Elizabeth Bell

When Barbara's marriage ends, she decides to leave the south and take her son to live with her elderly mother in Midlands. But dealing with her mother's growing illnesses and demands seems to be too much for Barbara.

Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former flame, the successful Eilert, enters the picture, violence and blackmail aren't far behind.

Follows the assassination of Leon Trotsky.

Quiet Devonshire school girl Joanna's claim that she saw a tiger in Barrow Woods soon takes hold, in her home, at school and in the national press.

Salesman Edie Cameron experiences setbacks in his work and personal life.

A night of sex, drugs and partying in the Hollywood Hill's is the perfect setting for Serina's 18th birthday - until this high school pool party goes horribly wrong when an uninvited guest begins killing everyone

Gregory has troubles enough when Ella moves him out and sets him up for a job with the radio people. Suspicions of infidelity can make the world a disturbing place. But then he still has to meet the new neighbours ...

A farm in the Cotswolds is a far cry from the bagel-strewn Stepney of Natalie's childhood. It smells of manure, the cows frighten her and her neighbours find her rather ' foreign'. A visit from the ladies of her old Jewish girls' club is not going to help matters.

Jessica's promising debut as a young artist is shattered by a sudden and violent death. She escapes into a restless succession of journeys whose encounters along the way bring humour, some comfort, but also danger.