Set in London in 1926 , a feisty Nellie Coker and her dysfunctional family rule the nightclub scene. This is a wonderful story about the dazzle and darkness of SoHo’s nightlife.
An account of the discovery of 93 walrus ivory chess pieces discovered on the Island of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides in 1831 . Possibly hidden by a smuggler or diplomat 800 years earlier they are the best known treasure to have been found in Scotland.
Set in middle class England in the 1930s this is a delightful tale about Rose, a perfect wife living in a perfect house with Ned , her dull, upstanding husband. Following Ned’s death , Rose looks back on the secret duplicity of her life shared with a passionate , impecunious Mylo. This is a charming love story and a witty social commentary.