My new novel Bella's Wish is now available for pre-order as an ebook.

Publication date for ebook and paperback is 20 March 2026.

80-year-old Bella has gone missing. Simon, her oldest friend, searching for her, 

breaks into Bella’s home in a remote village in the Languedoc hills of southern France.

He finds no trace of Bella. But he discovers much, much more about Bella than he ever knew.

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 I have five other novels in print...

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On Romford Road (2025): “Dynamic, optimistic, humane and romantic, this is fiction at its most engaging.” - Amanda Craig; “A revenge drama set against the story of 20th century Britain. A tour de force.” - Cassandra Clark

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The Unknown Mrs Rosen (2020): “A remarkable novel... engaging and beautifully written... encompassing war, love, family, friendship and old age.” - Emma Klein.

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The Slave (2013): “Satisfying and deeply unsettling, The Slave is part urban thriller, part examination of how we treat our fellow humans, and as a bonus, is blessed with a fantastic soundtrack.” - Robert Ryan.

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Love (2015, 2024): “A feast for the senses... packs a very heady hit.” – Laurence Phillips.

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The J-Word (2009,2018,2022): “A beautiful, thoughtful portrait of the anxieties and paradoxes of modern Jewish life.” – Linda Grant.

2025: The J-Word is now available as an audiobook from Audible, Apple, Google Play, Kobo, Spotify and many other outlets.

[Read my note about the audiobook of The J-Word]​

 

 

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I am also a travel writer...

 

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I've contributed hundreds of articles to UK national press and other print and online media on worldwide destinations, and for ten years was editor of French Railways' customer magazine, Top Rail. I am the author or co-author of fifty guidebooks for leading travel publishers, and also worked in travel publishing as a freelance consultant, project manager and editor.

 

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