BIRCHLAND HALL, my second novel, is now independently published on Amazon as a paperback and Kindle e-book. Although the ideas behind the novel have been in my mind for some time, I only got down to serious writing this year, through several drafts. I had returned to Birchland Hall as I was blocked on my proposed novel, EXMOOR PUFFBALL based locally and in Kyoto, Japan.

The puffballs Franklyn Thomalin chances on growing on Exmoor are mysterious, their spores seeking living hosts. I now aim for Exmoor Puffball coming out in 2018.