Nightingale – Laura Elvery

Nightingale – Laura Elvery

I wrote this review of Laura Elvery’s novel, Nightingale, about the famous nurse, Florence Nightingale, some time ago but never got around to posting it. It is a literary treat for its elegance of exposition, lightness of phraseology, and evocation of mood. Despite...
New contract for third novel

New contract for third novel

A moment to celebrate signing a contract with Hawkeye publishing to publish my latest novel, a story about the New Guinea Pacific theatre of WWII. The publisher described it as a “superbly crafted historical fiction recount … I found it compelling, fast paced,...
Sarah Todman and I at Jo Skinner’s launch

Sarah Todman and I at Jo Skinner’s launch

I was pleased to catch-up with amazing poet and novelist Sarah Todman at Jo skinner’s, Saturday May 10, Avid Reader launch of her second novel, “A World of Silence”. Jo’s book is about female friendships and coercive control, and the...
Novels finding a home in Canada

Novels finding a home in Canada

I studied at U of T, in Canada, for three years, and have fond memories of the people and place. I love it when friends there get their hands on my work. They love to contrast the conditions described in my novels with a good snow shot. Apparently, the snow only...