My Writing Life

Happy Valborg!

Happy Valborg!

Happy Valborg! The 1st May, or Valborg (Vappu in Finnish), is a huge celebration in the Nordic countries. It's when students – young and old  –  wear their graduation hats...

Happy Valborg!

Happy Valborg! The 1st May, or Valborg (Vappu in Finnish), is a huge celebration in the Nordic countries. It's when students – young and old  –  wear their graduation hats...

What inspired Coffee and Vodka, a Nordic family drama?

What inspired Coffee and Vodka, a Nordic family...

Coffee and Vodka is a heartfelt story of a Finnish immigrant family in 1970s Sweden. But what inspired me to write this Nordic family drama? Before I get into what inspired...

What inspired Coffee and Vodka, a Nordic family...

Coffee and Vodka is a heartfelt story of a Finnish immigrant family in 1970s Sweden. But what inspired me to write this Nordic family drama? Before I get into what inspired...

Birthday Book Bonanza

Birthday Book Bonanza

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to... It's my birthday this week and if you know that song by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, you are probably...

Birthday Book Bonanza

It's my party and I'll cry if I want to... It's my birthday this week and if you know that song by Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, you are probably...

Books about London

Books About London

I've always loved London and books about London. I remember when still living in Finland, and came across The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, I fell in love with the late literary...

Books About London

I've always loved London and books about London. I remember when still living in Finland, and came across The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing, I fell in love with the late literary...

Why Buy Direct from Your Favourite Author's Bookstore?

Why Buy Direct from Your Favourite Author's Boo...

Have you ever considered the benefits that come from purchasing your books directly from the author's own bookstore? Let me share with you the myriad advantages that this choice offers...

Why Buy Direct from Your Favourite Author's Boo...

Have you ever considered the benefits that come from purchasing your books directly from the author's own bookstore? Let me share with you the myriad advantages that this choice offers...

What inspired the story of my latest novel, To Melt A Frozen Heart?

What inspired the story of my latest novel, To ...

When I first had the idea of setting a romance in Ylläs, which is a ski resort in Finnish Lapland that I know well, I didn’t yet have the characters...

What inspired the story of my latest novel, To ...

When I first had the idea of setting a romance in Ylläs, which is a ski resort in Finnish Lapland that I know well, I didn’t yet have the characters...