I am a journalist, editor, copywriter and author with more than 30 years’ experience in national newspapers and magazines, including staff jobs on the Evening Standard and Sunday Express. Now freelance, I write regularly for titles like The Independent, The Times, Daily Express and Sunday Express and edit a schools guide for The Week.

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Book review: My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

11
May
2021

My Dark Vanessa is one of the most harrowing novels I’ve read in a long time. The story of an abusive relationship between a 15-year-old girl and her teacher, it’s dark and disturbing, yet utterly compelling. Once you’ve read it ...continued

31
Dec
2020

I started writing my blog in 2011 and I’ve never had such a long gap between posts before. But even though I’ve written thousands of journalistic words this year I ...continued

10
Apr
2020

I’ve been an admirer of Liz Jones’s column in the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine for years. She’s outspoken and controversial – and SO readable. As I wrote in my ...continued

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12
Mar
2020

Stubborn Archivist is one of the most original novels I’ve read in a long time. Told in an eclectic mix of prose, dialogue, poetry, lists and snatches of Portuguese, it’s ...continued

19
Dec
2019

The Christmas dinner, lovingly prepared by my mother-in-law, looked delicious – turkey, sprouts, parsnips, chestnut stuffing and roast potatoes. There was just one thing puzzling me. What the hell was ...continued

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