Novels

In his introduction to the March 2009 "Cambridge Companion to Voltaire," editor Nicholas Cronk includes "A Visit From Voltaire" as one of five noteworthy modern fiction works inspired by the "protean" Voltaire since 2000; "In the tradition of the best self-help novels, Voltaire teaches her how to live a happy and full life." What an unexpected honour for my comic fiction to be included in a definitive academic reference about Voltaire and his influence down the centuries. Thank you, Prof. Cronk!
Literary Fiction
Nominated for the Orange Prize, 2004, a lighthearted autobiographical domestic comedy featuring the return of Voltaire's ghost
Biting, wry Geneva drama where the disintegration of a marriage and a fresh love affair reflect off life's surfaces, unnoticed until too late...
The German version of A Visit From Voltaire
Mystery Fiction
Life in Hong Kong's Midlevels turns sinister on the eve of the 1997 transition to Communist Chinese rule...

A Visit from Voltaire


Light-hearted and picaresque, Voltaire returns to haunt the farmhouse of a Swiss-American family and teach the lessons of his success and failure.