Fearnley Fiction

Buy Here The random encounter with the stranger in the cemetery kept popping into my head over the next few days, and I cringed every single time I remembered how I’d behaved. Of course I would apologise if our paths ever crossed again, but I really hoped they didn’t. It felt weird knowing that a total stranger was the sole keeper of a secret I hadn’t yet shared with either my family or friends. My hands stilled their work sorting out the early morning delivery of blooms from the nursery. The baby Tim and I had hoped for felt so close, all I had to do was reach out and pull it towards me. We had one last chance to make our dream a reality. Deciding to go ahead with the IVF by myself was both terrifying and exhilarating. A baby. A tiny human who would be half Tim, and half me. It was a tangible way for him to live on in my life, in more than just my heart and memories. I pulled up the tall stool at my workbench and sank shakily onto it. It was a huge decision, a life-changing de...

Buy Here PROLOGUE Oxford, England. 1st April 1961. It was a lovely Saturday morning, and less than three miles away as the crow flies from the city of dreaming spires, someone was contemplating how ironical it was that it should be April Fool’s Day. The daffodils were just beginning to bud in the small woods surrounding Briar’s Hall. Birds were busy building their nests, and a weak and watery sun was promising that spring really was on its way. But the person leaning against a still-bare ash tree, moodily observing the fine Georgian building below, cared little for the promise of bluebells to come. That person was thinking of only one thing: death, and how best to bring it about. Perhaps, not surprisingly, that person was feeling not at all happy. Not only was death on its own something that you would never consider in detail unless given absolutely no choice, contemplating cold-blooded murder was even more unpleasant. Not least, of course, ...

Buy Here Prologue Beaman and Tanner’s Christmas Party –  Seven Years Ago Jessica Ridley tilted back her head to watch the illuminated number above the door of the lift as it scrolled past floor after  floor on its way to the penthouse level ofthe luxury hotel over-looking the London Embankment. Beaman and Tanner, the events and PR firm she’d been working for since graduating that May, had hired the entertainment space for their staff Christmas party.  With access to the roof terrace above the penthouse included, it promised to be one of the best spots in town to take in a spec- tacular view of the London Eye all lit up for Christmas later in the evening.If she could still see at that point. She pressed a fingertip to the corner of her eye, barely resisting the urge to rub, and cursed her decision to wear the contact lenses she’d been talked into trying by her mother. The lift dinged to announce her arrival, and the discomfort of her new lenses was...

Buy Here ‘How is Yvonne?’ he’d asked, as they sat in the luxuriously upholstered rattan seats. Pearl’s face had fallen, Bob stared at his moccasins, and the sudden chill wasn’t down to a drop in the evening temperature. Pearl’s voice went from cheery to choked in an instant. ‘Och, she passed away a couple of years ago now. Early onset dementia. It was a heartbreak.’ She wiped away a solitary tear. ‘For goodness sake, what am I like. All this time has passed and I still fill up when I’m telling anyone for the first time.’ Seb knew that feeling all too well. He still struggled for words when anyone asked him anything about Juliet. How could he explain? What could he say? He took the coward’s way out every time, fudged over the truth, omitted the details, changed the subject. ‘I’m so sorry to hear that,’ he’d sympathised truthfully. She’d been great, Yvonne. A little unsure of herself sometimes, but so full of life, and always quick to giggle. ‘And what about you, then?...

Buy Here For me this book was very intriguing, the chapters were short so it drew you in. This always works to make me personally read more, it is a case of a one more chapter read. I read this book in 2 days on holiday. It was an easy read, however, I did find it a bit hard at times to distinguish who was talking even though it was stated at the top of the chapter. The ending felt very blunt as well, I wanted a bit more of a wrap up. This is explained in the authors section as to why, so I understood why. This book makes you think about who you live next to, do you really know them at all? There are a lot of mind tricks in this book, you don’t know if you are coming or going. Of course social media is involved, it always is, whether this be good or bad.  I felt like you got to know the characters in this book and you start to create your own opinions on them, good or bad. I don’t want to give away too much as it is an interesting read that you will blitz throug...

Buy Here Davina untucked her legs and rubbed her forehead. ‘To be honest I’ve been worrying all week. Have you heard about it being under threat?’ I frowned. In the spring I’d grown to know Chesterwood’s food bank well whilst researching a story on local unemployment. I’d met Kit’s eyes across a stack of tinned tuna and was immediately hooked. The wild mocha hair. Tall toned frame. The surprisingly shy smile that caught me off-guard. I hadn’t looked at another man like that since Adam, yet all this while I’d felt nothing but friendship for Kit – until our recent cinema visit. ‘Up until now the warehouse it’s based in has been charging minimal rent just to cover the rates. As you know, Fern, it’s only small. The landlord inherited it and hasn’t previously wanted the bother of doing much with it. But a developer has shown interest and made him realise he’s missing out on some serious money.’ This didn’t sound good. ‘He had no idea the property had such potential and want...

Buy Here I have to be honest and say I am only 70% through this book, so I will review up to where I have read. When I started this book I was a bit unsure where it was going or what it was doing. However it was soon explained as the characters and the plot started to thicken.  I am really enjoying getting to know the characters and going through their life with them. Highs and low. Of course as always some are more liked than others, but I'll let you make your own judgement on that!  Sue really does describe the atmosphere and the locations so that you can see them and imagine you are there too. It's making me want to wrap up warm and go and play in the snow.  I am excited to read the rest of the book and hopefully my predictions are correct.... Or not!