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My Corona Novel
To be honest - fear of death, loss and suffering aside - I felt quite lucky to be a writer when the lock-down hit. First off, my 'products' - books! - were safe. Indeed, reading, that old-fashioned, most un-dangerous and good-for-the-soul activity, was back in fashion. With only walls to stare at 24/7, what better time to finally tackle those must-read classics, with fewer excuses than ever to…
AN UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS GIFT
It all began so well. I’d been invited to spend two days over Christmas with my brother and his young family in their gorgeous Sussex home. I zoomed out of London on a blue, crisp Christmas Eve, the boot of the car crammed with gifts and the radio blaring the Nine Lessons and Carols from the angelic Kings College Choir. On the back seat, my blonde bombshell of a golden doodle, Mabel, now 18 months…