I managed to slough off my legal career a couple of years ago and, since then, I have focused on writing.
Principally a story teller, my books are short and can be read on a long train or plane journey or in an afternoon’s sitting.
‘Putney Bridge’ is the first book I have published and is a dark tale of how dangerous maternal love can be.
My next book ‘Hedgeman – A Love Story’ is almost ready for publication. Set in the Derbyshire hills, where the wind and the rain provide a dramatic backdrop, I aim to bring a shaft of sunlight into the worlds of those who read it.
Putney Bridge – Helen Ryan
Maternal love is not always welcome – and not always benign. Martha Simpson lives a conventional, middle class life in London, with her partner, Gabe, a gentle American academic, and her daughter, Shelley, 20. Shelley is a sweet natured, open young woman with a passion for animals. Her sister, Jo, is the opposite: ambitious, clever and training to be a barrister. One day, Shelley meets Sam, 19, on the street and starts an intense relationship with him. Martha watches as, under Sam’s influence, Shelley changes, abandoning ... Read More >
Hedgeman – Helen Ryan
When Jilly Harris,recently bereaved,decides to seek out some rural solitude in order to write her mother’s biography, she does not anticipate that her sojourn will include a mad fox,a wondrous bird of prey, a party on the eve of the summer solstice – and a taciturn, brooding farmer, Garth Henderson (aka Hedgeman). Jilly hadn’t planned any romantic entanglement either, particularly with a man who shuns intimacy. Just what is Hedgeman hiding? Set in the wilds of Derbyshire, where a pair of sturdy Wellington boots is vital, this story is ... Read More >