Kandy Lake and the Buddha on the Hill As a lifelong traveler (originally through books!), I find that place is a key element in my writing. I’ve got to feel it. Queen’s Hotel, Kandy, Sri LankaPhoto by Dushyantha Large Photo by Dushyantha Large To research my latest novel, we have come to Kandy, Sri … Read more
I’m here to research my latest novel, which takes place partly in Kandy, Sri Lanka, a remote kingdom until the British blasted a railway up the mountain in the mid-19C. A hundred years later, my characters arrived by train, and so do we–ready to walk their paths. But history clings to its mystery, and a key location … Read more
On arrival, like many of the characters in my WW2 spy novel–including Lord Mountbatten himself–I check-in at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, then known as Ceylon. Having written a first draft and read multitudes of books, I’ve come to discover their world. Despite modernization, much of the land remains as … Read more