Jevington resident Tamara McKinley, writing under her pen name Ellie Dean, has brought out the latest book in her long-running Cliffehaven Series.
Entitled, The Long Road Home it should be available at Amazon, Tesco, Morrisons, Asda, Waterstones and Gardners from today.
The Long Road Home is set in 1947, and in the wake of heart-breaking loss, Roisin makes a promise to her granddaughter, Bella, that they will cross the Wye Valley and travel to Cliffehaven to find the family she’d left behind. But as they set out, there is no telling who they will find, or whether they will be welcomed.
Meanwhile, Roisin’s estranged brother, Ron Reilly, has been drawn back to the past, as his son, Jim, continues to suffer from his years of fighting in Burma. The war may be over, but there are storms still to be weathered.
Best-selling author Ellie Dean is currently writing the first book in a new WW2 series, which will, once more, be set on the south coast of England, but this time, in Portsmouth – one of the most bombed cities in England.
Wharf Road is the working title, and the story will follow Evie and Alfie Hansen and the rest of their diverse family through the traumas of war. While Evie keeps the home-fires burning and suffers the heartache of sending her young children away to safety, Alfie and his brother Edward must keep their huge cargo barges operating from Portsmouth Harbour.
Wharf Road winds its way through the docklands where there is a pub on every corner and the teeming mass of immigrants and sailors from all corners of the world are united in fighting against the tyranny of Hitler. But it is in the quiet terraced houses that ordinary lives will be shattered by the coming conflict, and where they can find love, community and courage on Wharf Road
When she’s not writing, Tamara has the role of Patron of Eastbourne’s Anderida Writers group and spends time with her daughter’s dog, Bobby.
Watch out for an exclusive interview with Tamara right here in Unknown Kent and Sussex later this month.
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Tony Flood spent most of his working life as a journalist, initially on local and regional papers and then on nationals. He was also editor of Football Monthly, Controller of Information at Sky Television and enjoyed a spell with The People before retiring in 2010.
He recalls: “My work as a showbiz and leisure writer, critic and editor saw me take on a variety of challenges - learning to dance with Strictly Come Dancing star Erin Boag, becoming a stand-up comedian and playing football with the late George Best and Bobby Moore in charity matches.
“Now I spend much of my time writing books, and theatre reviews and articles for online magazines Unknown Kent and Sussex and The Write Site. I recently retired from playing veterans football, having been one of the oldest - and slowest - players in the country!” Tony's first book was fantasy adventure SECRET POTION, which went to No. 1 in its Amazon category and has been recommended by other authors for Harry Potter fans of all ages.
His celebrity book, MY LIFE WITH THE STARS – SIZZLING SECRETS SPILLED! is full of anecdotes and revelations about showbiz and sports personalities, including Eric Morecambe, Elvis Presley, Kylie Minogue, George Best, Frank Sinatra, Joan Collins, Strictly Come Dancing stars, Muhammad Ali and Bobby Moore, with whom Tony worked.
The versatile Mr Flood then turned to writing in another genre with spicy crime thriller TRIPLE TEASE, endorsed by best-selling author Peter James, actor Brian Capron and The Sun newspaper's Stuart Pink. Following the success of TRIPLE TEASE, Tony wrote STITCH UP! – KILLER OR VICTIM? and FALL GUY.
In BEGGARS BELIEF compassionate copper DCI Harvey Livermore and his Major Crime Team are again trying to put a killer behind bars in a gripping, fast-moving story.
Tony has also co-written, with his wife Heather Flood, LAUGHS AND TEARS GALORE – STORIES AND POEMS WITH TWISTS!
Tony gives talks about the showbiz and sports stars featured in his celebrity book, as well as holding miniworkshops and giving advice on how would-be authors can write a successful book. Any groups wishing to contact him can email:
tflood04@yahoo.co.uk Tony is chairman of Anderida Writers of Eastbourne. The link for the Anderida website is:
www.anderidawriters.co.uk
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