Bitter LeafBitter Leaf is a richly textured and intricate novel set in Mannobe a world that is African in nature but never geographically placed. At the heart of the novel is the village itself and its colourful cast of inhabitants: Babylon a gifted musician who falls under the spell of the beautiful Jericho who has recently returned from the city; Mabel and M'elle Codon twin sisters whose lives have taken very different paths Magdalena daughter of Mabel who

listen in to Ruth's hair-raising story of escape from rioting

'The best book on Pompeii I've ever read' STEPHEN FRY

he recounts his life lessons with humour

then I hacked into the world’s System to literally erase the pesky Hero title once and for all

and notes not only embody the practical techniques of his approach to painting

Personal skills teaching you how to deal with self-acceptance perfectionism frustration failure and success the physical symptoms of anxiety procrastination problem solving and catastrophising

Their militaries play a dangerous game of chicken corporations steal intellectual property intelligence satellites peer and AI technicians plot

Technological innovation is moving the process on

but it can underlie challenges that we deal with on a daily basis

Although the town has rallied around Evie her attempts to stop Caine have been in vain

the book gives the reader a sense of the impact that inventive individuals have had on the development of architecture and our built environment

(globally) to borrow a title from a famous old book by Harold Lasswell