Books – Southwick Writer Women Christine Lawrence

Christine Lawrence

EMILY

An historical romance set in the Portsmouth Borough Asylum during World War 1. With her sweetheart away on the front-line in Europe and through a series of life-shattering events, Emily finds herself losing both her family and her mind. Now living within the confines of the Portsmouth Borough Asylum and forced to work in the laundry as part of her treatment, she suffers more and more and can see no end to this nightmare life she is living.

As time passes, things start to improve when she is moved from the laundry to working on the asylum farm. Will this be a way for
her to recover fully, or is she doomed to stay behind these high walls for the rest of her life?

GRACE

If you enjoyed reading EMILY, you will love GRACE as she follows her passion to be a nurse during World War 1 and begins her training in Portsmouth Borough Asylum. A story of love gained and lost and new loves discovered in the setting of what was to become St. James Mental Hospital.

Caught in the web

Set in England in 1973 - Karen, struggling in a controlling relationship, throws herself into her work
in a mental hospital and becomes obsessed with the life of Evelyn, forgotten by her family after
being locked away in 1950 after giving birth to an illegitimate child. When Karen becomes
pregnant herself she finds herself in more danger than she could ever have imagined.

PAYBACK

Ten years have passed since Karen’s ordeal. Now her life is full, but working with those struggling
with drug addictions proves challenging.

Filled with suspense: Is there a body in the cellar, or is it only in Kevin’s over-developed
imagination? Or perhaps just in Billy’s psychotic paranoid mind?

MOMENTS OF DARKNESS

Christine’s collection of dark and quirky short stories, many of which were written
for spoken word events.

MORE MOMENTS OF DARKNESS

Christine’s second volume of dark and quirky short stories.

Don't Step On The Cracks

Shocked at the amount of homeless in Fareham, Karen
takes a job at the local hostel where she meets support worker Gemma, an acquaintance from her past.

When a young female resident is attacked, the finger of suspicion falls on Falklands veteran Harry who was spotted running from the scene.Or was it John, living rough in the woods, who is resisting help from the homeless team?

Southwick Long Ago

A collection of short accounts from the life of Herbert Wing, one-time resident of Southwick. This publication is in his own words and tells of his childhood in the early part of the 20th Century and life in Southwick at the time.

Edited and published by Christine Lawrence