"With a synchronised swivelling of necks
and a coughed silence, they welcome me in,
wincing as I order. Once I've sat down,
a soft hubbub resumes..."
from "Twenty Years Apart", The Knives of Villalejo (Eyewear Publishing, 2017)
My friend of about eight years, artist Philippa Sutherland, died last
month. She’d been ill for some time and I’d been visiting her weekly for a
year. We w...
Dear Matthew
ReplyDeleteI have just ordered a copy of The 'Knives of Villalejo' and am looking forward to reading it. I would have ordered one sooner but we have just returned from an expensive trip and are about to embark on another.
Best wishes from Simon R Gladdish