrating an organisation (unique in the world?) that has helped people help themselves.
Pete Hughes of the Oxford Mail did KOA proud today. 2018 is KOA's Golden Anniversary but will also be our final year. http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/16143869.kennington-overseas-aid-to-go-out-with-a-bang-after-50-years/ The post of High Sheriff goes back to the time of the Magna Carta but the role
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04, 2018
A brilliant line up for The Kennington Festival Arts starting with Peggy Seeger. Read my profile feature on her here.
The Kennington Festival of Arts kicked off with the memorable Peggy Seeger. She had the audience in the palm of her hand and her empathy shobe bright. I can recommend First Time Ever . Many memoirs have too much
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04, 2018
A history of China through the stories of 20 characters.Brilliant!
Within 10 years it is likely that China will become the largest economy in the world (as it once was) but few Brits know much about Chinese history. This series is brilliant and I hope will spark an interest. Rana
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03, 2018
Some of my memories of a great human being : Roger Bannister
I have just come from the funeral of Roger Bannister. It was a beautiful and moving service in St Mary the Virgin Church led by his daughter the Rev Charlotte Bannister Parker. I thought I knew a lot about him
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03, 2018
The Emperor has Returned!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-43361276 Oh dear the Emperor has returned ! I titled the epilogue of Brushstrokes in Time : The Changing Face of China. ‘China has had a dynastic government for 2000 years. They may not like that description but the Chinese
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02, 2018
THANK YOU Joanna Hallin, The Madras Courier and all of you out there who have written such amazing reviews of Brushstrokes in Time on Amazon,Goodreads in the press etc
http://www.johannahallin.com/review-brushstrokes-time/