Exciting news – Louisa’s Lament is in stock. And copies of the illustrations by the artist June Schneider are available too. Jump into patoakleypublishing.london for more details and to order copies; book also available on Amazon.

Down by the sea, it has been wild. Storm after storm have been barrelling in so there are different lights in the same hour as the sun fights the cloud density for more room.

All that rain has led to luxuriant growth.

The row of pink hellebores and giant snowdrops with a pop of yellow primrose, and the delicate camellias, tell you Spring has arrived with a blast.

Please order a book and enjoy the read. We will be working in the garden over Easter repairing storm damage and I will be starting work on my new book based on the blog of a few years ago – the shenanigans going on at St Angela’s Hospital.

Have a Happy Easter and come back next month for more news of the Spring garden and my first book launch gig.