In fact, this is the third time I am writing about Amy Tan, who first contacted me, The bHotel/b Station Master (gosh, soon to be relinquished, but I like that title ... bhee hee/b) on 07 May 2008 (our article here) and again on 14 September ...
http://www.bayviewkentallen.co.uk. John Winkler used to be the marketing correspondent for The Times in London. Now retired he and his wife have a pretty period cottage on the lochside at Glencoe in Scotland. They let it out for vacations.