Thanks very much. One of the hardest things about his death is the fact that I'm here in the UK, and he died back in Australia, where all my family are. I'm generally happy with the fact that I migrated, but I feel the distance keenly at times like this, because I can't be around my family and grieve with them.

I really want to push myself to write more outside exchanges. Let's hope I can manage that this year!

Strange Grace is on my Goodreads 'to read' list. I'm just waiting for it to come down in price a bit before buying it (it's not available at the public library here).

Thanks for your well wishes re: the dog bite. It's healing well.