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As a butterfly, I've lived in London, Spain and Devon, but now I'm a contented snail, curled up in the house that has been my family's home for over two generations.
'To see a world in a grain of sand, ... And a heaven in a wild flower, . . . Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, . . . And eternity in an hour.' . . . William Blake.
My default mode is shallow and frivolous, happily distracted by anything girlie; fashion, handbags, shoes, perfume, cosmetics, and fresh flowers. I have elements of OCD, but my desk is a mess. Go figure. Traces of geek manifest in my adoration of all things Apple. Did I mention shoes?
'Work like you don't need the money, . . . Love like you've never been hurt, . . . Dance like nobody's watching, . . . Sing like nobody's listening . . . Live like it's heaven on earth.'
I'd like to meet:
THE SCAPEGOAT
Christmas Eve, twenty years ago.
Robert Darwin stood at an altar of a freezing Church, and offered an unforgivable deal to God.
Now he has returned to make amends.
But ghosts have awakened. Bitter memories and jealousies, long consigned to the dark, emerge from the shadows of guilt.
Darwin must choose between what he believes, what he knows to be true, and what he can prove.
But who is the enemy? . . . And who will take the blame?
'The Scapegoat' ~ oil on canvas, by William Holman Hunt (mock up cover).
From the Book of LEVITICUS ~ Chapter 16.
'. . . But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat, shall be presented alive . . . to make atonement, and to let him go for a scapegoat into the wilderness . . . and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand to a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited.'
'DECIMATIO' ~ THE SECOND BOOK OF THE DARWIN MYSTERIES.
'Angel of the Revelation' ~ by William Blake (mock up cover).
From the Book of REVELATION ~ Chapter 10.
'And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire: And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth. And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven . . . that there should be time no longer: But in the days of the choice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished.'
Music:
A truly vast and eclectic range of work, from Mozart to Mika.
& Radio
BBC Radio Four Comedy ~ Absolutely irreplaceable.
Movies:
Addicted ~ best recent 'fix' was 'Perfume', based on the wonderful book by Patrick Susskind.
Television:
Is getting worse by the minute, but any good Dramas, Documentaries, Crime Thrillers and Comedy . . . hold back the Soaps please, and as for reality tv ~ don't get me started.
Books:
Grief. Half of the Bodleian, starting amongst the Crime section. A special mention though for Suzanne McLeod, Tricia Walker, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Jasper Fforde, Joanne Harris,Peter Lovesey, and Andrew Taylor.
'Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.' ~ Mark Twain.
Heroes:
Anyone who ever had an idea turned down; who went back to the drawing board after being told that it will never work; and who could so easily have given up, but kept persevering.
My Writers' Group, whose patience and support is a constant source of encouragement. And my husband, for his unwavering faith and for giving me the priceless gift of time.
