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Marry the baronet, or vulnerable parents face la prison des pauvres ¿ Draped in expensive silk brocade, she yearns for her homeland and comfortable gowns, and when she discovers the baronet's clandestine visits, it is her cheery maid she turns to, her new confidante and friend. ¿¿¿¿¿¿France 1895 - Seventeen-year-old Françoise abandons her carefree life and sails for England to marry distant cousin Charles Dubois. On arrival she finds her gr...

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Discover folklore about oak and mistletoe, and legends around lavender, white lily, amaryllis, banyan, rowan and hazel. Be surprised at how the nightingale got its sweet voice or how the devil tricked a fisherman. Be enchanted as you chase each mythical tale. Experience the myth as you turn the page. "Spirit Mother is a sensory voyage of discovery and delight through a rich landscape of Greek, Celtic, and Native American mythologies. The p...

Maureen and Patricia grew up hundreds of miles from each other in different countries of the UK but share common experiences of childhood in the fifties and sixties when ice laced the inside of bedroom windows and corporal punishment was common in schools. They survived to become brides, mothers, career women and technophobes. Sometimes joyous, sometimes painful, these poems are a conversation about love, hope and identity.Sherry & Sparkly is ...

Can George step into his grandfather's shoes? Assuming his title as Lord Granville is no easy task for coal miner's son, George Gilmore. George doesn't possess the late Lord Granville's ruthless streak but what happens if his loved ones are threatened? How can he support his mother, Grace, through her devasting loss? Will the family rally round? Journey through the 80s in this family saga unravelling heartbreak, family conflict, roma...

Back in 2017 as part of my MA in creative writing I was required to take up a writing residency. I chose my local Victorian park, Worth Park, in Crawley, West Sussex. As part of my remit, I researched the park's past going back to 19th September 1888 when Sir Francis Montefiore, the first and last Baronet of Worth Park, brought home his Austrian bride. This short fictional West Sussex tale is based on facts from archived newspaper cuttings, bl...

Reading the poems together is like stepping into a forest where each tree has a highly individual character. Patricia M Osborne does really well to conjure up such a playful range of voices that feel different yet enhance one another, and her shifts in stanza length add brilliant disruption." John McCullough - Poet (Shortlisted for the Poetry Costa Award 2019) "Patricia M Osborne writes of the natural world with keen observation and a sensitiv...

After tragedy hits the small coal mining village of Wintermore, nine-year-old miner's son, George, is sent to Granville Hall to live with his titled grandparents.Caught up in a web of treachery and deceit, George grows up believing his mother sold him. He's determined to make her pay, but at what cost? Is he strong enough to rebel?Will George ever learn to forgive?Step back into the 60s and follow George as he struggles with bereavement, rejec...

All sixteen-year-old Grace Granville has ever wanted is to become a successful dress designer. She dreams of owning her own fashion house and spends her spare time sketching outfits. Her father, Lord Granville, sees this as a frivolous activity and arranges suitors for a marriage of his choosing.Grace is about to leave Greenemere, a boarding school in Brighton. She's blissfully unaware of her father's plans when embarking on a new adventure. T...