Author Description

From the Battle of the Atlantic and the blitzed rubble of London to strife-torn Zimbabwe, Houses of Stone is a sweeping and dramatic tale of love and war set in the last sixty turbulent years of the twentieth century. Following the adventures, trials, achievements and passions of two generations of the Howard family, the novel begins in Second World War Britain, where young naval officer Philip Howard meets his future wife, Catherine. They go on to experience the challenges of life in Kenya during the Mau Mau uprising and in Rhodesia as it stumbles to become independent Zimbabwe. Meanwhile other members of the family enter into the cut-and-thrust of the publishing world as they build a trans-Atlantic multimedia empire. Fast-paced, rich in action and featuring a cast of memorable characters, Houses of Stone is a compelling story that takes its readers from the quiet beauty of rural Britain to the grandeur of the African landscape. This is a generous, immensely readable story.