(extracts from the jacket of the Hamish Hamilton edition)
Katherine Mullen faces a commonplace tragedy. After twenty years of marriage her husband leaves her for a younger woman and she must try to construct a new life for herself and her two te...
While on holiday in Greece Violet Sharpe ends up in hospital, unable to speak the language or to pay the bill. An SOS is sent to her 18-year-old great-nephew Stephen, and this is the story of the relationship that develops between these two unlikely ...
Malpractice and mayhem - the events of a single day in a residential home for the elderly are described with humour and compassion in this pacey novel. Edith was a child when Stoneycrest was her family home. Now she's an alert and watchful resident. ...
White Lies is the tenth novel by a long-established writer of contemporary women's fiction. It's a poignant tale which explores the joys and hazards of adoption, skilfully and movingly told from the perspectives of three women over half a century. Be...
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