Philippa SwanPhilippa Swan

Originally trained as a landscape architect, Philippa Swan has worked as a magazine columnist, won awards for her short stories and written an acclaimed non-fiction book. Her first novel, 'The Night of All Souls' is now available as an eBook.

Pertinent lessons from Edith Wharton, icon

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Wellington writer Philippa Swan’s new novel The Night of All Souls is an homage to Pulitzer-winning and all-round fabulous American writer Edith Wharton. Wharton died in 1937 but, Swan writes, she’s very much of the moment.  Nobody does social distancing like Wharton did. While Wharton was still comparatively young, she created the character of old Mrs … Read more