Catherine Law

"1924. In the aftermath of World War One, eleven-year-old Alexa has everything she ever needed. Growing up in the beautiful Cornwall countryside with a loving mother and father, she doesn't realise that life could be any different. But when her mother dies, everything is thrown into turmoil, and she's sent away to boarding school. 1931 Now finished at school and desperate for adventure, Alexa flees Cornwall and takes a job as companion to a wealthy woman. Together they travel to Venice, and here Alexa finds her life full of excitement, passion and romance - although possibly more than she bargained for. And when life doesn't go to plan she realises that maybe the thing she's been looking for has been waiting at home all along."--Provided by publisher.

The First Dance

For over forty years Rose Pepper has kept her own counsel about the story of her past - especially her wartime past - wanting the truth to stay hidden from her two daughters. But the discovery of some letters, still unopened after forty years, threatens to betray all her secrets. Her story really begins in Cornwall during the war, where she has been evacuated to work as a landgirl. Here, against the most impossibly romantic landscape, she falls in love with a young Czech soldier, stationed at the local US army base - both of them trying to forget that Rose is already engaged to a man who is a friend of her family. This man, cold, controlling and vengeful, will not let her go, but eventually, in the chaotic aftermath of the war, Rose and her lover flee to Prague, where their troubles really begin in earnest, for the Communists are taking over and it is every man and woman for themselves in a city riddled with informers.

A Season of Leaves

Charles Dickens

Matthew Munson

John Mount

David Grimstone

Alice Olivia Scarlett

David Chitty

Rebecca Delphine

J A DuMairier

Luke Edley

Rosie Escott

Kirsty Louise Farley

Ghillie

Janet Gogerty

Maggie Harris

Roger Jefferies

Sam Kaye

Lannah Marshall

Seb Reilly

Connor Sansby

James Souze

Sarah Tait

Stephanie Upton

A handpicked collection of some of the finest short stories by the authors of Thanet, edited by Alice Olivia Scarlett and with a foreword by David Lee Stone. Dealing with family and belonging, outsiders and outcasts, this anthology is the voice of Thanet's writing community. Some of the stories are mournful. Some are grotesque, some are funny, some are magical. Each one has something to say. Welcome to Shoal.

A Thanet Writers Anthology

Shoal

Orphaned at an early age, all Aster has to remember her parents by is her mother's Flower Book. But does that tell the real story of her heritage, or is there more her grandparents are hiding from her?

The Flower Book

A truth buried for over forty years. A love that lasted a lifetime. Rose Pepper has kept her wartime past a secret for decades. Forty years ago, she fled communist Prague and left behind the love of her life. Now in her sixties and with two daughters, Rose discovers a bundle of unopened letters sent to her by her lost love, hidden beneath her home. Confronted with the possibility of facing up to her past, she decides it's finally time to go back to where her story began and uncover the truth buried for so long in Prague . . . From the author of Map of Stars comes a heartbreaking story of love and hope, secrets and lies. Perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes and Leah Fleming.

A heartbreaking story of love and loss

The Secret Letters

Catherine Law

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