H is an enigmatic moniker appropriately reflecting a character whose chameleon like existence has been driven by a need to survive against all that society and nature could throw at her. She is forced to confront the twin catastrophes of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London with a combination of resourcefulness, empathy … Continue reading “The Strange Adventures of H by Sarah Burton”
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Rise of the Shadow Dragons by Liz Flanagan
The much mytholigised fire breathing dragon inhabits childrens’ nightmares before traumatising their waking moments with involuntary checks for singed eyebrows and pleas for parental re-assurances that the house is monster proof. Yet in Liz Flanagan’s sequel to Dragon Daughter we are presented with an unexpected antidote to the winged tormentor who lurks in those dark … Continue reading “Rise of the Shadow Dragons by Liz Flanagan”
Unstoppable by Dan Freedman
Adolescent twins, Kaine and Roxy, are hoping their sporting talents will enablethem to break out from the emotional and physical entrapment of a sinkestate dominated by knife wielding gangs whose coercive influence threatensto sweep away any crime free ambition. The often hopeless existence of this vulnerable underclass is haunted by themenacing presence of Sheldon Statham; … Continue reading “Unstoppable by Dan Freedman”
City of Fallen Angels by Paul Buchanan
The oppressive heat of LA is suffocating the life out of Jim Keegan as he struggles to wade through a heat haze of fragmented evidence that begins to soften his senses as the bridge between nightmares and reality implodes into a potential miscarriage of justice. An ethereal Marilyn Monroe appears omnipresent in the thoughts of … Continue reading “City of Fallen Angels by Paul Buchanan”
How To Be Perfect by Holly Wainwright
The social media tsunami generated by the Stylish Mumma should see Holly Wainwright translating the vicarious glow of this air brushed virtual star into a televisual box set light years away from those warts and all Neighbours and the golden era of the Antipodean soap opera. Paul Robinson has morphed into Elle Campbell, a character … Continue reading “How To Be Perfect by Holly Wainwright”
Grace’s Table by Sally Piper
Grace’s 70 th birthday party is an opportunity for reflection but painful memories gradually dim the nostalgic light as superficial niceties give way to deep seated pain and the long shadow of death. Hope and tragedy sit side by side as Grace and her eldest daughter Susan prepare for the impending family feast, with the … Continue reading “Grace’s Table by Sally Piper”
The Song of Peterloo by Carolyn O’Brien
A peaceful protest at Manchester’s St Peter’s Field is brought to a bloody end by a deadly cavalry charge of sabre swinging yeomanry. The violent culmination to months of fulminating antipathy between the working and ruling classes ultimately becomes a watershed moment in the fight of the disenfranchised to have a voice and meaning to … Continue reading “The Song of Peterloo by Carolyn O’Brien”
Sea of Bones by Deborah O’Donoghue
The whiff of political scandal is swatted to the back benches as Juliet’s suspicions grow over her niece’s sudden death and machievellian egos interplay with the otherworldly symbolism of the Scottish Highlands to unravel a series of human tragedies. In her desperate search for the truth Juliet’s role as Chief of Staff of the Progressive … Continue reading “Sea of Bones by Deborah O’Donoghue”
The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright
The Mummy Bloggers live their lives under the social media microscope with Shares, Comments and Retweets the KPIs by which they measure the relative success of their working lives but it’s the accumulation of Likes that will ultimately determine who will win the Blog-ahhs, the Oscars for those seeking the pot of gold at the … Continue reading “The Mummy Bloggers by Holly Wainwright”
Asylum by Marcus Low
Trapped within the decaying carcass of the Pearson quarantine facility, and starved of creative oxygen, Barry James is a fast receding heartbeat in a body occupied by an incurable disease with only pen and paper offering an escape into the outside world. A latter day Papillion imprisoned for an illness he didn’t ask for and … Continue reading “Asylum by Marcus Low”