During the Victorian age, British collectors were among the most active, passionate and eccentric in the world. Magpies, Squirrels and Thieves tells the stories of some of the nineteenth century's most intriguing collectors ...
A literary novel of family, love and loss set against the unfolding of twentieth century English life, Kissing Alice was shortlisted for the 2010 McKitterick Prize and singled out by the judges of the Orange Award for New ...
A literary novel set during contemporary France and in an occupied village during the Second World War, Obedience tells the story of three old nuns forced to leave the enclosure of their convent. It is an intensely observed ...