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      • Not Quite Lost: Travels Without A Sense of Direction
        • ‘A quality similar to some of Emily Dickinson’s poems’ – Alexander M Zoltai on Not Quite Lost
        • ‘I travel not to go anywhere, but to go.’ RL Stevenson. 5 books for inner travellers
        • Not Quite Lost – synopsis and information sheet
        • Not Quite Lost: how it began
        • Reviews of Not Quite Lost
          • ‘A delightful slice of peripatetic whimsy’
          • ‘A lyrical description style that leads you straight into her magical view of the world’
          • ‘A novelist’s eye for detail … and for romance and drama in the everyday’
          • ‘A perfect book to pick up at an airport or lounge in the sun with’
          • ‘Charming as h*ll!’
          • ‘Devoured in a single sitting… consistently funny and engaging’
          • ‘Droll and enquiring … I laughed out loud many times’
          • ‘Engaging memoir of the road less travelled’
          • ‘Filled with charm and wit … from small giggles to full-on guffaws’
          • ‘For readers who love the pleasure of being pleasantly surprised by the world’
          • ‘Full of interior and exterior travel in the everyday and the special … moving’
          • ‘Genial, laconic, elegaic – a joy’
          • ‘I devoured most of it in a single, long, bewitched session’
          • ‘Intriguing and different – Not Quite Lost is a great find’
          • ‘Keep a copy in your guest room and you’ll never see your guests’
          • ‘Laugh-out-loud moments and old-fashioned GOOD writing’
          • ‘Moreish collection of off-kilter travel musings’
          • ‘Most beguiling – the author has something of Victoria Wood’s funny bone in her DNA’
          • ‘Move over, Bill Bryson … beguiling’
          • ‘Quirky, fun read – made me want to go out and have adventures’
          • ‘Quirky, original and delightful in equal measure’
          • ‘Sparkling with wit, humour and pathos’
          • ‘Stylish, lovely, well crafted’
          • ‘Totally wonderful’
          • ‘Turns the mundane into the hilarious or the dramatic’
          • ‘Well played, well crafted, funny and insightful’
          • ‘When they say life is an adventure, some people experience more adventure than others’
          • ‘Will reread … especially if flying or on a long journey’
          • ‘Witty, humorous, deeply moving – required reading for anyone keen to pursue a writing life’
          • ‘Wry humour, precise details, beautiful writing’
          • ‘Delightful: amusing, entertaining and often very moving … quintessentially English’
        • The first page – Not Quite Lost
        • The page 99 test – Not Quite Lost
      • Turn Right At The Rainbow: A Diary of Househunting, Happenstance & Home
        • Reviews of Turn Right At The Rainbow
          • ‘An absolute joy… for anyone who has ever chased a dream or stood in a doorway and wondered whether this might finally be “the one”.’
    • My fiction – me as me
      • Ever Rest
        • Reviews of Ever Rest
          • ‘A critique of press intrusion, tinsel gods and exploitation… wonderfully emotive, with style and substance’
          • ‘A fascinating exploration of ambition and fame, and of loss and memory… I was tempted to google the band’s albums afterwards’
          • ‘A finely crafted gem – one of my top 10 literary novels’
          • ‘A moving tale… the desire for connection, for true understanding’
          • ‘A page turner… her best yet’
          • ‘A perfectly crafted novel of music, mountaineering and mourning – gripping, authentic, recommended.’
          • ‘A tale I won’t quickly forget. That’s for sure.’
          • ‘An excellent novel… memorable, sad, joyful’
          • ‘Beautifully crafted story about surviving trauma, the commoditisation of grief and knowing when to walk away from the past’
          • ‘Beautifully written story of loss, grief, fame and acceptance in a unique setting’
          • ‘Blown away… and transfixed’
          • ‘Brilliant study of the negative space left when an iconic rock star is gone’
          • ‘Cannot recommend this highly enough. One of my best reading experiences ever.’
          • ‘Fantastic… a group of people forced together in a pain no one else can understand’
          • ‘Fine, compelling, serious… and thoroughly entertaining’
          • ‘From the stunning cover and brilliantly clever title…’
          • ‘Highly unusual, highly captivating… one of the best novels to appear in Britain this year’
          • ‘How we move on from death when closure is unavailable… how we respond when the past returns…’
          • ‘Human, fascinating, raw, real… 5 stars from start to finish’
          • ‘I almost regret this is not a true story, because I believe every word’
          • ‘I highly recommend this as a selection for a serious book group – so much to discuss’
          • ‘Intense, sophisticated, mesmerising’
          • ‘It has been a long time since I read a book where the words poured into my soul so effortlessly’
          • ‘One of the best novels I’ve read this year… and this is a great year!’
          • ‘Powerful and so so sad’
          • ‘So real and heart-wrenching, I expected to see stories on the news about the characters’
          • ‘Strong and believable… fiction at its best’
          • ‘Tension builds… enjoyable, well crafted’
          • ‘The chill of the mountain, the throb of rock music… totally engrossing. Masterful’
          • ‘The kind of book you sink into and emerge from in a state of wonder’
          • ‘These characters held my imagination for weeks afterwards’
          • ‘Touching, unforgettable… on my recommended reads list for 2021’
          • ‘What the characters go through is spot on… I wholeheartedly recommend this novel to everyone’
          • ‘What’s left behind when someone leaves us… closure is elusive even after years’
      • Lifeform Three
        • The first page – Lifeform Three
        • The page 99 test – Lifeform Three
      • My Memories of a Future Life
        • First 50 words – video
        • The first page – My Memories of a Future Life
        • The page 99 test – My Memories of a Future Life
      • This book is now yours – Q&A with Jon P Bloch
      • Who am I like? Lessing, Mantel, Bradbury, du Maurier, Atwood, Niffenegger, Dickinson, Victoria Wood
        • ‘Best comparison … Murakami’s Hard-Boiled Wonderland’
        • ‘Carefully crafted and satisfying … will feel comfortable to fans of David Mitchell and Iain M Banks’ – Tom Carlisle at Indie Litfic
        • ‘Distinct voice reminded me of The Handmaid’s Tale’
        • ‘Hilary Mantel’s Beyond Black … The Time Traveller’s Wife’
        • ‘Like Iain Banks …a gritty, grave place’
        • ‘Like John Fowles’s The Magus’
        • ‘Reminded me of Doris Lessing–though at the risk of committing a sacrilege, Morris is much more readable’
        • ‘Reminiscent of Dick and Asimov, but also of Louis Sachar’
        • ‘The canny cultural observations of Barbara Pym or Penelope Fitzgerald’
        • ‘This remarkable novel reminded me of The End of Mr. Y and Our Tragic Universe, by Scarlett Thomas’
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    • Following the strange – how I write: interview on Writer.ly
      • Why I self-publish
    • Out of sight, not out of mind – a travel diary and the origin stories of novels
  • Who am I?
    • Who else am I? Roz Morris ghostwriting

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