Poems inspired by the
author's 100 mile walk along the ancient track
known as the South Downs Way and the people and
places he encountered on his journey.
'...a distinctive quality of perception, wry,
occasionally quirky yet always generous and kind
- David May's poems never fail to interest and
delight.'
A young graduate researcher yearns for the elves and dwarves of her favourite reading. Crystal would much rather live in a Middle-earth where deformed ears, slow development and some rather useless abilities might not need to be kept so secret. When a long-lost travel journal comes to light, she embarks on a perilous journey at the end of which lies her heart's desire, and the revelation that a certain well-known fantasy contains the truth - the dangerous truth - about past and present inhabitants of our planet.
In the twilight of the Victorian age a terrifying threat emerges from the shadows. The secret masters who shape mankind's destiny are growing impatient. William Yeats, poet, magician and dreamer, must defend humanity but first he has to face the truth about fairies - and love.
Excerpts from the diary of a woman artist during the Second World War. Among Flora’s friends is Nevil Shute, aircraft designer, become famous novelist, who twice proposed to her and was refused. Flora and her circle experience the Blitz and the uncertainties and perils of wartime Britain, serving the country as they can and maintaining an artistic and social life.
Brilliant, beautiful and
vengeful, a woman sets out to punish her lover and
the misogynistic class to which he belongs. Her
plan unfolds as a bloody chess game in which the
pieces are people of wealth and privilege. Before
every move, her opponents have just one chance to
solve a deadly puzzle and prevent catastrophe.
A thrilling new take on the classic detective
story, Pascalene never lets go of the
reader’s emotions and mind.