Fermata & Into the Crimson Forest

In Fermata David has been attending the Thursday evening worship circle at Friends House for a year when Mona visits for the first time. Obviously upset about something - and pretty - she distracts him from higher things. Despite his good intentions, and his many prayers, David is ashamed of what comes up that Thursday evening... This novella is a meditation on healing, the unexpected, and the earthly power of divine love. Jane is driving everyone mad, including herself, and Joshua is cherishing a secret, but it's Patricia whose running out of things to say and Michael who's getting the sharp end of the doctor's attention. Into the Crimson Forest explores many of the varieties of love, not least self-love, and the impact of secrets and sickness.