The following up to Living in Lanzarote, this book charts the Cliffe-Jones family's ups and downs from 2006 until 2014, when they battled a recession, the worst of the Spanish bureaucracy and coped with almost losing everything.

Living in Lanzarote is the hilarious story of a family's move from suburban Cheshire to the idyllic holiday island of Lanzarote. It covers their decision to make the move, how they settled into life and business on the island, and how they eventually became integrated into their new home.

For the first time, novelist Iris Murdoch's life in her own words, from girlhood to her last years Iris Murdoch was an acclaimed novelist and groundbreaking philosopher whose life reflected her unconventional beliefs and values. But what has been missing from biographical accounts has been Murdoch's own voice—her life in her own words. Living on Paper—the first major collection of Murdoch's most compelling and interesting personal letters—gives, for the first time, a rounded self-portrait of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers and thinkers. With more than 760 letters, fewer than forty of which have been published before, the book provides a unique chronicle of Murdoch's life from her days as a schoolgirl to her last years. The result is the most important book about Murdoch in more than a decade. The letters show a great mind at work—struggling with philosophical problems, trying to bring a difficult novel together, exploring spirituality, and responding pointedly to world events. They also reveal her personal life, the subject of much speculation, in all its complexity, especially in letters to lovers or close friends, such as the writers Brigid Brophy, Elias Canetti, and Raymond Queneau, philosophers Michael Oakeshott and Philippa Foot, and mathematician Georg Kreisel. We witness Murdoch's emotional hunger, her tendency to live on the edge of what was socially acceptable, and her irreverence and sharp sense of humor. We also learn how her private life fed into the plots and characters of her novels, despite her claims that they were not drawn from reality. Direct and intimate, these letters bring us closer than ever before to Iris Murdoch as a person, making for an extraordinary reading experience.

The life and times of Tony Ford, a life less ordinary. Raised by his grandparents with Victorian standards in the 1970’s Ports, Posts and Parkinson’s chronicles the ups and many downs of a person never far from adversity, telling of the frustrations of being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, depression and a marriage breakdown and all after 34 years’ service in The Royal Navy. Brutally honest and pulling no punches and laced with black humour the underlying message is one of never giving up on life however tough it gets.

Simply Shamonetastic is an insight to ME,my life, my ups and downs, the good and bad times, happy and sad times. It's not a tell, I'd get sued lol... there is a lot that I will take to my grave and out of respect to others, parts of my life that I won't talk about in this book. This book was originally titled 0-2-50 and should have been published way back 2018, but as they say better late than never. It’s finally here and worth the wait.

'Roisin Meaney is a skilful storyteller' Sheila O'Flanagan 'Utterly irresistible' Irish Independent When a heatwave coincides with rehearsals for an end-of-summer concert, temperatures soar - and small town scandals are around every corner . . . It turns out that some members of the choir have secrets they are desperate to keep hidden. Christopher, the handsome and talented director, is embroiled in a steamy affair with someone who is strictly off-limits; Molly has become obsessed with a young boy whom she's convinced is her grandson; while Emily has just fallen in love - with the wrong man. As opening night approaches, it becomes clear that there are some tough decisions to be made. But until the curtain falls, you never know what might happen on The Street Where You Live. 'A real treat ... Meaney wraps her readers in the company and comfort of strangers' Sunday Independent