A Step in the Dark
A Step in the Dark by Judith Lennox in paperback at 11 euros. An epic novel featuring great, old-fashioned storytelling, A Step in the Dark begins in Simla, India in
Snitch on your neighbour
By: MIKE JOHNSON johnson@portugalresident.com ONE OF the first things Gordon Brown did when he took over from Tony Blair as Prime Minister of the UK was to announce that he
Housekeeping horror
By: Paul McKay mckay@portugalresident.com Teacher, Paul McKay, left London to live a self-sufficient existence in the Monchique hills with his partner Martyn. He keeps an assortment of animals and grows
Frozen family
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com A BELGIAN man has appeared in court after a woman at a dinner party, held at his home, walked into the large freezer and discovered the
Legal loophole
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com TWO CONVICTED murderers in Australia have appealed their against rulings because a staple was missing from a court document. Found guilty of one of the most
Modern Christian life
“SOFTLY, SOFTLY catchy monkey”, when applied to the business world, where an aggressive approach is expected to produce results and speed is everything, does not bring promotion to the faint
Stinky force
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com POLICE IN Germany broke into an apartment after neighbours complained of a rotten smell coming from inside. They told officers that they had not seen any
Girl interrupted
By: NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com WHEN POLICE in the US chased a speeding car they got more than they bargained for. They pursued at speeds reaching 100mph until the speeding car
Losing faith for the young
By: MARGARET BROWN margaret@portugalresident.com IT IS a sad fact that older people predominate in many Church of England congregations. As a result, attendance is diminishing; churches are closing and fewer
Ancestor Stones
Ancestor Stones is the stunning debut novel from Aminatta Forna about the untold stories of four remarkable African women. Abie follows the arc of a letter, from London back to