For a second time, Peter has had a book awarded “Finalist” in the Independent Author Network Competition, this time for “Parallel Lives” in the 2025 competition. He had already won the same award three years earlier, for “None Stood Taller”. We did feel this was his best book to date when we published “Parallel Lives” […]
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Time travel to the 1940s, superb writing.
I’ve been working my way happily through your “None Stood Taller” series. Being totally honest, I must say your writing really makes me feel like I’m actually there in 1940s wartime England. I’ve read many WWII fiction books but none have taken me into that time zone more than yours. Thank you for your stories […]
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Read MoreParallel Lives – A Story of the Greatest Generation – just published!
This is the story of two ordinary people, Emma, a doctor at St Thomas’s Hospital, London, and Roger, a police detective, who live through extraordinary times and confront unimaginable hardship. It is an inspirational story that will transport you back to 1939 and the outbreak of World War Two. Amid the chaos and destruction of […]
Read MoreIt’s nearly June 2022
Hi everybody – I thought I would let you know that the third in the “None Stood Taller” series is about 90% complete but then of course we have the proof-reading and all the other pre-publication jobs to complete before we can publish; we don’t have a final title yet either! This novel covers WW2 […]
Read More2022 Selfies Award at the London Book Fair
When my wife Carol told me last December that she had entered my historical novel “None Stood Taller” for the 2022 Selfies Award, which is specifically for self-published authors, I did not believe that I would have any success in this competition. After all, I only started writing books in 2017 during enforced ‘captivity’ after […]
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