A special 10th Anniversary hardback of A Dog Like Ralph is now available! I wrote the original book in 2012, a year after Ralph came into our lives, and have now updated the story in hardback. Old Ralphie is now around thirteen and a half and, as you can see from the cover photograph, just as handsome as ever! While the new edition has a short update at the end and has been re-edited, it is essentially the same book as the paperback and Kindle edition, so please do not buy if you’ve already read it But you perhaps have a dog-loving friend or relative who would LOVE to find this in a parcel on Christmas morning …
I am an author and a lecturer in veterinary nursing and companion animal welfare.
I've now written six books and a vegan cookery book: A Dog Like Ralph, Lilac Haze', 'A Soldier Like Jack', and 'The Diary of a Human and a Dog (or three!)'
The vegan cookbook is imaginatively entitled 'Vegan Cookbook'! I love animals and despise any form of animal cruelty. I've been vegan since 2002 — my only regret about this is that I didn't become vegan sooner. I dream of a world in which there is no human or animal suffering, one in which governments across the world take seriously (and act upon) the threats posed to our fragile environment and its people and animals.
I live with three dogs and love spending time with them and my husband and son. Like most writers, I love to read, and particularly like to read books about animals. On here you’ll find some reviews of books that I’ve read and loved in which animals are the main focus.
My first non-animal novel Picture Me Now (although some animals do creep into its pages), presented a new challenge for me in that I had to delve into the depths of my imagination much more that I had to with previous books. I loved getting lost in another world!
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