A minute with Dr Nicoletta Demetriou Ethnomusicologist, singer, creative writing teacher

Where do you live? In Engomi, Nicosia, by myself.

What did you have for breakfast? Oats with banana and peanut butter, cooked in oat milk, and a double Cypriot coffee, no sugar.

Describe your perfect day A bright, clear day spent interviewing older Cypriots, preferably in a village, listening to their stories.

Best book ever read? Anything by Ann Patchett or James McBride, because they really know how to tell