Interview with Paul Dowswell
I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…
Either Side of Berlin
I'm not quite sure where my desire to visit Berlin came from and I can't remember when the divided city was first something I was…
Black Forest Summer by Mabel Esther Allan
When Max, Asta, Thea and Van's mother dies they are devastated. Already fatherless, they feel cast adrift on a sea of despair and misery. Max,…
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My Lockdown Books: Eight
Paul Dowswell is one of the best writers I know of historical novels for young people. There's lots to like about his books but, for…
