Update August 2010
I’m delighted to say that my new novel At Home with the Templetons is being published in Australia and New Zealand on September 27, 2010, and in Ireland on October 1, with publication in the USA, UK and Germany coming early 2011.
Read MoreBurned to a Crisp
Will my citizenship be revoked if I confess I hope never to experience a full Australian summer again? If I admit that three months of hot, dry days and hot,…
Read MoreThe Consolations of Cooking
I have a friend who goes running when she is feeling down. Another takes a long bath. Another reorganises her linen cupboard. I cook soup. Great big pots of it,…
Read MoreThe Aunt’s Story
The first time I tasted garlic prawns was at my Aunt Jacqueline’s house. I was thirteen years old, a country girl, the middle of seven children, raised on a diet…
Read MoreApartment Highs and Woes
I never expected to spend my first night in San Francisco wishing I could levitate. Or that instead of having good walking shoes for the hills and a warm coat…
Read MoreThe Expatriate Life
I think it’s time for a new word to describe someone living in another country. Expatriate – defined as out of one’s country – doesn’t cover it any more. The…
Read MoreWith the Irish American Post
An enjoyable interview with Maureen Doll of the Irish American Post: http://www.gaelicweb.com/irishampost/year2006/08summer/featured/featured07.html
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