Carole Susan Smith

Birth, death, mortality, bereavement, falling in love, new emotions, fractured relationships, hopes and aspirations, personal growth, change and friendship are all part of the human condition. The Warrington family experience all these, and more, facing that eternal question "Now what? " The reader is invited to join them on this journey. Flying Solo is the sequel to Luck's Wood. Reader note: Explicit content.

When Mitsy Howard first moved into Appledore House, she didn't know what to expect from a residential care home other than an escape from loneliness, housework, and the daily chores. In The Enduring Curiosity of Mitsy Howard - A Walk in the Mill, Mitsy Howard - In the Dark, and What Mitsy Did Next she discovers new friendships and many different interests and projects to keep herself occupied and entertained. The Complete Mitsy Howard follows her experiences, as well as those of her family, the care home staff, and what is happening in the wider world of the 2020s.

Mitsy Howard has a busy year ahead of her, what with a family wedding to attend and a new mystery to unravel. While her friends, neighbours, and family keep her occupied, even she would not have expected floods, fire, famine and pestilence Mitsy's insatiable curiosity reminds us that there are always new things to learn and that the unexpected can happen every day. Life in a care home can open the door to new experiences and opportunities. "I've been waiting to read the next Mitsy Howard book and this certainly did not disappoint" "Funny, thoughtful and a gently-paced page turner"

After a rocky start in life, Jane Bonneville thought she had everything sorted. A gorgeous husband and a safe, loving and stable home for their children. Totally opposite to her own childhood. It was all going rather well until her world turned upside down one Friday in March...

Whether you are applying for a job or in conversation with someone new, you will probably be asked about your hobbies and interests. Having penned two books about travelling and work, I thought I should complete the trilogy by confessing to some of the slightly odd things I have done for fun. These include cycling, which didn't end well: "What was intended to be a stylish wheelie manoeuvre across the loose gravel turned into more of a flying circus demonstration." You will also discover much about outdoor exploits, including caving, climbing, and long-distance walking. Travelling for pleasure has its tribulations, too. When the receptionist of the Italian motoring organisation exclaimed, 'Pronto! Pronto!' our friend responded, 'I'm going as fast as possible!' As the tension levels rose higher and higher, it soon became evident that pronto means hello! Here, you will have another opportunity to read a light-hearted book about all the things I forgot to tell you in TravelWorks and HomeWorks!

Carole's first book took the reader to Yekaterinburg, Gaza City, Goteborg and Taipei, with various other destinations in between. Whilst Southampton, Manchester, Glasgow, and Leeds are not as obviously exotic, you may be surprised by some of her adventures nearer to home. In HomeWorks, her selection of new tales about life, work and travelling around the UK span the late 1960's through to twenty-first century. As you accompany Carole on her journeys, you will discover why packing a torch on a business trip can get you into trouble and how a jacuzzi makes a good meeting room. Spending time with oil executives speaking six different languages poses no problems for her, but trying to understand their technical language does. You may wonder why ninety men were determined to address her as Your Majesty or how come she was standing on a desk quoting Middle English. Her excuse is that she's never been afraid to try something different but you will have to read the whole book to make sense of this!

From the age of nineteen Carole decided that travelling to other countries was a lot of fun. She realised that she would need time and money to do more of this. Discovering that the nine-to-five life was definitely not for her, she decided to look for jobs that paid her to travel while working. Some of her travels have been to places that others might not choose for a holiday or even a short break. Some places, such as Siberia in mid-winter and the Middle East in the height of summer, were encountered in the least propitious seasons. Her fascinating adventures over the last forty years reflect changes in politics and society as well as in travel itself. This book of stories, diaries and reflections is for fellow travellers and armchair travellers alike who will appreciate that travel is education and entertainment wrapped up in a colourful package.