Holly Ringland

In 2009, Holly quit life as she knew it in Australia, emptied her bank account, abandoned her career and kissed her family goodbye before boarding a plane on her own, Manchester-bound. She has since survived two English winters, lost all natural tan, learned to drink whiskey in the morning, and greet people with, ‘You alright?’ This excerpt is one of Holly’s posts from Little Bird Stories, which was shortlisted for Best Personal Blog in the 2010 Manchester Blog Awards. Holly’s first novel is, of course, in-progress.