Although these books are fictional, many of the people and events mentioned in them are real. Without our ancestors, all the people who went before us, there would be no such stories to tell. This tale begins in the late 1800's and continues through to 1984. "His family had lived and worked in Southwark for generations. The cobbled streets, old lanes and alleyways, and the River Thames, had been his world - the only world he had ever desired." "Although she had grown up in Peabody Buildings, maybe she didn't have to spend her whole life there after all. Her Eustace had been brave enough to see the world, maybe it was time she pulled up her socks and did something brave too." "The Roaring Twenties were in full swing. Now, all the young women - and many of the older ones - had shortened their skirts, chopped off their long hair, and thrown away their horrible constricting laced corsets. Marcel waves, short bobs, flapper dresses, and the...

One dead bank manager.A long list of people who held grudges against him.But did any of them hate him enough to kill him?To discover the truth, step into 1988, in a small seaside town in the South East of England."He's a nasty bit of work alright. Dresses up in that fancy suit and bow tie, but underneath it all he's rotten to the core.""Although they attended his funeral, neither Paul or Dave King were particularly sorry to hear that he had died.""Being a cop means people often loosen their tongues, particularly if they're trying to even old scores."

Valentine George was an ordinary man, born in extraordinary times. He experienced love, loss and joy -just as we all do- but his life was still worth recording. In this novel we follow his story where it began; in the slums of London during Victorian times. Then, he takes us through World Wars One and Two and leads us along the path to the Swinging Sixties. "She hated it when her mum asked people for money, especially when she knew it would just be wasted on snuff and gin." "Can you believe we've got an inside toilet now? And a bath. Such luxury!" "Take care of yourselves 'til then and try to keep your chins up, this war can't go on forever.'"

What do you know about your ancestors? This book, the third one in the ANCESTORS series is based on the lives of the authors parents. Dot and Ben were born in the 1920's, lived and fought in WW2 and their story continues until 2014. What was their day to day life like? Did their love survive? "Once Hitler is defeated, my proper life will begin. I will travel the world, have adventures, paint and write. My life will be glorious." "It was all the rage to have enormous wedding bouquets, Dot guessed it was a reaction to the austere war years, as well as everyone trying to copy the magnificent bouquet Princess Elizabeth had carried on her wedding day." Read now to find out if their love story lasted?