Stories People Tell

Annie Wight, a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl, wasn't looking for either love or notoriety when she got swept up in 'London Whatever', a grassroots movement offering support and healthcare to gay girls and women. In the struggle to end violence against women, she stumbled on the love of her life and grew to be a key public figure. The movement bore the brunt of the homophobic attacks of Nolan Kard, Lord Mayor of London. Rich entrepreneur turned politician known for his off-hand attitude and tasteless humour, he was campaigning to 'Keep London Straight'. Annie became his number one target and that of his rogue police, not to mention his sinister gang of ghostwriters, the nightmare of all his enemies.

Alan McCluskey lives amid the vineyards in a small Swiss village between three lakes and a range of mountains. Nearby, several thousands of years earlier, lakeside villages housed a thriving Celtic community. The ever-present heart-beat of that world continues to fuel his long-standing fascination for magic and fantasy.
All Alan McCluskey's books are about the self-empowerment of the young, girls in particular, in a world that tends to curtail their opportunities, belittle their abilities and discourage them from doing great things. His books also explore the difficulties of those whose gender and sexuality lie beyond the dominant binary divide between boy and girl. His goal in writing fiction is to imagine inspiring ways forward, despite the difficulties thrown in the way of these young people.