Marion Molteno joined readers in Totnes, Ilfracombe and Teignmouth libraries to talk about her work. Her latest book, Somewhere More Simple is set on the Isles of Scilly, with three strangers who arrive hoping, in vain, to leave behind their complex lives on the mainland. Marion's own life - as a student caught up in the anti-Apartheid movement in her native South Africa, and later as a teacher in multi-ethnic communities and as adviser for Save the Children - furnished her with the inspiration for her other books: A Language in Common, If you can Walk, you can Dance (winner of a Commonwealth Writers Award) and a Shield of Coolest Air.

Her books are available to reserve from your local library, and Marion herself will be speaking at the Wells Festival of Literature on October 13th.

You can find out more about Marion by visiting her website at www.marionmolteno.co.uk