Thames Gateway Books in Order

The lives of an eccentric seaside community intersect through a weed killer, a lost-property worker and a family raising boars. Their unusual connections expose private damage, loneliness and unexpected possibilities for affection in a small English town.

Charismatic Wesley attracts a band of persistent followers who pursue him despite their competing motives and eccentric habits. When a newcomer turns her attention toward the isolated Catherine Turpin, the group’s tangled relationships begin to unravel.

In modern Ashford, troubled lives are disturbed by a past that refuses to remain buried. An ancient court jester’s legacy shadows an eccentric cast as love, jealousy and obsession blur the boundaries between history and the present.