FICTION
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Kiss Goodbye
They say a woman knows if her husband is having an affair. When we hear of someone in that situation we say things like, ‘why does she put up with it?’, ‘she should just dump him’. So what happens to us when we know but hold back from taking that same advice? Then, when we acknowledge things are over and it is time to move on, why is it so hard.
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I Know Who You Are
Ordinary people living in an unexceptional close have their lives rocked by the arrival of a dysfunctional family. As a result, everyone in The Close is drawn together and their lives intertwined in ways they could never have imagined.
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Jeremy's Baby
Jeremy and Angel. Paul and Marsha. The two couples have been the greatest of friends for years, with their lives following the relatively smooth path of upward mobility. Until a single moment of madness during a weekend together changes their friendship and lives forever...
‘It’s in the development of the characters, and in the author’s near-scientific fascination with the workings of their minds, that the book’s strength lies.’ Irish Sunday Tribune |
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Mysterious Ways
To be cleansed is to have sinned. Gail Dodkin learns from a very early age that nothing on an ordinary human level touches her. Certainly not losing her virginity under the railway viaduct at the age of thirteen, or the fury of her own family when she decides to become a nun, nor even the despair of her dead fiancé’s parents.
‘Verve, wit and no little poignancy. Not the least of Jennifer Chapman’s strengths is in deploying the cameo role to perfection.’ Daily Telegraph |
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Not Playing the Game
When love and pain go hand-in-hand...
‘Witty observations on married life … cleverly points out some of the confusions in the roles of men and women today.’ Northern Echo |
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Regretting It
How do you know if you’ve made a mistake?’ Three years have elapsed since the long weekend which changed their lives forever. Every single one of them regrets the events of that weekend in one way or another.
‘A thoughtful novel, completely realistic.’ Susan Hill, Good Housekeeping
‘Sharp perceptions of contemporary society.’ The Times
‘An excellent exploration in human terms of the aftermath of the disruption of divorce.’ Western Mail |
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The Geneva Touch
Thriller set in Switzerland, under the name Lydia Hitchcock. |
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The Long Weekend
Four innocents. Two lovers. One long weekend. When Charlotte’s desperate for a job, her husband Dan puts her in touch with Nick, hoping she’ll find fulfilment in working for him. But within minutes of starting her new job, Charlotte is wondering how on earth Dan puts up with her new employer…
‘A novel of contemporary dilemmas. People fall out of love, they divorce and then maybe, or maybe not, find new happiness.’ Mail on Sunday |
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Victor Ludorum
Simon lives alone in a remote cottage at the end of a muddy track. His only companions are his cats and the night visitors he conjures up in his imagination. Abandoned by his family, shunned by society, he is seen as a frightening figure, a brooding recluse best left alone. |