Pat Rosier: 4 books

Stories, poems, fragments, thoughts, memories and ideas from over the years are gathered together in this book. Each comes from a particular time and place. Some are made up, some memoirish; it doesn't matter which are which. Together, they may suggest something of my world view.

It was her mother's idea that forty-year-old Ann should go traveling. Ann's parter has walked out and she's been made redundant from a university job she enjoys, teaching the Romantic poets. She can combine her love of art museums with visits to family members in Washington DC, New York and London,...

Isobel and Iris are happy, aren't they? When Isobel is forced to face a decision from long ago and Iris has to deal with an accident, they become at odds with each other. What does family mean, anyway? Each woman must look into herself, separately, to find out whether they can be together.

This thoughtful follow up to Poppy's Progress explores issues of family relationships, especially grief and loss. Middle-aged Poppy Sinclair is content enough with her life and her comfortable relationships with her friends, family, and cat. She is thrown into turmoil, however, when she must move...