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Green Linnet – a new review on Amazon.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

5.0 out of 5 stars Treasures in the landscape, 29 April 2013 By M. Harris “Mike @ Acute Angle books” (London) – See all my reviews (REAL NAME) Amazon Verified Purchase(What is this?) This review is from: Green Linnet (Kindle … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Lloyd George knew my father. Father knew Lloyd George.

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London was draughty.

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Oh, but it was cold.

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Warmth after London

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

After a chilly little holiday in London – a fresh and charming review to come home to: From a reader in Virginia: Harry Nicholson is my new favorite author. I will be waiting his next book. Tom Fleck is truly … Continue reading →

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Chotah Wallah

Posted on March 15, 2013 by

Today, a brief homage to a lost dog. Our paths crossed 23 years ago during a march across the Himalaya into Zanskar. The day before we reached the highest point, he crept nervously towards our party. He looked a beaten … Continue reading →

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Last free day for Tom Fleck

Posted on March 12, 2013 by

This is an unusual historical novel. Set in 1513, the year of Flodden (recall the lament: Flowers of the Forest?). The Kindle version is free until the end of Tuesday 12 March. I’d like this story to be better known. … Continue reading →

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Free ‘Tom Fleck’.

Posted on March 10, 2013 by

My historical novel, Tom Fleck, is free for Kindle until Tuesday. I’d like it to be better known – this year is the 500th anniversary of Flodden (remember the lament: Flowers of the Forest?). Please help yourselves – and post … Continue reading →

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To the Birch Hall Inn

Posted on March 2, 2013 by

It was a rare, bright day; so off for a stroll. Track of George Stephenson’s original railway up the valley of the Murk Esk.. Then for a Black Sheep at the Birch Hall Inn. Into the bar to see the … Continue reading →

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Fringe benefits

Posted on February 28, 2013 by

The Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society have just sent me £74 worth of remittances from institutions world wide that have photocopied bits of my historical novel ‘Tom Fleck’. I got about the same last year. I’d love to know why … Continue reading →

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The Green Linnet Freed.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by

My little anthology for Kindle, ‘Green Linnet’, is free today and until 15 Feb . Humorous and sober short stories of the sea and of Yorkshire, interleaved with verse. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Green-Linnet-ebook/dp/B00AX98UAK/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359626369&sr=1-1 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=green+linnet++++

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