Within 10 years it is likely that China will become the largest economy in the world (as it once was) but few Brits know much about Chinese history. This series is brilliant and I hope will spark an interest. Rana
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-43361276 Oh dear the Emperor has returned ! I titled the epilogue of Brushstrokes in Time : The Changing Face of China. ‘China has had a dynastic government for 2000 years. They may not like that description but the Chinese
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Alison Flood books/2018/feb/22/lionel-shriver-says-politically-correct-censorship-is-damaging-fiction THANK YOU Lionel Shriver! What wisdom! And thank you Alison Flood and the Guardian for publishing this feature In 2016 Claret Press published my novel Brushstrokes in Time which is mostly set in China. It was turned into an audio
Qu Leilei is a founder of the Stars Art Movement. When he told me his story it inspired me to write Brushstrokes in Time. Recording the trial of democracy leader Wei Jingsheng (1979) catapulted his life into nightmare. (again) He
Coming Soon to the Ashmolean. Qu Leilei: A Chinese Artist in Britain (7 Nov 2017 to 15 Apr 2018.) This exhibition and the accompanying book should establish his reputation as a great artist . Reviewing Everyone’s Life is an Epic in
There was something poignant about receiving the news that sales of the audio book of Brushstrokes in Time (BiT) have been hit by hints of ‘cultural appropriation’ on the same day that Liu Xiaobo died . Liu appears briefly in
I am over the moon with this mind-blowingly wonderful review of Brushstrokes in Time in the Madras Courier and on their website too. The Madras Courier The free on line quality newspaper is reaching almost half million people mostly Indian
I am very fortunate in the support I am getting. The poet Jenny Lewis posted this wonderful review on facebook. The success of the audio book is down to the passion and enterprise of Catherine O’Brien of Essential Audiobooks and
A Turkish agent has taken on Brushstrokes in Time. My novel is dedicated' to anyone anywhere in the world who campaigns for freedom of expression.' With so many journalists writers and teachers under arrest I hope it will be taken