Ruth leaves Wales to serve the war effort, firstly in Cardiff and then in Blackpool. But the moment she meets Edward who is on the rebound from Sarah, she is out of her depth and unable to resist his advances.Ruth visits a gypsy who tells her; "In your life you will have the blessing of many children but you will endure lifelong sadness. I can see the life you have yet to live and I warn you now, you will go through life seeing children in your shadow." She warns Ruth; "You will walk many ...

Ruth's death in nineteen ninety-four surfaces a long held suspicion from within her family that she had many secrets, especially about her much guarded younger life. Speculation heightens when Mary Morgan, a friend from her youth arrives at her death bed.Mary will become the custodian of Ruth's secrets; charged with finding the three children Ruth abandoned when they were infants.A notification in the personal column of The Times brings Ruth's abandoned children face to fac...

Many Biblical scholars believe that the gospel of Mark was the foundational source for Matthew and Luke, but these two gospels have details in common not found in Mark's narrative. What is the mystery of the unknown source? The Sandal Maker reveals the possibilities in a fascinating journey of how the gospel came to be.

Toby Grant spends his days working for a digital marketing agency and his nights stressing about how unfair life is for his generation. With a thirtieth birthday only months away and his finances approaching meltdown, it’s fair to say Toby isn’t a happy millennial. His parents’ generation had it so much easier … or did they?After a series of rather unfortunate events, Toby is offered an opportunity to discover exactly what life was like for his parents’ generation, courtesy of a jo...

On the way home from school in 1986, Craig Pelling decided to buy a can of Coke. He wasn’t to know a seemingly innocuous visit to the local newsagent would dramatically change the course of his life.Fast forward to his forties, Craig finds himself trapped in a loveless marriage, earning a living in a dead-end job as the manager of an electrical store. He could have been so much more, achieved so much more.However, fate hasn’t finished with Craig Pelling yet.A school...

After his miraculous weekend in 1986, Craig Pelling returned to a future he could never have envisaged. Even by his own hapless standards, his plans have spectacularly backfired. Everything he tried to fix is now broken, and a bleak, lonely existence is all Craig has to look forward to.Does he face that future, or does he try to seek answers? Either way, an emotional rollercoaster ride beckons. Can Craig can find closure before it ends? Or does fate have a few more twists in store ...

Sir Charles Huxley kept a dark secret — a secret the former government minister should have taken to the grave.His son, William, lives an uneventful life in his late father’s shadow. He never planned on becoming a middle-aged bachelor, and he definitely didn’t plan a career as a low-level politician, but that is now William’s lot … until it’s not.One evening, William has a chance encounter which sets off an escalating series of sinister events, culminating in a damning reve...

Sir Charles Huxley kept a dark secret — a secret the former government minister should have taken to the grave.His son, William, lives an uneventful life in his late father’s shadow. He never planned on becoming a middle-aged bachelor, and he definitely didn’t plan a career as a low-level politician, but that is now William’s lot … until it’s not.One evening, William has a chance encounter which sets off an escalating series of sinister events, culminating in a damning reve...

“A voice whispered, although he couldn’t be sure if it was just his imagination; a cruel trick played by an air-starved brain.” Beth Baxter, owner of a not-very-successful book shop, is planning her marriage to Karl — or, at least she was. Without warning, Beth suddenly finds herself embroiled in a sinister series of events that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear. All seems lost for Beth, until she receives an offer of help from an unlikely visitor — a former gangland fixer by t...

Delusion is the ideal place to rest on a painful journey to the truthDavid Nunn considers himself a good man. Employed as a counsellor for a mental health charity in North London, his typical day revolves around broken minds and dysfunctional lives.Then, one day in January, a young man staggers into the charity’s office; no appointment booked and seemingly in the grip of a drug-induced episode. David reluctantly agrees to see the young man.It proves a brief but fate...

Nietzsche's vision of the 'overman' continues to haunt the postmodern imagination. His call that 'man is something that must be overcome' can no longer be seen as simple rhetoric. Our experiences of the hybrid realities of artificial life have made the 'transhuman' a figure that looks over us all. Inspired by this vision, Keith Ansell Pearson sets out to examine if evolution is 'out of control' and machines are taking over.In a series of six fascinating perspectives, he links Nietzs...

A laugh-out-loud tale of love, life lessons, and an odd little man named Mungo Thunk.Bathroom scales were not an appropriate gift for his fiancée’s birthday … apparently.Ever since he ate seven pickled gherkins for lunch at school, and subsequently shat himself during a maths lesson, Adam Maxwell has been cursed by a lack of common sense.Now in his early thirties, that lack of common sense is about to throw Adam’s life into turmoil after one particularly ill-judged ...