(Paperback)

It is January, 1914 and Jonathan Crane returns home from his travels with a new American bride, former Coney Island showgirl Beatrice. In the remote Lancashire village Beatrice is the focus of attention, the men captivated by her beauty, the women initially charmed by tales of her upbringing in Normal, Illinois.

(Paperback)

Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-one-year-old Coward whiles away his days a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool in the company of his manservant Patrice.

(Paperback)

It's 1899 and a young girl is abandoned in London by her feckless family. But Jane Stretch is no ordinary girl, and Mr Swift is no ordinary doctor. Jane does her best to keep up with the doctor, her twisted bones throbbing, as they hurry past the markets, stage doors and side shows to appointments in certain boarding houses across town.