Join me to read ‘Through Water and Fire’, my award-nominated Tudor adventure for young people. Set in the turbulent world of Tudor England, it’s a dramatic story of friendship, betrayal, lies and secrets!
I’ll be reading a new chapter from the book every weekday through the summer holidays, starting on 22nd July and ending on 30th August. Check back here every day, or subscribe to my YouTube channel to make sure you don’t miss out!
If you don’t have a copy of the book yet, pick one up here:
Prologue – ‘In the begynningye …’
Captain Edward Shannen arrives in Blakeney with a suspicious cargo.
Length: 12 min
Release date: 22nd July
Chapter 1 – The Guest of Lockwood Hall
Grace arrives at Lockwood Hall with her best friend, Hannah, ready to take her place in her aunt and uncle’s wealthy household. But from the very beginning things don’t go to plan …
Length: 18 min
Release date: 23rd July
Chapter 2 – First Impressions
Grace meets the Lockwood family and tries not to embarrass herself in her first hours with them. At bedtime, she is confronted by Felicity and faced with a challenge …
Length: 19 min
Release date: 24th July
Chapter 3 – Fool’s Errand
Grace is sent on a spiteful errand by Felicity, but stumbles across Hannah again and ends up overhearing something she shouldn’t …
Length: 19 min
Release date: 25th July
Chapter 4 – Elizabeth
Grace spends her first morning with her cousin Elizabeth and strikes a deal to ensure Hannah’s place in Lockwood Hall.
Length: 17 min
Release date: 26th July
Chapter 5 – The Face in the Forest
Grace rides down to the coast with Elizabeth to see the town of Blakeney, and they have an unexpected meeting on the road …
Length: 19 min
Release date: 29th July
Chapter 6 – John Turner
Grace meets the slimy and slippery John Turner with his twin bodyguards, Simon and Simon, and learns more about what might be going on at Lockwood Hall …
Length: 22 min
Release date: 30th July
Chapter 7 – Midnight Meeting
Grace reunites with Hannah and they investigate the mystery of the stranger in the cellar …
Length: 23 min
Release date: 31st July
Chapter 8 – Loyalty
Grace’s loyalty to Hannah is tested as Felicity begins to drive a wedge between them …
Length: 15 min
Release date: 1st August
Matthew Wainwright, Children's Author 