Creative
Mother’s Beloved.
This novel-in-progress is about secrets, lies, sibling rivalry – and murder. Set in the South East Asian country of Laos at the turn of this century, Mother’s Beloved follows a young Lao girl as she attempts to unravel the truth about her past. Read the prologue here.
Travels with my baby.
Winner of Blog of the Year and Best Personal Blog at the Manchester Blog Awards 2008, Travels with my baby charts the travels of a mother and her young son, Milo. As the blog says, it ‘began as a way of me retaining my sanity when Milo was tiny (no use pretending I’m a Stepford Wife when I’m not; I’d far rather be out doing stuff than cleaning the oven)’ but has since developed into an award-winning travel blog. As the judges of the Manchester Blog Awards noted, ‘The personality really comes across, and, considering its subject, it really isn’t very “twee” and is engaging even if you’ve never held a baby.’