Jessica
28 Mar 2025
Set in London’s leafy Hampstead, Hyde Park and Snowdonia, Jessica is a romantic drama about middle-aged Harry and his friends.
Despite their different backgrounds, they are all well-off, respectable… and unfulfilled. But then a mysterious young woman comes onto the scene, and nothing will be the same again.
Jessica has strong female characters and handles issues such as sex work, diverse sexuality, race and religion with sensitivity and ease. At the same time, its focus on the narrative of relationships will be relatable to a broad readership of younger and older readers.
£9.99
Available from the following retailersThe Book Guild
Available in the following formats:
- Paperback
Book Extracts
HYDE PARK
An excerpt from 'Jessica'.
‘Can’t you read?’ cried the old lady.
Contempt dripped from her watery eyes as she struggled towards me, bent double under the weight of her overcoat.
I pulled myself up and t…
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
An excerpt from 'Jessica'.
I grabbed her glass and stood up. ‘Another Peroni?’
Jessica’s sad face matched mine. ‘If we can talk about something else.’
She looked happier by the time I came b…
THE PARROT
An excerpt from 'Jessica'.
Primrose looked up as I came through the door, but I carried on to my desk. I couldn’t apologise for something I couldn’t remember.
‘Good morning, Harry,’ she called. &lsqu…
An easy, engaging and enjoyable read
The Literary Studio
An easy, engaging and enjoyable read, Jessica takes the reader on a light-hearted exploration of love, life, naivety and the human condition, navigating family and relationships with warmth and refreshing honesty. Posing plenty of questions about our responsibility to our pasts and poignantly depicting the everyday difficulties of discerning what we truly want from life, Jessica is an accessible and personable work of commercial fiction.