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Original fantasy set in the beautiful landscapes of the English moors, fells and Ireland
Welcome to the world of P R Ford...
Book One
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAN WHO FELL ASLEEP ON THE TRAIN?
Helen's father disappeared without trace during a journey to Oxford twenty years ago. Despite her mother’s scepticism, Helen still dreams of finding him.
Struggling with depression after her recent divorce, she really misses her father. Out of the blue she receives a package of cryptic clues to his possible whereabouts, and the opportunity to try and find out why Mark never returned home.
But could Mark have disappeared in time?
P R FORD - Author
I write about ordinary people whose lives are turned upside down when their day-to-day existence converges with other dimensions and even time itself.
This is the place to find out about me and my books, how to get hold of them and what keeps this author ticking!
COMING SOON:
'THE TIMING'
Book Two
- the enthralling sequel to LOSING TIME
‘She drew in a sharp breath as a terrifying image of Lily crossed her mind. The distraction lost her the hold on time, which immediately restarted.'
In this gripping second novel in the ‘Losing Time’ series, Helen finds herself and others being drawn into the nightmarish world of the obsidian cube. You can read this after 'Losing Time' or as a stand-alone, although you'll want to read both of them, I guarantee!
COMING SOON: BOOK THREE IN THE SERIES
A woman whose very existence should be impossible —
A spirit who appears during a séance, desperately seeking help —
Two mysteries, a single threat: were the malevolent Chronians ever truly destroyed?
On a shopping trip, Helen’s astonishing encounter with Elinor — a woman who cannot possibly exist — compels her to contact Tobias, her giant alien friend.
Meanwhile, Ottilie, a medium, conducts a séance that is interrupted by a deeply troubled outlandish spirit. When her daughter Eve begins to communicate with him, he asks for Helen — linking the two incidents in ways none of them could have foreseen.
As the boundaries begin to blur between the living and the dead, the human and the alien, and the past and the present, a menace they thought destroyed may be returning, and Helen, Garamond and Tobias will need every resource they possess to defeat it.
About Me
I am a writer who used to be a Chartered Accountant, so the game has completely changed. I still sit at a desk, but the number keys on my keyboard are no longer worn out with constant use. I rattle away on word-processing software as opposed to designing spreadsheets and compiling accounts. Happiness is… converting all the images and ideas in my imagination into written words and sharing them with my readers.
I love reading stories in which the unexpected happens or things go wrong. Life is full of such twists. So when I began writing ‘Losing Time’ it was more or less inevitable that these two elements would play a major part.
'Losing Time’ was conceived in Ireland.
In 2005 on a visit to County Wexford I stayed in the same hotel where my late father had spent time in the 1930s. In those pre-war days it was still a private house, and he was a close friend of the family who lived there. My father died many years ago, and I longed to ask him about what it had been like when he was a guest at this beautiful place in Ireland.
One morning I spied a small door in the corner of an elegant room, unmarked and therefore private. I wondered what lay behind the door and imagined walking through it into the past, finding my youthful father in the next room...
My Books
Losing Time
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MAN WHO FELL ASLEEP ON THE TRAIN?
Helen's father disappeared without trace during a journey to Oxford twenty years ago. Despite her mother’s scepticism, Helen still dreams of finding him.
Struggling with depression after her recent divorce, she really misses her father. Out of the blue she receives a package of cryptic clues to his possible whereabouts, and the opportunity to try and find out why Mark never returned home.
Helen takes the package to Ireland, but her search soon becomes baffling, unsettling and shrouded in mystery; a journey beyond the boundaries of normal life where the seeker herself becomes the hunted…
Could Mark have disappeared in time?
Find out what happens in LOSING TIME, but don’t expect a run-of-the-mill science-fiction fantasy. And just when you think it’s over, STOPPING TIME continues the story.
PAPERBACK VERSION
This is a beautifully produced edition which really does justice to the story. All copies purchased will be signed and dedicated as required.
Available to buy directly from the author at a price of just £6.99 plus postage and packing. Please contact me using the form on the Contact Me page.
An excellent gift!
Author Linda Hurley's Review of 'Losing Time'
IT'S FANTASY, BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT - AND YOU'LL LOVE IT.
You'll find this book in the fantasy section of the book store but there are no swords or sorcery, no hackneyed warriors or magicians. It's fantasy in a truly original form where music and colour have power and time-travelling aliens are destroying the fabric of the universe.
Set in the beautiful countryside of England and Ireland, you will immediately care about Helen who despite losing her father at a young age and her husband to a younger woman has the resilience and determination to persevere and unravel the mysteries unfolding around her. The book has a great plot that keeps you turning the pages but it is the cast of characters that draw you in, grab hold and won't let go.
If you, like me, had almost given up reading fantasy because of the now tired stories of the hero traipsing across an invented world to meet/do battle with elves, goblins, gnomes etc and finally defeat the all powerful evil, then you have to buy this book. It's fantasy but not as you know it and you'll love it. - Well I did.
LINDA HURLEY IS THE AUTHOR OF ‘AWAKENING’ AND SEVERAL OTHER NOVELS. FIND HER ON GOODREADS.
Stopping Time
In this gripping second novel in the ‘Losing Time’ series, Helen finds herself and others being drawn into the nightmarish world of the obsidian cube.
Still shattered by her enforced separation from Garamond, she almost loses hope – until the discovery that her abducted brother Leo is alive.
Expect the usual surprises and thought-provoking revelations, as Helen and her father join forces with Tobias to save Leo and end the time-tilting chase… forever.
Available in e-book or paperback.
A Five-star Review of 'Stopping Time' on Amazon:
Fabulous read!
Highly recommended.
My Blog
My blog is a place where I post articles and photos. Each post contains at least one photo of something which has inspired me to write about it, a reminiscence or a current happening, and a (sometimes spurious) link to my current novel. I am fascinated by the human mind and I care deeply about depression and its effects, so I will often incorporate an opinion or an experience into my articles. I am also someone who refuses to take life too seriously, and I always try to add a little humour or an anecdote which might bring cheer into my readers' lives.
P R Ford Blog
