Author Description

In The Wherryman’s Daughter, Charity knows her father is risking his life and their wherry the Marsh Lady by smuggling gin and tobacco. Can she foil the smugglers or will she too disappear on the Broads? Twenty seasonal stories of drama, romance and adventure set in Victorian and Regency Norfolk, with smugglers, ghosts and the all too treacherous Broads. Locations include Cromer, Winterton-on-Sea, Great Yarmouth and St. Benet's Abbey. Perfect for a holiday read or while staring out of a stormy window, wishing you were somewhere else. Features evocative descriptions of coast and country interwoven with historical details about local folklore alongside bathing machines, the Norwich yards, Victorian spiritualism, the history of ice-cream and omnibuses. Previously these stories were published in The People’s Friend magazine and can now be read in an easy to dip into format. Included are photographs of Norfolk scenes and wildlife taken by the author. Please note: Images will be black and white in the paperback version. Bitter Herbs and Sweet Pills When a new pharmacy is opened in the village, herbalist Rowena worries the old ways will be replaced by lethal concoctions and quack cures. The Sea Stone Hetty once believed in her grandfather’s stories about mermaids, but will a special stone passed down by her family really lead to her intended? The Green Mists Matthew ignores his mother’s warnings about the fey-like, mysterious Willow. Will an old folktale doom the courting couple? Tell it to the Bees After a devastating fire, Dorothy goes searching for her last remaining family. All she encounters is a sullen grandfather and his garden of bees. Rivoli’s Gelato Retired governess Agatha has returned to her childhood home to run an ice-cream cafe, only something doesn’t want her to succeed... The Lucky Net Seb has always been superstitious, but his marriage is under threat when he cl