Books for confident readers

THE SPIN and BRIGHTLING are two linked novels featuring flying horses. They are loosely based on two novels by Charles Dickens who is one of my favourite authors.
Brightling:
When Sparrow reaches age 11 she has to leave the Knip and Pynch Home for Waifs and Strays. She sets off to find out who her family are – with only one clue, an old and lovely baby blanket. Luckily she isn’t alone, she’s accompanied by her amazing Scaramouch … a very special cat. Sparrow travels to the town of Stollenback. She is taken in by Gloriana, a strange and colourful street girl. Sparrow thinks she has found a home in the ‘nest’ – a hideout for homeless girls run by the beautiful but menacing Miss Minter. And she feels at ease there, and quite content with her life compared to that in the orphanage, but all is not as it seems; the horrible Tapper is on her trail and plans to sell her for a great deal of money. Sparrow uncovers a web of strange and suspicious secrets. She finds herself at the heart of an undercover smuggling trade with a price on her head. It seems everything is against her and she will never fulfil her dream of finding a family… A wonderful re-imagining of OLIVER TWIST for younger readers, Sparrow’s adventure realises the dark secrets of Dickensian London with a fantastical twist.

Available on kindle and as audio books. Click on the image to buy from Amazon. Sometimes available second hand! 

  • THE CURSE OF THE TOADS

This is the first part of two books set in the 17th century about witch craft and superstition.  They are quite scary! Available from Kindle. 


Reuben is in danger! His grandmother is dead, he's all alone in the world. The strange Dr Flyte takes him in, but he is not what he seems and Reuben is trapped. Can he ever escape?


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The Curse of the Ravens

Second story set in the 17th century.
A terrifying tale... a young boy is plagued by a man calling himself a doctor and wanting to kill him.
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