Embark on a powerful journey with Stories People Tell, a gripping book that follows Annie Wight, a timid schoolgirl who transforms into a formidable force. Witness her extraordinary rise in the ‘London Whatever’ movement, fighting for gender diversity and against violence towards women. Falling in love with a girl, Annie becomes a prime target of the homophobic Lord Mayor and his ruthless allies. Experience the resilience of girls and their fight against abuse. Get your copy now and join Annie’s inspiring battle .
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Chapter 1 – Annie looked up, startled. Nothing ever happened in the East End. She should know. It was her home. Yet, there she was (…)
Chapter 2 – Annie dumped her bag in the only free space on the tiny kitchen table and sank onto a stool. What had she done? (…)
Chapter 3 – God was it cold! A biting wind had got up since Annie left the hairdresser’s. She pulled the hoodie tight over her head, (…)
Chapter 4 – “Poor thing. That’s terrible,” Ayana said, her lips twisted in disgust. “Why don’t you call the police?” (…)
Read more about Stories People Tell
Men writers in women’s shoes – Can men write authentic female characters?
Stories People Don’t Tell – When fiction and reality reach out and link hands.
Hymn to the Power of Girls – Why is this performance of Karl Jenkins’ Adiemus by the Carmina Slovenica girls choir so deeply moving? And what does that have to do with Annie in Stories People Tell?
I’m an alien and proud to be one – Rather than berating ourselves for our foreignness or worrying we are going crazy, why not relish the heightened discernment that feeling alien brings.
The Politics of Elimination – London Whatever striving to strengthen solidarity as an antidote to Mayor Nolan Kard’s war on gay people and the poor.
Climatic finish to Stories People Tell – announcing the end of the first draft and providing a further extract from near the end of the book.
London Whatever! An extract – an extract giving a glimpse of her first public speech to a rally of the ‘London Whatever’ movement.
A new novel – an extract from the current beginning of the draft.
The Stories People Tell – on the omnipresence of stories in our lives and how they make sense of the world but also can lead us astray.
When real-life settings meet fiction – on how the use of real-life settings can enhance a story, including a short extract.
Stories to make sense of the world – spinning stories to help us understand and anticipate how to act.