Why gargoyles?  It so happens that every book here has a line about a gargoyle in the text.  What started as a whim gained momentum, and now my many casual readers watch out for the reference, often being surprised when a second or third one pops in to the tale.

 

 

 

I have always been fascinated with gargoyles and found myself snapping voraciously at the creatures that adorned the ancient cathedrals in Paris and Canterbury, Winchester and Cologne, amongst many.  Eventually I began collecting them and now gargoyles adorn the walls of my house, happy to gather dust knowing they are much loved.

 

 

 

The interesting thing was, after dubbing my novel ‘collection’ The Gargoyle Chronicles, a fellow writer, from the US (Jessica), suggested it would be a good name for a book.  All one needs is an idea and thus The Gargoyles Chronicles, Volume XXV of my collection, was born.  It features a gargoyle who is carved and hung on the bell tower of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.  The tale follows him through a vigil of 800 years.  The character, Félix, was named by another fellow writer, J J Kendrick (check out my ‘Author Friends’ page from the menu.)  This was a fortuitous event as I had just been to Suffolk and a town called Felixstowe, where the final chapters of the story are set.