The newest addition to my author list is Sandycomb. This is a family saga resulting from research into my ancestors. A mother and her two daughters trekked from Cornwall to London in the 1830s and ended up destitute in the Wapping Workhouse. Sandycomb is the story I devised on the how and the why and the what happened to them according to historical documents.
A continuation of the Further Beyond the Camera Saga - Finishing Touches was added to my list in 2017. The adventures of the resultant son of the extra-marital affair between Elise Harper and Richard Carradine are explored in this volume. Grant Harper-Carradine finds himself inexplicably drawn to the widowed Lady Caradine when he meets her in his adult life. From then on her daughter and also her granddaughter have a fascination for him.
I added 'Beyond the Cave' to my list of Books on July 19 2015. This is a time travel fantasy based on the legend of Dick Turpin. The story evolved from researching the history of my home town for one of the books I have written about it.
Adamada, an experimental science fantasy novel was released and added to my list of books on August 4th 2014. It is not related to the Beyond the Camera saga at all. Try it - you may like it !!!
The 'Further Beyond the Camera Saga' encompasses six novels set at the turn of the 20th into 21st century.
It is a thought-provoking work of fiction that slots into many sub-genres. It is romantic. It is erotic. It is full of intrigue. It is spattered with crime. It is fantasy. It is not a formulaic work. It does not have a happy ending. It ends, like life, with the death of all the characters. It is the zest for living that makes up the saga. It echoes back to the days of World War 2, using stories gleaned from the memories and experiences of the generation that spawned the freedom of the sixties, the hedonism of the seventies, created the technological revolution of the eighties and the austerity of the nineties.
I would appreciate some reviews on Amazon after you have read them, please. Watch out for the hints of the exact era with historical, topical and musical references. Do not assume that the whole world has moved on and kept pace with all the changes of the post-war years.
I have had a responsible moment and decided I am not going to offer 'Book 4 - Negatives' as a free download at any point - to keep it away from the tinies.
The characters are not based on real lives but are drawn from a conglomeration of people I have met, characters I have read about and those I have seen on film. They are characters that only came together in the saga through a series of adventures and experiences. They help and hinder each other in a variety of ways.
The plot line for all six books is the same. It recounts a particular trauma involving the professional photographer, Elise Harper. The six books are the points of view of six of the characters that are either loosely or deeply involved in her story.
Watch out for the pivotal moment when one action of one man might have changed the whole saga an had world-wide effects.
'Book 1 - Developments' is Elise Harper's own story. From her determined attempt to seduce Richard Carradine, the story unfolds through her many affairs of the heart until she becomes the victim of a sadistic man she employs as a technician.
'Book 2 - Aberrations' details William Harper's traumatic and abused childhood, his loneliness and the salvation he found when he met Elise. It reflects on the mental torture that affected him and his eventual death.
'Book 3 - Special Effects' recounts Roxanne's life story. She is a vital component in the background of both Bryn Crawford and Richard Carradine. She also offers a certain amount of comfort to Elise's husband during her absence at the very end of his life.
'Book 4 - Negatives' discloses Demis's history discovering what it was that turned him into such an evil and sadistic character. Some shocking and unpleasant details of his transgressions are revealed in this volume. There is speculation and are hints on the truth of his parentage.
'Book 5 - Exposures' gives us Richard Carradine's larger than life character in the full. There is love and loyalty in full measure. Richard never does anything by halves. His wife is equally eager never to let him down.
'Book 6 - Enlargements' is the whole story told by Bryn Crawford in his quiet and unassuming manner. He can describe life after the deaths of Richard, Elise, Roxanne and William and hint at the six degrees of separation that brought everyone together.
'Beyond the Camera' is the condensed story in one volume and is no longer on sale.
I wanted the books published in my style, right or wrong or long-winded though it may be. I wanted neither an editor nor a marketing force to affect the text.
I hope you enjoy them. They are my story. They are your story. Everyone has been there and done that to a greater or lesser degree.
