The Symptoms of His Madness Were As Follows: is a short animated film by Sheryl Jenkins, based on a short story by me. The story itself is in my collection, The Bridge That Bunuel Built. It came about through our contact on twitter. Somehow we followed each other. I checked out Sheryl’s work as an …
The Symptoms Of His Madness Were As Follows: from Sheryl Jenkins on Vimeo. This is a short film based on one of the stories from The Bridge That Bunuel Built.
I’m currently reading my way through a book called A Companion to Early Twentieth Century Britain. It’s part of my research for my novel series. I’m always trying to immerse myself in the history and culture of the early twentieth century and this seemed like a useful volume. I’m reading it on Kindle, so I …
Getting one star on Amazon is disappointing. But getting a single coveted star from Publishers Weekly is wonderful. It certainly made my day, especially as the review concludes: “Morris excels at heartbreaking scenes of pain and violence, imbuing a classic whodunit plot with emotion and psychological depth.” There’s also a nice reference to the book’s …
Publishers Weekly starred review for The Mannequin House Read More »
This one comes courtesy of Alison at the Dragons and Fairy Dust blog. She describes my novel The Mannequin House as “a fascinating portrayal of a different era”, saying “I kept turning the pages until I found out the ending”. Check out the full review here.