Genres : European

While walking through New Wortley on the outskirts of Leeds, I came across a cemetery in a state of profound neglect. The grass stood waist-high, and many of the gravestones were either damaged beyond repair or rendered unreadable by time. As I moved slowly through the grounds, I was struck by a deep sense of despair. That feeling intensified when I encountered an unmarked mound of earth-no headstone, no name-only a small grave marker bearing the number 2266. I stood...

The 1950's, wasn't easy for these particular four boys. Apart from the having to live in a unique environment and overcome certain intolerances they still managed on most occasions to have a good time. The different personalities, but similar origins and challenging circumstances helped to forge a bond of friendship. It's a fascinating story of how their friendship withstood some distressing hurtful events. Eventually coping with the uncertainty of their relationship, although the affinity wasn't broken till a tragic event...

Lily faces hard choices after the death of her husband and then, against the odds, further anguish is heaped upon her. How will she cope with this twist in her tale?The Davy's are well off as a result of the industrial revolution. Both Herbert and Ellen's status begins to rise; affording them the opportunity of mixing on the outskirts of the aristocracy.Alice is dazzled by high society and benefits from these contacts until the cracks begin to show. Time and...

The sleepy Oxfordshire village of Mantle is quintessentially English, with its 14th century church, Victorian school, traditional pub, and a large oval-shaped green. But beneath its pretty façade, trouble is brewing. Marable Willow runs a Night School, an educational forum, intent on redressing the balance between official, male versions of history, and a female-oriented re-examination of the past, and of the women who’ve been ignored by an arrogant, patriarchal establishment. However, according to George Spragg, leader of the Village Council,...

This intriguing and enigmatic medico-psychological drama explores the strange terrifying nightmares disturbing the mind of Charles Barrington following a major operation. Through deep hypnosis a series of vivid reincarnations and lives slowly emerge spanning several decades. The First World War, a brewery in Manchester in the 1800s and Black Death in Derbyshire each with prevailing infectious diseases.But the two remaining dreams with no historical context remain unfathomable until a change in the hypnotic procedure reveal their extraordinary and uncanny content...