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Deborah O’Donoghue is a British-Irish writer who has lived in the UK, France and Belgium. She has travelled all over the world and worked in car body repairs, in the best fish ‘n’ chip shop in Brighton, and been a gopher in a comedy club, as well as a teacher. She’s a past winner of the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Prize. Her début novel, Sea of Bones, was published by Legend Press in 2019 and comes out in Germany in 2021. Follow Deborah on Twitter and Instagram.

13 March 2024

Kyoto warns geisha-obsessed tourists to “stay out” of private streets

Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto is banning tourists from certain historic areas to limit crowds and protect its geisha population. Not a theme park Like some Italian destinations, rich in history […]