I arrived here two weeks ago. ‘Here’ is Bangui, small capital city of the Central African Republic, one of the remotest countries left in the world. The last week of June I flew from London to Casablanca, changed planes, and at dawn descended over massive forest shrouded in cloud. When we landed in Bangui, the airport was very […]
In which my book launch is magic – and French air traffic controllers pour la Merde! on my travel plans
A book launch is like your first night with a new lover: the delicious exitement as you try not to be overwhelmed by expectations, just to be yourself. I was nervous but fired up just before launching my new book, Meet Me in Gaza, at the Woolfson & Tay independent bookshop here in Southwark, south […]
In which I gush with thanks and joy, as my new book, Meet me in Gaza, is published and has already garnered great reviews
My new book has just been published! I am so delighted to introduce Meet me in Gaza to the world: there is much celebrating to do – this has been a long hard beautiful journey to publication – but I will write again very soon. In the meantime, there have been some cracking reviews – from […]
In which silence speaks for herself
As a writer I travel for work, for pleasure, but most of all out of curiosity. I’ve just returned from my first trip to Morocco, a two-week holiday filled with sunshine, surprises, and moment of intense solitude. I was travelling alone, and after a few days in the tantalising souks of Marrakech, I left the […]