Teacher Eileen Murtagh stands outside a shabby home on the bleak Roundwell estate having second thoughts about tutoring one last pupil before returning to her native Ireland. Molly Path is a “refusenik” – a child who refuses to go to school – and will not […]

IF YOUR BEST FRIEND WAS IN DANGER, YOU’D TRY TO SAVE HER…WOULDN’T YOU? Are you ready to play? Best friends Cleo and Rachel spend their evenings pretending to be people they’re not, inventing elaborate stories to escape the monotony of their real lives. It’s all […]

On New Year’s Eve, Rhys Lloyd has a house full of guests. His lakeside holiday homes are a success, and he’s generously invited the village to drink champagne with their wealthy new neighbours. This will be the party to end all parties. But not everyone […]

A Mystic’s daughter flees Moscow on the eve of the Great War. A French soldier lies wounded on the Western Front. A German officer veers between loyalty and integrity. An English courtesan reclines on a sea of books. Each will make a journey that changes […]

The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys the historical crime debut from the BAFTA nominated historian and film maker Jack Jewers is published today, 4th August. My thanks to Funmi of MidasPR for the extract to share. It is the summer of 1669 and England is […]