Tag Archives: Tarawa

If you’d been adrift at sea for 106 days, what’s the first thing you’d ask for when rescued?

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Marianne Wheelaghan

As you may know, my new crime novel Food of Ghosts is set on Tarawa, the capital of the Republic of Kiribati. I lived on Tarawa for five years and fell in love with the island and the I-Kiribati people. Any news from the … Continue reading →

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Gone Fishing

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Marianne Wheelaghan

I am coming to the end of writing my murder/thriller novel, set on Tarawa, the capital of the Republic of Kiribati, and decided to have a wee tidy up of some of my notes when I found this old photo (I … Continue reading →

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Robots attempt record breaking Pacific Ocean voyage

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Marianne Wheelaghan

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15790088 I just read about these robots on the BBC online. It seems I can’t get away from the Pacific. I am three quarters way finished editing my debut crime novel, set on Tarawa, in Kiribati, in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Dangerous daggers at the new National Museum of Scotland!

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Marianne Wheelaghan

        I  was visiting the new National Museum of Scotland the other day, it was my first visit since it’s been renovated. The changes are wonderful, it was always a great place to explore but now it’s … Continue reading →

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