I am a fellow commoner at Lucy Cavendish College. My husband used to be a lecturer at Leeds University, and we lived in Yorkshire for 11 years. When ….

Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they ar….

We manufacture anger to give ourselves the illusion of power when we feel weak and helpless..

But we'll stumble on, she and I, into our messy future. And we'll have each other..

You can always, and easily, give somebody the gift of hope and faith, even in the midst of despair..

I never write about CIA conspiracies or the FBI or mafia or anything like that because I just dont understand that world. But I think I do understand….

I never do enjoy my breaks, long or short...I look forward to them intensely, but as soon as they begin, I can feel them starting to end. I feel the ….

No one has been buried at Mill Road Cemetery in Cambridge, England, for many years, and so the place has a shady, overgrown magic about it..

I always notice the dysfunctional dynamic of human relationships because most places where you encounter it, people are trying to pretend it isnt hap….

Weak people always attack strong people - it's safer. It's weak people who are dangerous, who lash out uncontrollably and hurt you back. Stong people….

Most crime fiction plots are not ambitious enough for me. I want something really labyrinthine with clues and puzzles that will reward careful attent….

Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives..