Winnie is content to let the days go by. But when her existence is shattered by an act of violence committed by a girl, Winnie is catapulted out of her exile. Robbed of everything she owns, she embarks on a journey to find the thief but finds that what began as a search for stolen belongings has become about the rediscovery of a stolen life.

A Lancashire ANGELA'S ASHES, widely praised and reviewed. A fabulous portrait of working class life of the period.

Although Sayers never began another Wimsey novel - she did leave clues. A series of letters from members of the Wimsey family published in the Spectator and several short stories. But until now, no one has really known what happened to them all.

Old-fashioned and eccentric in tone, this book could have been written in the 30's - it's a modern-day classic

The first Detective-Sergeant Troy novel - set during the Blitz in London, 1944

Juno is hurrying down a London street. Aeroplanes thunder overhead and a battery of guns opens up. When a bombs falls she cowers and is rescued by a stranger, who offers her protection. Then she encounters a series of events that take her to a house in the West Country where she may find peace, and will no longer just be part of the furniture.