Uptake Publications: 6 books

1937 London. The time and adult world seen through the eyes of a well-meaning young boy. With ruthless Hitler in Europe and manipulative Cousin Kenneth at the doorstep, young Billy is unknowingly facing war. A fateful rivalry is born . . . Lonely Billy's excitement at learning that his relatives...

“This well-executed emotional drama” (Historical Novel Society) explores the fateful relationship between Billy and his talented but devious cousin, Kenneth. Readers of A Relative Invasion asked about the family before the boys were born. Did the adults’ previous lives predetermine the...

September, 1940 Relentless bombing in London and evacuated once again, 8-year-old Billy finds nurture from the elderly couple who foster him. Sinister cousin Kenneth is evacuated nearby and both boys must remain for the rest of the war. As war develops and Kenneth continues to invade his psychological...

105,000 words Book 3 of the trilogy, but good as a stand-alone drama of adolescent tensions in the austerity of post-war Britain. July 1945 Bill's evacuation has ended but the rivalry between him and his cousin, the devious Kenneth, has not. Reluctantly, he returns to Wandsworth, heart-rending...

Two cousins meet in 1937 as WWII hovers on the horizon. “This well-executed emotional drama” (Historical Novel Society), explores a fateful relationship between two boy cousins. This is played out in the context of wartime London, evacuation and post-war austerity. Smaller but older, devious cousin...

'Quirky and intriguing" Katie Fforde. Appeals to both men and women. All kinds of women are revealed in this collection of short stories with a dark edge, together with their obsessions. Marian faces middle age with attitude and support knickers. Sixteen-year-old Jess's date must have...