Honor's Shadow
“Revenge is wicked, & unchristian & in every way unbecoming…(But it is powerful sweet, anyway)” - Mark Twain
Honor’s Shadow is a tale of betrayal and revenge, as Honor faces an old love rival, Madalena. For more about Honor’s Shadow, and to read the first chapter, please see the dedicated page on this site.
To be published by Karnac Books Ltd in September 2011
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Honor’s Ghost
“We start some stories, close others.... and are in the middle of others we cannot discern” - David Whyte
Honor’s Ghost explores the repetition of patterns of emotional dynamics over family generations, especially happiness and cruelty. It has its roots in my childhood, when my grandmother would enthral me with her own childhood stories of her parents Annie and Bill. The discovery of the dramatic secret of their graves led me to speculate on what had happened, and how it might impact Honor, their imaginary great-grandchild.
For more about Honor’s Ghost, see the dedicated page on this site.
(Current advanced work in progress, due for completion in 2012.)
Honor’s Spirit
"What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story,
And the greatest good is little enough:
For all life is a dream, and dreams themselves
Are only dreams." - Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Life is a Dream
Honor’s Spirit is set in the year 2060, and is a work of speculative fiction. Honor’s great-grandaughter, Isabelle, a neuro-scientist, is seeking a definitive answer to the ultimate question: how can people be happy? The possibility of a miracle drug leads her to question her endeavours, and her fascination with her ancestor, Honor, leads her on a voyage of self discovery.
