Places

NORTH QUEENSLAND AND WEST IRELAND

Why would a writer who lives in the north of Queensland set the opening of a novel in the west of Ireland? The first chapter of ‘No Killing Sky,’ my recently published novel, kicks off in County Kerry, above a valley nestled in the shadows of the magnificent Macgillycuddy’s Reeks. There is a reason for this, although reason may not be the right word, given the decision is far more intuitively based than it is … Read more…

WALKING THE RUTA DEL CARES

Given that this is a ‘book’ site I guess I’d better say something about books. Currently I have three other novels itching to be published. The first is complete and set largely in Ireland’s spectacular county Mayo. The second travels the length of the Silk Road and is about two thirds of the way to completion. The third stretches from Australia’s tropical north to the bleak mining villages of south Wales and it’s about halfway … Read more…