My first Novel 'The Book' a modern Gothic fairy-tale (dramatic fiction) was launched at the Kidwelly Festival 28 July 2012.
Available online NOW through Amazon Kindle and Smashwords.
Its the story of a young woman forgotten and virtually alone. She lives in a big empty library with her Grandmother. She finds the last book in the library which is the history of the library and the history of her family within the library. The last 40 pages in the book are blank the last page is simply marked 'The End.' each day a new page writes itself as an account of the previous days events. Charlotte realises that this suggests her world is about to end. Is her Grandmother going to die? Is the library going to burn down? Her journey in order to find the answers helps her find her strength, her place and her voice.
Available online NOW through Amazon Kindle and Smashwords.
Its the story of a young woman forgotten and virtually alone. She lives in a big empty library with her Grandmother. She finds the last book in the library which is the history of the library and the history of her family within the library. The last 40 pages in the book are blank the last page is simply marked 'The End.' each day a new page writes itself as an account of the previous days events. Charlotte realises that this suggests her world is about to end. Is her Grandmother going to die? Is the library going to burn down? Her journey in order to find the answers helps her find her strength, her place and her voice.
Coming soon.... Beth's Voyages
Children's fiction. 4-8 yrs old.
Release end 2012
Beth visits her gran who has a whole box of model houses collected from her travels around the world. Beth selects a house and Gran tells the story of the house and where it was from and the kind of people who live in it. Beth then takes the box of houses and creates her own imaginative adventures. each house has a character similar to its type. Tommy the terrace a chirpy working class chap. Melissa the mansion, Courtney the Cottage, Mhina the mud hut and Leyton the Log Cabin etc etc.
Beth's voyages and her interaction with the houses help her subtly learn about environmental issues, social issues and the ways in which other people around the world live and interact with their surroundings.
Children's fiction. 4-8 yrs old.
Release end 2012
Beth visits her gran who has a whole box of model houses collected from her travels around the world. Beth selects a house and Gran tells the story of the house and where it was from and the kind of people who live in it. Beth then takes the box of houses and creates her own imaginative adventures. each house has a character similar to its type. Tommy the terrace a chirpy working class chap. Melissa the mansion, Courtney the Cottage, Mhina the mud hut and Leyton the Log Cabin etc etc.
Beth's voyages and her interaction with the houses help her subtly learn about environmental issues, social issues and the ways in which other people around the world live and interact with their surroundings.
Denim
Comedy Fiction
Release early 2013
One old Irish Rogue's last great adventure. A poker table, a handshake, a gun, a big bag of money, several dancing girls and a pint of Guinness.
Comedy Fiction
Release early 2013
One old Irish Rogue's last great adventure. A poker table, a handshake, a gun, a big bag of money, several dancing girls and a pint of Guinness.