The author helps us to prepare for disastrous events in our lives and to cope with what happens.
Book 24 toppled – a story of the commonplace, ordinariness and change
Five children die in 1944 when a bomb hits London. What would have happened if they had lived ?
What I read in 2025 – an overview and some figures
My review of last year's reading.
Book 23 toppled – a memoir of love, war and adventure
A quite astonishing memoir of the only woman ever to serve in the French Foreign Legion
My favourite audio books read in 2025
Five audio books I recommend - great books and good narration
My favourite crime stories read in 2025
Five excellent crime stories from the many I have read this year - I recommend them
My favourite non-fiction read in 2025
Seven books I really enjoyed this year - all non-fiction
Murder in cold and hostile places
A detective and her new trainee investigate a death in Iceland
My favourite novels read in 2025
My favourite of the many novels I have read this year
A man is dead – but why ?
Robert's life and death are explained by the evidence of those who knew him









