War threatens at the very shores of home . . .  with ruthless Hitler in Europe and devious Cousin Kenneth at the doorstep.

Two boys, one family, a world at war – the invasion continues

Post-war, adolescence, austerity – the fall-out

Rarely does an author so courageously expose truths, realities and day-to-day struggles of a boy who finds it difficult to fit in to society

This wonderful little tale leaves me, as it should, with loads of questions and a very eerie feeling.

Why is this woman obsessed with a murder so long ago when she didn’t know the people or the place?

How far can a small girl be held responsible for future events?

Women of all ages and stages are exposed in this collection of satirical short stories. Whose obsession will you sample first?

“Intriguing and quirky” - Katie Fforde

Second, expanded edition. Women of all ages are exposed in this collection of witty short stories with a dark edge: Marian facing middle age with attitude and support knickers; sixteen-year-old Jess's date with good legs; Peggy fighting for her first bra; post-war Elfreda freeing herself at her First Feast. Discover Elaine’s encounter with a moral dilemma, a neurotic narrator’s self-enhancing theft, Pru’s ingestion, Daryl’s piscatorial impregnation and an unnamed beauty’s transmogrification. There's a loving mattress, a mangy dog and a prosthesis, plus a lady who cannot admit to her name, let alone her age.

"QUIRKY AND INTRIGUING" - KATIE FFORDE.

Men with curious habits, weaknesses, features, beliefs—even feelings. These stories delve into curious men’s secrets: bleak, bizarre, brazen or blissful.

A different take on unexpected encounters