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June 2026 From the author’s desk…

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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…

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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….

April 2026 From the author’s desk…

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‘THE NATURE OF THE ACTING PROFESSION…’ The telephone at Marcus’s elbow began to ring and he picked it up. ‘What a pleasant surprise, we were just talking about you, and…

March 2026 From the author’s desk…

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‘PROPERTY AUCTIONS…’ Ian had hired the Pump Room for the three day auction sale of the six hundred or so lots, which formed much of the Lundy Estate in the…

February 2026 From the author’s desk…

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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…

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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…

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‘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…

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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…

Reviews

“A compelling story of the ups and downs of a Bath property developer. A great evocation of time and place, providing a fascinating history of beautiful Bath Can’t wait for the next instalment.”

Dr Tim Bamford

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

Trish Traynor

‘Westcott blows away the myth that Bath is the graveyard of ambition.’

Patrick McCloy

“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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