Books

This is Book 2 of the Whitlock Close series, but can easily be read as a standalone.

It’s 1982 and the residents of Whitlock Close have an exciting few months ahead of them. The Lincolnshire village is looking forward to two weddings!
Former school teacher Sarah Willington is set to marry Mark Thomas, guitarist of the successful boy band The...

What can two elderly women do, when they want to live their best lives, but don’t know where to start?

Next-door neighbours, Molly and Janice, are in their seventies and are both widowed and lonely. In lockdown, they had their garden fence removed so they could have socially-distanced chats outside. Now the pandemic is over, but the conversation...

This issue of CLASSIC GYMNASTICS magazine relives the excitement of the women’s gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Features exclusive interviews and rare photos of the gymnasts who competed there.

Classic Gymnastics - Nadia Comaneci Special
A tribute to Nadia Comaneci with original articles, rare photos and quotes from famous gymnasts.

Classic Gymnastics - 1980 Olympic Games
Original articles, rare photos and interviews with gymnasts who competed in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

Interviews with 50 gymnasts who competed for their countries from the 1950s to the 2020s. Includes interviews with Maria Filatova, Mitch Gaylord, Scott Johnson, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Keith Langley, Eythora Thorsdottir, Rhys McClenaghan, Natalia Yurchenko, Rustam Sharipov, Elvira Saadi, Elfi Schlegel, Hana Ricna, Craig Heap and many...

Gymnasts In Conversation - Volume Two features exclusive interviews with gymnasts who have competed for their countries from the 1960s to the present day including Anca Grigoras, Kathy Johnson, Rhonda Schwandt, Camelia Voinea, Boryana Stoyanova, Natalia Kalinina, Annika Reeder, Rozalia Galieva, Michelle Campi and many more!

This is a memoir of a young competitive gymnast growing up in England in the 1980s and falling in love with the sport of gymnastics after watching the 1980 Olympics. It tells the story of the sport between 1980 and 1984, reviewing the major competitions and events of that time. It also includes many rare and exclusive photos and exclusive...

Karen Louise Hollis takes you on a journey through the golden era of gymnastics, featuring the years 1985 to 1989 and detailing all the major competitions of the time. As well as reviewing the events she saw on television, she also attended several competitions and displays and gives the reader an opportunity to see them through her eyes. The...

This first volume of Rhythmic Gymnasts in Conversation features exclusive interviews with, and photos of, ten rhythmic gymnasts from nine different countries. Sarah McCann (GB) Alina Dragan (ROM) Erika Akiyama (JPN) Bianka Panova (BUL) Andrea Sinko (HUN) Inessa Lisovskaya (USSR) Caroline Weber (AUT) Iulia Moldovan (ROM) Maria Sansaridou (GRE)...

Becki is fifty and a single mum to eleven-year-old Jemima, after being widowed five years ago.
Dan is forty-eight and a single dad to eleven-year-old Freddie, after his wife left him five years ago.
They have both given up on love.
But when they all go to Silver Sands Bay on the Lincolnshire coast for the summer, will they be able to put the past...

Karen Louise Hollis is the author of two traditionally published books and over twenty self-published books and magazines since 2003. Here, she shares her two decades of experience with all aspects of self-publishing including cover design, marketing and considering the pros and cons of self-publishing compared to traditional publishing.

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It’s 1981 and the Thorpe family – Robert, Sandra and their eleven-year-old daughter Louise – decide to move from the city of Lincoln to a village seven miles away. Moving into New Barnham, they must each find their place in a village where they know no-one and Louise has to start at a big new secondary school.
The cul-de-sac they move into has...

Rebecca is at the lowest point of her life and nowhere near where she had expected to be as she approaches her 41st birthday.
So when her friend Max rings her up to tell her about their small group of urban explorers, Rebecca is eager to know more.
He takes her to look round The Grand House in Tileby, Lincolnshire - an abandoned house where the...

This is a memoir of a young gymnast growing up in England in the 1980s and falling in love with the sport of gymnastics after watching the 1980 Olympics. It tells the story of the sport between 1980 and 1984 and includes exclusive interviews with top gymnasts from that era including Ecaterina Szabo (Romania), Kathy Johnson (USA), Tracee Talavera...

Although known to an audience of millions the world over for his portrayal of The Doctor’s arch nemesis The Master in Doctor Who during the 1980’s, Anthony Ainley had a prolific career which encompassed starring roles in Spyders Web and It’s Dark Outside, as well as appearances in renowned dramas such as The Pallisers, Elizabeth R, Nicholas...

At the age of 27, Karen was living a conventional life as a mother and housewife in Lincolnshire. Then she met Colin Baker in 1997. Following this, she spent 13 years meeting the stars of DOCTOR WHO, travelling round the country attending conventions and watching plays. This is the story of those meetings...

From being just an ordinary fan who had attended Doctor Who conventions and events since 1997, Karen was now experiencing The Other Side of the Table – being asked for autographs, being photographed, selling books and giving interviews. This second book covers the events she attended from September 2010 to July 2011 and includes her meeting over...