I’m excited to share a brief progress update on Letters in Suitcases Abandoned as the book moves closer to publication. Last week my editor, Georgia, returned her edits for Part 3: Lisa and the Epilogue, and her response left me both humbled and encouraged. She told me she has “deep admiration” for this section and […]

Wishing everyone a prosperous New Year filled with joy, love, and many good reads. I’m excited to share my latest news as the year begins. I’m so pleased I found Georgia, the editor of my second novel, Lisa — Letters in Suitcases Abandoned. I’m deeply grateful for the care she brought to editing Parts 1 […]

I’ve just sent the first part of Letters In Suitcases Abandoned to my editor, Georgia. Part One — Anne — totals 15,377 words (103 pages). It opens in 1944 and begins the thread that will carry three women’s lives across countries and decades: from Amsterdam and Bergen‑Belsen to a kibbutz in northern Israel and the […]

I’m thrilled to share that my second novel, ‘Letters In Suitcases Abandoned’ – Spirits of the Past Book Two, is complete and now it’s time to breath life into the story! This intergenerational story follows three women — mother, daughter, and granddaughter — whose lives are complexly interwoven across time and geography: from the shadows […]

When you google Deryk Carver (also spelled Dirick or Derrick) you’ll soon find out he owned a brewery and pub in Brighthelmstone and he became a Marian Martyr facing a terrible death in Lewes during the reign of Queen Mary I (1553–1558). Every 5th November, the town of Lewes, celebrates Bonfire, the UK’s largest Bonfire […]

I’m very excited and proud to share the news that my debut novel ‘The Black Lion’ has been translated into Danish! It’s called ‘Den Sorte Løve’ and is available from Danish publishing house ‘Mellemgaard’! The cover has been slighted redesigned and the back cover features an iconic picture of the Palace Pier. The Black Lion […]

The Black Lion: Spirits of the Past – book 1 is now on sale at Audible, iTunes and Amazon narrated by Jeremy Frazier! To celebrate the launch of my first audiobook I’m giving away FIVE free audio review copies of The Black Lion Spirits of the Past – book 1 on Audible. The free audio […]

This month I’m delighted to let you know I feature in the Brighton & Hove Independent talking about my debut novel ‘The Black Lion’. The same interview also features in the Sussex Express, Eastbourne Herald and West Sussex Gazette, just to name a few. It’s so important for local Sussex writers to be featured in […]

Last month Jane, Editorial coordinator and Office Manager at The Brightonian contacted me to let me know that they were able to add a couple of pages to their magazine this month, so she included a little bit of information on The Black Lion! Thank you so much Jane for featuring my book ‘The Black […]