Coincidences abound. Yesterday I went to Sussex to interview someone connected with the next book I’m doing, nothing at all to do with Durrell or my mother, but found myself only a couple of miles from Loxwood, the village they … Continue reading →

Following on from the 22 November post about the Villa Seurat crowd and porn sites, I was reminded of something Larry said when I visited him in Sommieres with Penelope in 1988. The French papers were full of reports of … Continue reading →

A wonderful – well, not wonderful for the man or the ducks – item of news from the States about a man who was shot in the bum by his dog stepping on the trigger of his gun while they … Continue reading →

The publication date for Amateurs has been pushed back to February 9th as there has been a slight delay in getting finished copies. As the Lawrence Durrell centenary is in February – the 27th – this makes perfect sense. Apropos … Continue reading →

Well, what d’you know? Turns out both the words Amateurs and Eden are triggers for home-grown porn sites, so my website exists amongst a deluge of the kind of pics that pubescent boys are drawn to. Who knows, it might … Continue reading →