Hi I’m Ruth Joseph, a Welsh / Jewish author living in Wales. Welcome to my website. You will be able to see all my books – my short stories published in various anthologies – some prize winning, the memoir which chronicled my childhood and my teenage years caring for my late mother and within the biography are details of personal experiences which have consequently enriched my writing.

You may not know that I have been involved in broadcasting – in fact years ago I had my own series with BBC Wales when I cooked on the radio with Molly Staffer! I have been involved in a few television programmes which were huge fun. The BBC Wales programme ‘Tidy’, dealt with old fashioned Welsh standards in the home, kitchen and entertaining and I was asked to conjure up a retro cocktail party complete with stuffed eggs, rolled-up asparagus sandwiches and glasses of Babycham, while ‘Return to Tuscany’ featured my husband a non-cook who found his cooking inspiration in Italy.

We visited a honey festival, tasted the finest wines in the area and spent time on a small-holding picking and cooking .

Now Merv enjoys working with me making our own pickles and passata from his home grown veggies. Finally there was ‘Bargain Hunt’ where we were able to indulge in our passion for buying antiques and having fun at the same time.

I also enjoy speaking at writers’ events and to groups on aspects of writing, and my most thrilling moment was when I was asked to represent Wales in ‘Wales in New York Week’ and spoke at the Time Warner Exhibition every day and then at New York University with Owen Sheers, Tristan Hughes, Rachel Trezise, and other Welsh writers.

I live at home with my wonderful husband Mervyn. My daughter Sarah with Darren have given us two gorgeous granddaughters, Jasmine Judith and Phoebe Bethan and my son Jolyon has a boutique hotel in Cardiff Bay – Jolyon’s at the Bay. They, together with some very special friends are my comfort and inspiration and of course I mustn’t forget my rescue Labrador Bobbi who lies at my side as I write.

I’m delighted to have my own column in WM magazine and thrilled with lovely editor Sarah Drew Jones’s introduction. WM’s a super read, fun, informative and free. So get a copy and enjoy.

Thank you for visiting my pages and I always try to answer my readers so please feel happy to contact me and I will do my best to respond.