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.
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Spain could be banning short-haul flights soon if the plans to form a coalition government go ahead. As general elections in July 2023 were inconclusive, Prime […]
San Sebastián has announced its intention to restrict planning permission for new hotels and tourist accommodation in the city. The move comes amid a wave of […]