Tom Gaisford
@tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social
Barrister and writer; author of SANCTUARY https://www.cintopress.co.uk/sanctuary.html
Earlier in the week, the inspiring novelist and pyschotherapist, Dr Chris Cleave, rendered me speechless.
So grateful for this extraordinarily kind and insightful, beautifully articulated summary of everything I dreamt Sanctuary might one day be.
So grateful for this extraordinarily kind and insightful, beautifully articulated summary of everything I dreamt Sanctuary might one day be.
October 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Earlier in the week, the inspiring novelist and pyschotherapist, Dr Chris Cleave, rendered me speechless.
So grateful for this extraordinarily kind and insightful, beautifully articulated summary of everything I dreamt Sanctuary might one day be.
So grateful for this extraordinarily kind and insightful, beautifully articulated summary of everything I dreamt Sanctuary might one day be.
Highly recommend this debut legal thriller by none other than the @barristersecret.bsky.social, recently published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social 👌🏼👏
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The Cut Throat Trial by the Secret Barrister, writing as S.J. Fleet.
A review
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September 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Highly recommend this debut legal thriller by none other than the @barristersecret.bsky.social, recently published by @picadorbooks.bsky.social 👌🏼👏
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Not quite sure how Sanctuary by @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social reached me but it sounds fascinating and is out in paperback from Cinto at the end of October
Thank you Clare!
www.cintopress.co.uk/sanctuary.html
Thank you Clare!
www.cintopress.co.uk/sanctuary.html
September 19, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not quite sure how Sanctuary by @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social reached me but it sounds fascinating and is out in paperback from Cinto at the end of October
Thank you Clare!
www.cintopress.co.uk/sanctuary.html
Thank you Clare!
www.cintopress.co.uk/sanctuary.html
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Next Thursday 25th, I'll be speaking about my book 'Anywhere But Here' @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social.
And... tickets are only a fiver! Get them here, see you there.
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And... tickets are only a fiver! Get them here, see you there.
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Anywhere but Here: Britain's Broken Asylum System - Southwark Cathedral
A talk by Nicola Kelly
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September 18, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Next Thursday 25th, I'll be speaking about my book 'Anywhere But Here' @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social.
And... tickets are only a fiver! Get them here, see you there.
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And... tickets are only a fiver! Get them here, see you there.
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Insider knowledge makes this novel special. Years of experience in asylum and immigration law have been turned into a drama that’s propulsive and intricately plotted, has razor-sharp dialogue and is just waiting to be brought to the screen.
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Sanctuary, the debut novel by Tom Gaisford
Can novice refugee lawyer, Alex, prove himself worthy of the job and the woman he adores? In SANCTUARY, desperation reigns, art mirrors life and twisty thriller meets witty love story.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Insider knowledge makes this novel special. Years of experience in asylum and immigration law have been turned into a drama that’s propulsive and intricately plotted, has razor-sharp dialogue and is just waiting to be brought to the screen.
shorturl.at/o0fBX
@tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social
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@tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social
Excellent interview and well worth a listen. This is what leadership looks like.
Thank you @krishgm.bsky.social and @channel4news.bsky.social for the opportunity to discuss Gaza, Sudan, the humanitarian funding gulf, and the battle ahead for the UN.👇
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August 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Excellent interview and well worth a listen. This is what leadership looks like.
‘New on Ratio Podcast: Dr Luke McDonagh speaks with LSE alum, barrister & novelist Tom Gaisford about his career, the move from solicitor to barrister, and how his work in immigration and asylum law inspired his new book, Sanctuary.
Listen now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Rk8...
Listen now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Rk8...
August 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM
‘New on Ratio Podcast: Dr Luke McDonagh speaks with LSE alum, barrister & novelist Tom Gaisford about his career, the move from solicitor to barrister, and how his work in immigration and asylum law inspired his new book, Sanctuary.
Listen now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Rk8...
Listen now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6Rk8...
August 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
'It's hard to say how ideas come to you...'
A collaboration
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August 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Book recommendation 👌🏼👇🏼
#TheAccidentalImmigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social (publisher: ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, 2025).
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#TheAccidentalImmigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social (publisher: ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, 2025).
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Postcard from St Mira
A short review of The Accidental Immigrants by Jo McMillan
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August 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Book recommendation 👌🏼👇🏼
#TheAccidentalImmigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social (publisher: ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, 2025).
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#TheAccidentalImmigrants by @jomcmillan.bsky.social (publisher: ofmooseandmen.bsky.social, 2025).
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'Sanctuary was conceived in the arrivals queue at Stansted airport. It was my first time and the whole thing was over in a matter of seconds.'
Little piece I wrote on the highs and lows of writing my debut novel, #Sanctuary.
