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Liberty, I Write Your Name
Recently, when I was in Paris, I visited the Bon Marché store, which is a regular haunt of mine. I usually head directly to the top floor where they have a very excellent librarie/bookshop. I love to browse there and to see what is being published in French and also who has been translated into…
Lancashire
Anyone wanting to come to meet me in Lancashire at The County Hall in Preston on 8th March. Ticket £5. Event is 6.30pm for 7pm talk. Ticket price goes against cost of book, I believe. Book here elaine@silverwoodevents.co.uk
Marseille, snapshots of a mighty city
I have recently been on an excursion to Marseille. It is a little less than two hours west of our Olive Farm in the direction towards Spain. Marseille is an ancient harbour city set right in the middle of the stretch of Mediterranean that fringes the south of France. I have written at length in…

