• the doctor’s wife goes international

    the doctor's wife goes internationalthe doctor’s wife goes international

    It is with great pleasure I can now share with readers in the Northern Hemisphere that Legend Press in the UK has acquired the World English language rights (excl NZ and Australia) to THE DOCTOR’S WIFE. I couldn’t be more thrilled that they will be publishing my fourth novel in March 2024.
    2 February 2023

  • shortlisted

    shortlisted

    I’m delighted to share with you that THE DOCTOR’S WIFE has been shortlisted for the NZ BOOKLOVERS AWARD FOR BEST ADULT FICTION 2023. Winners will be announced in MARCH.
    18 February 2023

  • auckland libraries top 100 for 2022

    auckland libraries top 100 for 2022auckland libraries top 100 for 2022

    THE DOCTOR’S WIFE has made The Auckland Libraries Top 100 Books of 2022, as curated by librarians.
    14 December 2022

  • listener’s best books 2022

    listener's best books 2022listener’s best books 2022

    Thrilled that THE DOCTOR’S WIFE has made The Listener’s Top 100 Books of 2022.
    24 November 2022

  • in-conversation

    in conversationin conversation

    It was a delight to be in conversation with author Patricia Bell and reading engagement specialist Ineka Vogels as part of the WE READ AUCKLAND 2022 Auckland Libraries initiative.
    “Starting Over” : Watch Here
    16 August 2022

  • human capacity to rise above prejudice

    Human Capacity to Rise Above Prejudicehuman capacity to rise above prejudice

    It was a pleasure to be asked to contribute to an exciting new website, https://shepherd.com, aimed at optimising topic-specific online book discovery. Here is my list of the 5 best books about the human capacity to rise above prejudice. This was a theme explored in my first novel – Another Woman’s Daughter (US edition)/ Shifting Colours (UK edition).

    My list of the 5 best books about the human capacity to rise above prejudice
    4 January 2022