Fenella Miller
War Story
War Story is set in 1916 and chronicles Second Lieutenant Oliver Paxton’s first few weeks as a member of the…
The Exhibitionists
The Exhibitionists is an interesting fictional account of the lives of several famous Victorian artists: Turner, Holman Hunt, Rossetti, Millais…
Brilliance
Brilliance is a fictionalised account of the life of Thomas Alva Edison. The author says this book is not intended…
To Turn Full Circle
To Turn Full Circle is set in a small fishing port in Devon in 1909. Emma Le Goff has recently…
London Belles
London Belles is the tale of four girls, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes, during the Second World War. Olive, Tilly’s…
Thorn
Thorn is a fictional account of a friendship between the philosopher Baruch Spinoza and Rembrandt Van Rijn, the great Dutch…
Catching the Eagle
Catching the Eagle is based on a true story of the theft of £1157 from Kirkley Hall in Northumberland in…
A Place Called Armageddon
The fall of Christian Constantinople to the Turks is a historical fact, but knowing this in no way detracts from…
Pattern of Shadows
Mary is a nursing sister at a Lancashire prison for the housing and treatment of German POWs; although her work…
Perhaps Tomorrow
Life has not been easy for Mattie Maguire. Since her husband died, she has struggled to keep the family’s business…
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