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Little piece I wrote on the highs and lows of writing my debut novel, #Sanctuary.
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Beware the Muse...
On writing my debut novel, Sanctuary
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July 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
'Sanctuary was conceived in the arrivals queue at Stansted airport. It was my first time and the whole thing was over in a matter of seconds.'
Little piece I wrote on the highs and lows of writing my debut novel, #Sanctuary.
open.substack.com/pub/tomgaisf...
Little piece I wrote on the highs and lows of writing my debut novel, #Sanctuary.
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This is progress, but vast amounts more aid needed to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis in Gaza.
Across UN agencies and humanitarian community, we are mobilized to save as many lives as we can.
Across UN agencies and humanitarian community, we are mobilized to save as many lives as we can.
July 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
This is progress, but vast amounts more aid needed to stave off famine and a catastrophic health crisis in Gaza.
Across UN agencies and humanitarian community, we are mobilized to save as many lives as we can.
Across UN agencies and humanitarian community, we are mobilized to save as many lives as we can.
V. grateful for this lovely review of Sanctuary by Barbara Hungin of Justice First in their summer newsletter - justicefirst.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
V. grateful for this lovely review of Sanctuary by Barbara Hungin of Justice First in their summer newsletter - justicefirst.org.uk
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Book post! Looking forward to these by @jomcmillan.bsky.social and @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
July 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Book post! Looking forward to these by @jomcmillan.bsky.social and @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
My review of #WeCameBySea by the brilliant @horatioclare.bsky.social
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We Came By Sea by Horatio Clare - a review
(Little Toller Books, 2025)
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June 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
My review of #WeCameBySea by the brilliant @horatioclare.bsky.social
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Two books for #RefugeeWeek: Determination by
#TawseefKhan and Sanctuary by #TomGaisford camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/i-wo... @counterpoints.org.uk #refugeeswelcome @refugeeaction.bsky.social @newjournal.bsky.social
#TawseefKhan and Sanctuary by #TomGaisford camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/i-wo... @counterpoints.org.uk #refugeeswelcome @refugeeaction.bsky.social @newjournal.bsky.social
‘I would finish a scene, only to witness it play out in real life a short while later’
In Refugee Week, Lucy Popescu talks to two debut authors about the UK asylum system
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June 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Two books for #RefugeeWeek: Determination by
#TawseefKhan and Sanctuary by #TomGaisford camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/i-wo... @counterpoints.org.uk #refugeeswelcome @refugeeaction.bsky.social @newjournal.bsky.social
#TawseefKhan and Sanctuary by #TomGaisford camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/i-wo... @counterpoints.org.uk #refugeeswelcome @refugeeaction.bsky.social @newjournal.bsky.social
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I have a lovely #buyastrangerabook offer from @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
Tom's offering to buy someone a copy of Exactly What You Mean by Ben Hinshaw.
Check it out and get in touch if it's one that you'd like.
UK only
Tom's offering to buy someone a copy of Exactly What You Mean by Ben Hinshaw.
Check it out and get in touch if it's one that you'd like.
UK only
May 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
I have a lovely #buyastrangerabook offer from @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
Tom's offering to buy someone a copy of Exactly What You Mean by Ben Hinshaw.
Check it out and get in touch if it's one that you'd like.
UK only
Tom's offering to buy someone a copy of Exactly What You Mean by Ben Hinshaw.
Check it out and get in touch if it's one that you'd like.
UK only
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Just finished reading #sanctuary, the first novel written by my talented friend @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
The plot revolves around Alex an asylum solicitor desperate to make a difference for his very vulnerable clients in the cold UK asylum system.
Very highly recommended!
Link below
The plot revolves around Alex an asylum solicitor desperate to make a difference for his very vulnerable clients in the cold UK asylum system.
Very highly recommended!
Link below
April 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Just finished reading #sanctuary, the first novel written by my talented friend @tomgaisfordwriter.bsky.social.
The plot revolves around Alex an asylum solicitor desperate to make a difference for his very vulnerable clients in the cold UK asylum system.
Very highly recommended!
Link below
The plot revolves around Alex an asylum solicitor desperate to make a difference for his very vulnerable clients in the cold UK asylum system.
Very highly recommended!
Link below
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What makes a good villain? 15 writers on how to be good at crafting characters who are bad.
What makes a good villain? 15 writers weigh in.
Putting together our bracket to determine the best villain in literature brought up a lot of existential questions about villains: What makes a good one? Can a character be villainous without being…
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March 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What makes a good villain? 15 writers on how to be good at crafting characters who are bad.
Publisher’s smart new poster for the book 👇
March 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Publisher’s smart new poster for the book 👇
