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February 2026 From the author’s desk…

5 February, 2026 in From the author's desk

FIRST DATES… ‘Fish and chips?’ Surely that must be within budget. ‘Sorry, can’t afford it.’ She started to step around him. ‘No more than a shilling each, I promise.’ He…

January 2026 From the author’s desk…

6 January, 2026 in From the author's desk

WINTER PASTIMES… Over the following three months Ian’s numerous telephone calls were never returned by Fiona. Finally, he cornered her after everyone had left the office. Angrily, she brushed off…

December 2025 From the author’s desk…

2 December, 2025 in From the author's desk

‘ABOVE ONE’S STATION?… Feeling very much an outsider, he had tried to avoid the Christmas party at the Lundy Estate Office. Miss Symons – they were not even on first…

November 2025 From the author’s desk…

4 November, 2025 in From the author's desk

THE CLUB Ian was too excited to concentrate any longer. He closed the book and looked at his watch, 9.30 pm. Redman’s Landlord and Tenant could wait. Only another half…

From the Noticeboard

June 2026 From the author’s desk…

2 June, 2026 in From the author's desk

IN GREAT PULTENEY STREET, BATH… The power was off when he entered the house, and he had to feel his way along the pitch-black hallway into the ground floor dining…

May 2026 From the author’s desk…

7 May, 2026 in From the author's desk

THE CELEBRATION AT RAPHAELS… The stylish restaurant with its dark polished floors, wooden furniture and soft candlelight was noisy, atmospheric and itself pure theatre, into which they made an entrance….

Reviews

‘Yet again Douglas Westcott provides the reader with a masterful insight into the City of Bath.’

Peter Groves

‘As a Bathonian born and bred, I enjoyed reading these clever novels, particularly the historical detail of Bath – so successfully and accurately portrayed.’

Linda Turner

“History, passion and big business – an awesome combination, powerfully written.”

Trish Traynor

“Extraordinarily interesting for many different reasons …These books made our stay in Bath an even more exciting experience … As a university lecturer in English Literature I am fascinated with contemporary stories of life in Bath … I could not put the book away. Ian’s life is such a captivating story.”

Ewa Welnic – Bydgoszcz, Poland

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