Christmas Crime event at Heffers
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Penny Hancock
Talking to an Empty Bed-siblings left behind
“It’s five years since my eldest child left home, but now it’s that time of year again, the shops filled with students buying value sets of crockery and stationery, harassed parents doing the Ikea run. I’m reminded of one of the most unexpected sides to our so-called emptying nest. When my youngest child, seven years … Read more
Modern Day Slavery right under our noses
Modern Day Slavery in Britain Not as rare as you might think The news that three women kept as slaves by a couple for three decades is horrifying but not entirely surprising. Two years ago the headline ‘Woman kept as slave by London Doctor’ caught my eye. This was the case of Mwanahamisi … Read more
Cool Places- The Greenwich of Tideline and Deptford of The Darkening Hour
“Greenwich is special. It is in London, yet parts can feel like a village in the country. It is steeped in history, yet has some of the most contemporary tourist attractions in London in the 02 and the cable cars that cross the river. Henry VIII exercised his dogs on the Isle of Dogs side of … Read more
How should controversial issues be presented in fiction ?
How should controversial issues be presented in fiction ? Our event at the Book and Kitchen in All Saints Road Notting Hill on November 22nd was one of those warm, feel-good affairs, in Muna Khogali’s home-from-home bookshop/café with its softly lit lamps, its bright cushions and squashy armchairs that make you forget … Read more
The Huffington Post Desordre (Tideline)
For the linguists amongst you, a classy French review of Desordre ( French Tideline) http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/corine-pirozzi/roman-desordre-penny-hancock_b_3378232.html?utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=4031619b=facebook
September 2013 Notebooks
September Blog – The Writer’s Notebook. Even though my school days, and those of two of my children, are long gone, Autumn brings with it the same sense of new beginnings I felt as a child; the holidays may be over, the summer at its end, but no matter, for there will be fresh … Read more