Mental illness, grief, bereavement - a study of people in extremis; also the strength, love, friendship which survives such an experience.

Against the background of the Napoleonic wars, Beethoven's illegitimate son by his Immortal Beloved is brought up in Frankfurt by her husband whilst Beethoven in Vienna adopts his late brother's child. Beethoven writes the Missa Solemnis to awaken his son's spiritual awareness after the four-year old boy is stricken by illness. Reader reactions: 'Powerful & moving.' 'Enjoyable & informative... a touching love story.' 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told.'

London, 1964: Errol Flynn's double meets Gwin, half his age. He is from Hollywood, she is from the North of England. He wants to write, she is having a book published...

Crooks, whores, topless dancers, sex-clubs. The whore-house in the London council-flat. The young girl growing up without a father. The boy obsessed by a psychopath. Racialist tensions in the 1970s. Lust. Murder. Morality. God. Any of these of interest to you? They're all here in this book

His perfect life is shattered when a mugger kills his fiancee and unborn child. How does he cope? How does he grieve? Will vengeance save his life or swallow him? Set in the aftermath of 9/11 and the Iraq war, GROVELANDS explores themes of vengeance and grief.

Beethoven's life from the inside, as a creative artist. Susan Lund has been a Beethoven researcher for 40 years. Her previous books on Beethoven include RAPTUS, a novel with introductory articles; BEETHOVEN & THE CATHOLIC BRENTANOS; and PASSION. PASSION stage-play was presented at Kings Place, London, on July 7th, 2012, to mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's Immortal Beloved letter. Leading scholars have called her work humane, insightful, strong and beautifully written. Classical Music said RAPTUS 'Gets under the skin of Beethoven, ' Philip Weiss in the New York Times called it the...