My New Book

My new novel, Five Siblings at 23, is out later this year.

On Charlie Fletcher’s 23rd birthday, he decides to tell his dying mother that he’s gay. Knowing she does not have much time left, she shares a secret in return. But it’s a far greater family secret, one that will have repercussions for Charlie and his siblings for years to come.

The Fletchers are a family with more than their fair share of skeletons in the closet, and as one of their most closely guarded secrets is finally revealed, are others about to be uncovered too?

What is so important about a photograph of a little boy at Christmas?

Why has a handwritten letter remained in a sealed envelope for more than twenty years?

And which of the Fletchers is carrying the darkest family secret of all?

Five Siblings at 23 is an epic tale spanning more than two decades, visiting the Fletcher’s each time one of the children is 23 years old. Through the years, we follow their joys and heartbreaks, their successes and tragedies, as all five of the brothers and sisters discover life does not always turn out the way you want. And that some secrets must be left untold.

Barnaby Edwards has provided some gorgeous artwork for the cover (he also designed the covers for my first two books). And below are three options for the layout of the cover.  Please let me know which you think works best.