Notes from Magic Island

Tom began telling stories as an infant, triumphant on his return from the wars. He is yet to kick the habit.

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Tom is a qualified barrister in the field of human rights, immigration and asylum law, and a freelance contributor to The Independent, The Tablet and Open Democracy. In 2021, he stopped practising law and moved with his young family to Guernsey. He has since completed his first novel, SANCTUARY (Bath Publishing Ltd, 2025) and is working on his second. 

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Prior to law, Tom did a master's degree in Human Rights and spent a year at Salamanca University, where he studied Spanish literature, poetry and translation. Tom relishes the creative freedom of fiction writing, which he sees as a means of entertaining, of connecting people, and as an alternative form of advocacy.

When he is not writing, Tom can be found teaching Spanish, in the sea or ferrying his little'uns around the island on his trusty Tern GSD.

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Do get in touch if you have any comments, questions, suggestions, or just want to say hello. 

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