Five Literary Friends’ Publishing Triumph
Fish Pie and Laughter
The Guilty Suitcase
and, The Virgin Sardine
by
Julie Roberts, Eileen Dickson, Elaine Douglas, Vera Morris and Eve Wibberley.
Illustrated by Sue Tait
The authors of Fish Pie and Laughter and The Guilty Suitcase and The Virgin Sardine can be justly proud of their professional, well-presented volumes.
Julie Roberts
Dashing Regency heroes, damsels in distress have fanned the flames of romance and daring in Julie's novels. Winner of several short story competitions, her themes range from the perfect robotic man to phobic giant ants; interwoven with six published poetry anthologies. Energy driven Julie is a speaker to social groups and donates her fees to her local Air Ambulance.
Eileen Dickson
Working with criminals and witnesses in a magistrates' court should give Eileen material in plenty for fiction. But her own early life as a matron in an isolated Sussex prep school and then to London, the Middle East and Beirut, still has enough material in it to run and run. Real Life is far more unbelievable than anything people make up, she feels, it's all a question of combining the two. With her first novel finished, she looks forward to immersing herself again, but Jeeve keeps her on her feet, balanced and not quite falling. This is as much as one can ask. And that it should all be great fun.
Elaine Douglas
Elaine was born and educated in Edinburgh. After studying Ballet in London she married and spent numerous years travelling extensively with her husband, Michael, and three children before returning to England in the summer of 2000. In due course she met her fellow writers, now friends, by joining a local creative writing group and becoming an enthusiastic contributor to Jeeve Publishing. Elaine and Michael are enjoying their gradchildren.
Vera Morris
Vera has blown soap bubbles in Woolworths, cooked superbly in hotels, and electro fished in a Welsh river, but she decided to write fiction, when as a head teacher of a large, mixed comprehensive, she started to be creative with the governors' reports.
Eve Wibberley (aka Jennifer Smith)
Eve has been scribbling for years – it’s a family affliction. From fairytales as a child to letters from abroad whilst living in the Sudan and Sierra Leone, she moved on to successfully campaign for the recognition of dyslexia, writing numerous articles, letters and pamphlets. A partner in Jeeve Publishing, Eve contributed to the writing and publishing of Fish Pie and Laughter, The Guilty Suitcase and she is the original Virgin Sardine!
Julie, Eileen, Elaine, Vera and Eve invite you to share their stories.
They enjoy writing their books – you will enjoy reading them!
The Illustrator
Sue Tait
Dropped into the world of publishing by her friend. Eileen Dickson, Sue soon became one of the team and a frequent visitor to The Loft. A steep learning curve for Sue, an exhibiting artist with Reading Guild of Artists, who took up art after retiring early from teaching.
This is a story of adventure, self-discovery and friendship. Their shared passion for writing, led to attending the Writers’ Summer School at Swanwick, Derbyshire. During their last lunch before returning to their ‘real’ lives, Fish Pie and Laughter was conceived.
They chose a local inn as their monthly venue to develop their plans, with their work facilitated by wine, fish pie and a great deal of hilarity. Fish Pie and Laughter is a fascinating collection of stories and anecdotes, which perhaps give far greater insight into their authors’ lives than had originally been anticipated. Each writes in her own distinct voice and unique style. This is the true charm of the book.