“The assignment leads Hellyer into a moral conundrum for which he has no answer - is facilitating one war crime to prevent others morally justified? And, as he collides with sincerely committed people on all sides, he is forced to wonder what his own … [Read more]
Review of Hellyer’s Coup in Financial Times
“The storyline is thoroughly researched and the scene setting vibrant.” … [Read more]
Kirkus Review of Hellyer’s Trip
HELLYER'S TRIP Philip Prowse Kernel Books (217 pp.) $9.99 paperback, $5.16 e-book ISBN: 978-1-5272-0935-0; January 11, 2018 BOOK REVIEW An English professor becomes a spy in Egypt just before the Six-Day War in this novel. While … [Read more]
Review of Hellyer’s Trip in Morning Star 24 May 2018
The accidental spy has always been a popular figure in espionage fiction, a reluctant agent's predicament being a good way of engaging readers' sympathies for an essentially unlovable trade. Hellyer's Trip by Philip Prowse (Kernel, £4.99) is the … [Read more]
Review of Hellyer’s Trip by Dr Georg Stauth
Review of Hellyer’s Trip by Dr Georg Stauth Looking into the Egyptian landscape of the mid nineteen sixties with the eyes of one of the few left who know what it was like then, I come, too biased perhaps, to the conclusion that this is a very … [Read more]
Paperback writer! Developing original fiction for learners of English
This article draws on my experience as a writer and editor of readers. I am grateful to all the authors of published and unpublished manuscripts from whom I have learnt so much. The ideas here, while primarily intended for teachers writing for … [Read more]
The importance of reviews
The importance of reviews: interviewed by Alessia Cogo. … [Read more]
Creating a positive learning environment webinar
Creating a positive learning environment webinar … [Read more]
Interview with Philip Prowse at the Extensive Reading World Congress in Tokyo
Interviewed on video by Darren Elliott at the Fourth Extensive Reading World Congress, Tokyo, August 2017. … [Read more]