I live in France, but I still feel a strong link with England, where I grew up and where I first began to love birds and animals.

In "Ebony and Spica" I describe how I rescued two fledglings, first a blackbird and then a starling, and how both of them lived with me for many years. They were unique characters.

Children's literature in English is a treasure house, and I hope I'm making a small contribution to it with my books. "The Story of an Ordinary Lion" and "Tobias and the Demon" are both told from an animal's point of view and are intended for the 8-12 age group. "Flora and the Wolf", for the same age group, tells of a friendship between a girl and a wolf and is also a reworking of an old legend - with probably some basis in truth. "The Christmas Dolls' House" is a cosy story about two girls, a dolls' house and a magic ring, and is set in present-day England.

I'm interested in the unexplained - strange phenomena that are a challenge to any kind of dogma - as will be apparent from both "A Paris Haunting" and "Candlepower". Psychometry plays a role in "Woman in Blue and White". This novel, set partly in Greece, describes coercive control and an escape to a better life, and is also available as an audiobook, professionally narrated by Lesley Dessalles. "The Road through the Woods" is a sequel to "Candlepower", catching up with certain characters some twenty years later, and exploring the importance of trees and forests and the need to stop their destruction as a sacrifice to road traffic.

"Strange Days" is a novella set in Paris during the first Covid-19 lockdown. Pensioners Chantal and Philippe find themselves cut off from their familiar lives, while Chantal is haunted by her memory of someone she met in Italy before the pandemic.

Please take a look at the videos on this page if you would like a foretaste of my books. You'll hear me reading aloud.

Any feedback will be welcome, especially reviews! Thank you.