From the River Kew to Kwai: A journey of discovery (Reproduced with the kind permission of the Editor and Friends of the National...

My last post was about my 1988 trip to Kanchanaburi with my mum. Another time I’ll share more photos and diary entries about our...

Fantastic that Bamboo Heart won Book of the Lunar Year – Year of the Horse – announced yesterday on the Asianbooksblog with further...

Asian Books Blog has nominated Bamboo Heart for the book of the lunar year award.  Here’s a link to my ‘500 words’ on Asian Books Blog...

It is a while since I had time to do any posts to my Bamboo Heart insprations  blog. Here are some more photos from the Kanchanaburi...

Lonely Planet tweeted a picture of all my guide books last week. We love receiving pictures from LP travellers. Check out @annbennett71's...

My first ever review from a professional reviewer – Raelee Chapman of the Singapore Review of Books. Very pleased indeed with that! Just...

My first ever review from a professional reviewer – Raelee Chapman of the Singapore Review of Books. Very pleased indeed with that! Just...

At the end of the Second World War allied intelligence services surveyed newly-released prisoners of war with so-called liberation...

Welcome to my first post about the inspirations behind my book Bamboo Heart, published by Monsoon Books. I have been thinking back to...