Writer's Cramp

The Scottish weather is behaving well at the moment despite the fact it is January, a month not renowned for being particularly clement, and the time of year when expats in sunnier climes thank their lucky stars that they don't live here any more.

But with the temperature above zero and the sun shining on a radiant looking Edinburgh, our very own expat Peter May was signing his new book in the Gyle shopping centre this morning.

I caught him near the end of a long queue, but he was still smiling bravely despite having already done stock signing somewhere else. What a trooper he is and thoroughly deserving of the high rating of 'Runaway'. It's a book that is difficult to put down, as I know to my cost.