Books written by Monica Dickens

The Messenger

Her mother worealong grey dress with a stiff standup collar and a long apronwith a starched white belt andared crosson thebib. On her redhair,she wore a white cap with a turnedup brim. She and Evie were wearing felt slippers becausethey ...
Enchantment

An author had talked to Mary Gordon on the radio about having a writer's block. Tim had poster's block. The longer he left it, the harder it was. Consulting the dictionary at h again, for Helen, he got the word 'healing'.
The Haunting of Bellamy 4

She wenton bending to pick upapples andthrow themina basket,until Ben's hand plungedin and tookan apple and grabbeda huge bite, and Rose stood up andthey both laughed, bitsof juicy apple spewingoutof Ben's mouth.
The Listeners

Sarah could never again eat apple pie without the taste of gravy coming unbidden into her mouth. Because Sarah enjoyed doing things for Carrie, she thought that Carrie might enjoy doing something for somebody.
Cry of a Seagull

'Try an apple.' But he could only nose at it. He did not have the strength to open his teeth and take it, so Rose put it in a hollow in a rock near him, and ate an apple herself. She was starving, now that she thought of it.
The Happy Prisoner

“Is that a fact? Then how do you account for Ercal?” “Oh, wormcasts,” she said casually. “What's for my supper?” “Apple pie, I think.” “Jeepers. Look out—I'm coming in!” Two thin hands like a fledgeling's claws appeared on the ledge and ...
Cape Cod

They are painted white or Indian red , or weathered to the same color as the gray rocks and ancient vinegary apple trees . There is no place on Cape Cod where you cannot smell the sea . The weather is so fair that people have a fit if ...
The House at World's End

The House at World's End is the first adventure in The World's End series.
Summer at World's End

Every morning, Carrie drove Em and Michael behind John in the brown and yellow trap, with Charlie and Moses running underneath (Perpetua was too near to having her puppies). ... His mild, chewing face would appear at the window. 'Mary!
View from the Seesaw

View from the Seesaw
Kate and Emma

... what's best for my baby,' he said in a sort of drilled monotone. From the balcony I watched them away in Ron's car, a soupedup old saloon with a skull and crossbones on it and the orange undercoat showing in patches. No Tom yet, thank God.
Scarred

Scarred
The Heart of London

Blitzed during the war, it now bristles with new council flats and boasts new affluence. With all her sympathy and humour Monica Dickens shows us the rapidly changing face of London through the eyes of the people who live there.
The Horses of Follyfoot

... Toby had found who had refused to leave as it grew feathers and strength, and spent a lot of time in Toby's pocket. Dottie and her foal Polka Dot, a prize exhibit. Folly, because it wasn't fair to exclude him for being born two months ...
Mariana

A 1930s Bridget Jones who is waiting, often desperately, for the right man
Mariana

This novel by the great granddaughter of Charles Dickens was a bestseller when it was originally published in 1940. "Mariana" is the often-comical story of a typical English girl growing...
World's End in Winter

But where in the world will they find that sort of money? World's End in Winter is the third adventure in The World's End Series.
Spring Comes to World's End

But money disappears as fast as it comes in, especially when there are thirty-nine mouths to feed, and time is running out. Spring Comes to World's End is the last animal-packed instalment in The World's End Series.
Thursday Afternoons

Thursday Afternoons