Mary and her Seven Devils

By Peter Morris Blog 5The sub-plot of the malicious and defamation-spreading social worker is based on a true story, but it did not occur in the North-East of England. Had Mary not been sure of her own instincts and stood her ground, he would have dragged her into a...

By Peter Morris Blog 4Mary – sharp, intuitive and attractive – is also encircled by the film world’s charlatans and narcissists, a self-doubting lover and the social workers who try to corral, seduce and demean her. Yet she learns to recognise and navigate these...

By Peter Morris Blog 3The canvas by Orazio Gentileschi – as used on the cover – depicts an episode from Tommaso da Celano’s hagiography of Saint Francis. Gentileschi was born in Pisa in 1563 and died in London in 1639. In 1603 he borrowed a pair of false wings and a...

By Peter Morris Blog 2The very genuine bond which develops between Mary and her flat-mate Sophie, arises from their directness and trust towards one other. Sophie, it gradually emerges, is some sort of MI5 informant, which is why every student rebellion she is...

By Peter Morris Blog 1This lively story tells of Mary’s adventures as she dips her toes into the unplotted waters of adult freedom. The heroine  – a bright but slightly frivolous teenager – is wooed by sweet-sounding sirens; the draw of sexual psychopathies with their...