Writing and reading are the two things I enjoy above almost all else. Hollywood's golden era has had a great influence on me and that's why my novel Gossip Column is set in it. Another novel of the era is in progress. Rare books hold a special interest for me and over the years I've had the opportunity to catalogue many such works for a major library.
Authors I admire include Patricia Highsmith who deals with the topic of obsession in a remarkably brilliant way, and Diana Souhami whose biographies are so meticuloulsy researched and enchantingly written.
I love nature and although I live i more...
