Simona Pakenham: actress, writer, and my grandmother.
Simona had stopped acting before I was born so I never got to see her perform, but she has left the legacy of her writing. It is to my great shame that I have reached my forties without having finished reading any of her books.
In 2016 Simona would have been 100 so I felt it is the appropriate year to put that right and to learn more about her life, her interests and my heritage. I hope you will enjoy Reading Simona along with me.