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“An immediately engaging and well-paced story, well-told,
evoking the atmosphere of Greece and the hospitality of its people”
“ ..a clever mixture of romance, intrigue, history and “whodunnit”
I was pulled to it to the finish”
“A fascinating exploration of motivation in desperate times, I couldn’t put it down”
“...a gripping read with well-drawn and interesting characters”
Aspiring novelist and English teacher Bob Hazzard’s only real friends are Sally, a colleague from Fletcherford Community College’s English Department and the eccentrics who attend his Writers’ Group. The surprise discovery of a deceased aunt sends Bob on a pilgrimage from the comfort of his humdrum life in Northern England to the exotic home and vineyard of the estranged Martha where he resolves to put down his own roots and write the ‘perfect holiday novel’. However her life and in particular, that of her Greek husband Uncle Dimitri, prove to be more sinister than they, at first, appeared and | |  | | The Church Across the Street
A Coming of age story set in Northern England in the 1960's.
span style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; ">It's 1962. Luke Witton is six years old and, like the times around him, his life is changing. Through extracts from his diary over the next twelve years, we learn how local, national and global events impact upon him. From his quirky insights into all things Catholic, to his gradual loss of faith and discovery of sex, drugs and rock and roll, this is a bittersweet coming of age story. But there is a dark side to this funny, nostalgic tale, as Luke is drawn unwittingly into a perilous criminal underwor |
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