Fiction
Rooms for the Weather
A house-sitter returns to a coastal town and finds a room that everyone remembers differently. A novel about the stories people leave in a place.
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Places
The City at Walking Pace
Short walks through overlooked streets, public steps and small squares. An illustrated collection about what becomes visible when a journey has no need to be quick.
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Making
Things Made to Stay
An account of ordinary objects and the decisions inside them: joints, handles, edges and repairs. Drawings and essays about making things worth keeping.
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Nature
An Orchard of Days
A year of observations from a small orchard: weather, work, birds and the recurring surprise of a familiar place. Brief essays with room for quiet attention.
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