2024

Leeza McAuliffe is used to change. The previous year saw a house move, a family wedding, and the surprise arrival of baby Harvest. The next twelve months should be calmer. Except…

A new girl at school is causing Leeza headaches. What is her problem, anyway? Best mate Jake can cheer her up but their friendship has begun to spark gossip. And the arrival of a letter brings change that none of the McAuliffes saw coming.

Join Leeza as she charts another rollercoaster year. Whether it’s misunderstandings about her love life, getting to grips with the world of periods, or having her very first kiss, she’s determined to record the highs and lows, no matter what.

2021

Can Tilda uproot her life and start again when her personality avoids risk-taking at every opportunity? Is Bea really in love with Mal or is her HRT causing emotional turbulence? And how long can Stewart use his estranged father’s death as the reason he has given up on himself?

Three people; three works in progress. Perhaps all it takes is one great weekend of connection, some belting nineties tunes, and a reminder of who they used to be before life got in the way.

Following on from Carry the Beautiful, Assembling the Wingpeople is a witty and honest look at getting older, the hang ups that never leave, and the struggle to find meaning without the societal brownie points of kids, spouse, and career.

2019

It’s January 1st and Leeza McAuliffe faces a year of change. The move to high school is getting closer and puberty is just around the corner. As she prepares herself for the inevitable, it becomes clear that no amount of planning can prepare her for the changes she didn’t see coming.

Between her household full of brothers, her vegetarian parents (who have no idea about her love of ham) and the drama of juggling two best friends, Leeza shares it the only way she can; within the pages of her diary.

2017

Tilda Rudd’s ability of controlling her feelings and slapping on a smile is severely tested after reaching her fortieth birthday. Her past must be confronted and she can’t put it off much longer. Her journey down Memory Lane reveals a young woman open to possibility, and at odds with the tightly wound control-freak she has become. Is it the alcoholic solicitor or the travelling artist that hold the key to where it all went wrong? And who is the angry old man with just days left to live?

Carry the Beautiful is a witty yet emotionally charged story of one woman’s mid-life crisis. It is the tale of growing up, of loss and the unwitting compromises people make, long before they realise their consequences.