Deborah O’Donoghue is a reporter at Travel Tomorrow. This British-Irish writer lived in the UK and France before moving to 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 the UK's Legend Press in 2019 and Droemer Knaur Germany in 2021.
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Mount Olympus, the tallest mountain in Greece and home to the 12 Olympian gods, might be included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. A decision by the […]
Tbilisi is preparing to demolish its striking, futuristic Rike Concert Hall, which has stood desolate and unused beside the River Kura for nearly 15 years. Designed […]
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