Coming soon! Release date March 1st 2025

‘The Bracelet’

Monica Grainger’s life is upended when Harry Powell, the man she believes is her father, fleetingly appears at her grandma’s funeral. Re-examining her past prompts her to negotiate a truce with her prickly tight-lipped mother, Celia; make peace with a decades-old tragedy involving the Powell family; and finally reach out to Harry.

On the cusp of building a relationship with her father, Celia gives Monica a silver bracelet that triggers alarming questions.

As Monica unravels the mysteries of the bracelet, her mother’s behaviour alters. Both have the power to derail her dreams of connection with Harry and his family.

‘This is a masterful family drama and murder mystery which explores themes of identity and inheritance and the impact of buried secrets.’ Sarah Hawthorn, The Dilemma

‘The Photograph’

Caryl Hunter believes she lost her brother during the wartime evacuation of 1939. Her adoptive mother denies his existence and Caryl was too young to remember with certainty. When she finds a black and white photograph of her family standing on a London station, in the company of a mystery boy, her determination to find him reignites. In 2020, Caryl’s daughter, Megan, takes up the search for her missing uncle. Confronted by her own secret, will she ignore it or will she remember Caryl’s lifelong torment and avoid the mistakes of the past?

‘A gripping novel that explores the lifelong impact of family secrets on a wartime evacuee. Emotive and thought-provoking, this is a perfect book club choice.’ Andrea Barton, ‘The Godfather of Dance

The paperback and eBook version of ‘The Photograph’ are available at Amazon AU, Amazon UK, Amazon US and Books2Read.

Listen to my podcast with Abhra Pal for a description of ‘The Photograph’, an excerpt and discussion about inspiration, research and themes.