Chanctonbury

Would you like the Devil to grant you your dearest wish? If you could change the past or your future – would you? Six troubled souls meet at the Chanctonbury Ring and are forced to fight their demons! I couldn't put this book down, each character is believable and the author demonstrates her understanding of human nature and endurance. Many twists and turns in the plot present each character with new dilemmas and decisions, and keeps the reader guessing until the very end! One autumn day, six people with troubled pasts, meet at the Chanctonbury Ring, a circle of beech trees on top of an Iron Age hill fort on the northern edge of the South Downs.  The Devil whom it is believed lurks within the hill, rather than offer them a bowl of soup, takes it upon himself to grant them their dearest wishes.  Sadly, there are consequences for such kindness! Sarah – after being held hostage in Afghanistan, is traumatised and finding it difficult to cope with daily lifeEvie – has for sixty years carried around with her, the ashes of her lover.Tom - a widower has had to live with his guilty conscience for far too long.Michael - an ex-soldier, on the run, has not been well and is sure that his mind is playing the cruelest of tricks on him.Amy - a shell of what she was, has finally summoned up the courage to stand up to her manipulative boyfriend, Ted.Nabeel - after fleeing from Afghanistan, meets Sarah again and believes she owes him her life.