Bøger udgivet af Michael Terence Publishing

Alan, a school leaver, had failed his examinations at college. His mother, Mrs Watkins, forced her son to go to church. He went as a last resort. During Bible Week, one night Alan saw the heavenly sky. It was the dark night he had dreamt of.As a boy, Alan played soldiers. He dreamt he was a king. Having a vivid imagination, he also liked to write stories.One day, Alan's aunt has a visitor at his uncle's big house. Alan meets Jeanette and her mother and befriends them. Alan refers to himself as a "King" while Jeanette calls herself "Queen"!Was Alan reliving his childhood fantasies and dreams as a King of a Castle?One beautiful summer night, Alan and Jeanette go to the garden. Alan dreams of Jeanette. Both Alan and Jeanette are King and Queen. All the subjects that night were forbidden entry into the marquee...

The Thames Never Sleeps unravels life in Britain at the end of eighteenth and early nineteenth century...A love story of a man from poor background and the unloved daughter-in-law of a lord. Their love at first sight turning into a lifelong struggle to find a life together.This intriguing story offers a taste of the challenges in Britain at that time. A heart-breaking narrative of the children who had to work in the mines and factories. Crime, smuggling and destitution being the dominant part of life. The introduction of the railways, industrial revolution and inventions of the time, changed the direction of life itself. The Battle of Trafalgar and a decisive win over Napoleon which helped Britain to shine in the world.

A fictional novel, not a romance, detective or crime thriller. Just everyday life in a select community in London in 50s and later. Please do not apply current-day norms to people''s behavior as it would lead to a big disappointment.