‘You were desperate for a day or two to catch your breath or even just looking to recharge your batteries after a major inquiry and someone decided to poison their husband or stab a passer-by because they didn’t like their trainers. People were so bloody inconsiderate, sometimes.’– The Last Dance [ About The Last Dance…
‘From the author of Exciting Times‘– The Happy Couple [ About The Happy Couple ] Meet the wedding party:THE BRIDE AND GROOMCeline and Luke are meant to get married and live happily ever after. But Celine’s more interested in playing the piano, and Luke’s a serial cheater. THE BRIDESMAIDPhoebe, Celine’s sister, is meant to finish college…
‘There is something malignant about the place. The blinds are up, its eyes are open, and I wonder if I have made a mistake in coming here’– So Pretty [ About So Pretty ] Fear blisters through this town like a fever… When Teddy Colne arrives in the small town of Rye, he believes he…
‘Being pushed in a Tesco trolley round the back of the flat. Joe giving us all a shot, but letting me stay the longest. Pushing me faster. Spinning and laughing while crashing into the overflowing double-steel bins’– Boys Don’t Cry [ About Boys Don’t Cry ] They say boys don’t cry.But Finn’s seen his Da…
‘I’m a Londoner now. I’m a voice in the noise. I’m ready.’– The Mess We’re In [ About The Mess We’re In ] It’s the turn of the millennium and, landing in London with nothing but her CD collection and demo tape, Orla Quinn moves into a squalid Kilburn house with her best mate and…
‘Six wives. One King. You know their stories. Now it’s time to hear his.‘ [ About Henry VIII: The Heart and the Crown ] A second son, not born to rule, becomes a man, and a king… In grand royal palaces, Prince Harry grows up dreaming of knights and chivalry – and the golden age…
‘Would you ever give up trying to find your child, if they vanished without a trace?’– The Island of Longing [ About The Island of Longing ] One unremarkable afternoon, Rosie watched her daughter Saoirse cycle into town, expecting to hear the slam of the door when she returned a few hours later. But the…
‘The true story of an extraordinary wartime friendship‘– The Secret Elephant [ About the Book ] As war looms on the horizon, things are changing at Belfast Zoo. Before, screeching monkeys dangled in trees, roaring lions sunbathed on the dusty ground and sniffling meerkats patrolled their enclosure. But now, people have stopped visiting and there…
‘Put me out with the bins’, he said, regularly. ‘When I die, put me out with the bins. I’ll be dead, so I won’t know any different’– Strange Sally Diamond [ About the Book ] Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her…
‘Saoirse was the name that revealed itself. Freedom.’The Queen of Dirt Island [ About The Queen of Dirt Island ] ‘The Aylward women are mad about each other, but you wouldn’t always think it. You’d have to know them to know – in spite of what the neighbours might say about raised voices and dramatic…