Here you will find reviews of my books, details of past and future readings and links to interviews and online readings.

Photo Credit: Ted Kohler

I settled in the UK in 1973, having met my husband when we both worked on P&O ships. After his early death, I studied Psychology at Southampton University. Then I moved to Sheffield where I gained a MA in Occupational Psychology. I worked briefly in local government, as a University lecturer and for a large management consultancy firm. In the 1990s I retrained and for over 20 years practised as a UKCP registered psychotherapist and, since 2009, as an EMDR Consultant and accredited EMDR facilitator.

I closed my practice late 2017 to have more time and energy for my writing. I never imagined that I would leave the UK. Brexit and the pandemic made for a change of mind. I returned to live in The Netherlands autumn 2021, spending the winter in a flat and the summer in my caravan – both near the culture and coast of The Hague.

Why the giraffe?

The giraffe has been my totem animal for over 30 years. I bought the domain name in the early 1990s. Giraffes have roamed the savannahs for millions of years. A highly social animal it is able to defend itself: a kick could kill a lion.

Launch at the International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester