KIM'S PROMISE
Susan has just published a Young Teen novel, "Kim's Promise", available from all good bookstores, including Amazon, Waterstones etc..
KIM'S PROMISE: Kim, Prince of Strela, aged fifteen, sets out to break the curse on his country and on his family. He travels incognito to different countries to fulfill a promised to his dying mother and find a former servant who heard the terrible quarrel that caused this curse. A tale of mystery, love, of survival, fear, and contamination, of generosity and adventure.
People said:
This was such an interesting book. It was something unique, well plotted, with fantastic word building. HelenByles - 4/11/2024
I loved this book so much. I was hooked following Kim's adventures from the very first page. A brilliant novel that I highly recommend. Emma - emmaswellbeingpage - 5/11/2024
A fantastic book! I absolutely loved it. Also, HUGE congratulations to the author, Susan, for including a map. This action-packed storyline is rammed with adventure, danger, curses, kindness, royalty, travelling, survival, determination, fear, disaster and everything you could ask for. The author captivates the readers’ attention using such vivid and evocative descriptions that readers can see everything come to life in front of their eyes. The characters are all well-developed and intriguing. This is a page turning book filled with drama and adventure which adults and children alike will love! Kirsty - bookwormwhitlock86 - 6/11/24
A beautifully written tale. I felt that anyone could read this. I recommend it to all readers. Kerry - 7/11/24
I love the author, the writing, the characters. Rhianydd - 8/11/24
An engaging fantasy that I couldn’t put down. It was interesting to have a Prince who is as caring and noble as Kim. Kim is focused, royal, and curious. This is sure to be a hit. Siobhain - 9/11/24
This character driven novel was an enjoyable read. Prince Kim was kind, honourable and his adventures were memorable and full of twists and turns. 4 **** 's from me. David - 11/11/24
SUSAN'S OTHER WRITING:
Susan has written stage plays, screenplays, TV scripts and radio plays, as well as her "Young Teen" novel and a 1992 travel memoir.
In 2013, Susan’s 75-minute stage play about Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron (SHELLEY, BYRON AND THE ALLEGRA STORY) had a successful, fully staged reading, performed by 3rd year students from the Central School of Speech and Drama and directed by the playwright at the Keats Festival, in Hampstead. One person called it “a triumph! Susan has also completed a six-part TV series about Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron (ENTWINED LIVES or SHELLEY, BYRON AND THE ALLEGRA STORY) with a strong emphasis on Claire Clairmont, Mary Shelley’s stepsister and on Claire and Byron’s child, Allegra, showing Shelley’s relationship with Mary, née Godwin; a story full of passion, deception and tragedy.
She has written a stage play about Leonardo da Vinci, LEONARDO’S SECRET, which takes place from 1493-1496 in Milan. This is completely plausible and shows Leonardo’s relationships with his mother, his father, students and assistants as well as dealings at court and the subterfuge he was forced to use to maintain his position with Duke Ludovico Sforza.
Two more recent stage plays are THE MYRTLE TREE, set in ancient Greece and based on the Phaedra story, an erotically charged play with a moral and THE SEPARATION, set in 1980s London, a story of a previously married couple now in their sixties, who unexpectedly discover the mistake of their 40-year-old divorce during WWII.
