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Nationalist – Monster or Hero?

Given the slightly Gothic flavour of The Sultan, the Vampyr and the Soothsayer, my account of the inspiration behind this historical fiction book should really begin in a castle of thick walls, suits of armour and cobwebs on a snowy night in winter. But it doesn’t –...

The ‘Barbarian’ of Europe

The girl who helps me with my ironing is Polish. She’s clever – too clever for ironing, but she does it because it’s not that easy to come over to Western Europe and find a job just like that. Really, she’s an engineer – mechanical. I found that out the...