Grace has always been strange. But it is whilst looking after her grandchildren that things come to a head and lead to the death of 3 year-old grand-daughter, Claire. Claire’s death is witnessed by her 8 year-old brother, Adam, who later runs away and disappears.

‘new poetry and polemics from the [Malawi] diaspora…’ ‘social truths…’ (Alfred Msadala) ‘explores the conditions of life in Malawi from a multitude of different points of entry…’ (Fiona Chalamanda) ‘A valuable insight into the political and socio-economic landscape of Malawi’ (Emily Mkamanga)  ISBN 978-0-9532396-4-1

Tina is torn between her Scottish parents and her Indian roots.

In the months leading to her eighteenth birthday she decides to find that missing piece of her life. Tina embarks on a journey that will change her life forever, to to find the woman she might otherwise have called mum.

After three years in the wilderness, hardboiled reporter Gerry Conway is back at his desk at the Glasgow Tribune. But three years is a long time on newspapers and things have changed – readers are dwindling, budgets are tightening, and the Trib’s once rigorous standards are slipping.

The poems in The Oligarch Loses His Patience explore what poet Gwyneth Lewis referred to as ‘the dark side of regard’ – the effect of nurture on nature, of loss, the underlying drama of power and control, of fear, violence and death – present under the civilised veneer of daily life; the flipside of love in all its guises.

A collection of poems, where the reader is taken on a journey of light and darkness, that tunes in to the human condition and seeks to find a tranquil place of peace, when reflecting on any moment or period in time, regardless of the situation.

A haunting and evocative collection of poems that considers the complexity of women’s lives, dealing with different facets of matriarchy experienced over the generations, while simultaneously celebrating the inherent female strength and beauty that often simmers beneath the surface.

This collection of passionate love poems is erotic and thought provoking and entices the reader to engage with the many complexities and challenges that true love presents to the human condition.