Joanna Smith

Audrey McGowan couldn’t believe how good her life was. Along with her achieved dreams of becoming an author and buying and renovating a house in the beautiful mountains, was a dog she didn’t want, a meddling extremely annoying younger sister, and a set of parents who were desperate for grandchildren. She kept telling her father she didn’t need a man in her life or particularly want one, until she met Jimmy Ellsworth an impossibly good-looking firefighter. Who also happens to be her next door neighbour, after several embarrassing altercations Audrey finds herself in a hot and heavy relationship and helplessly in love. But when Audrey starts receiving some disturbing fan mail, which is followed by the return of Jimmy’s ex-wife who has a kid claiming to be his son, their new found relationships gets put to the test. Exactly how much danger is Audrey in? Will they figure out who’s sending the fan mail before it’s too late? Does Jimmy’s jealous ex-wife have anything to do with it? Only time will tell and time seems to be running out.

Neighbourly Love

Ray Rogers

South Shoreditch lies just north of the City of London, at the centre of a band that has become known as the 'City Fringe'. The area's greatest architectural legacy arises from the furniture trade and for almost a century - from the mid-19th to the mid-20th - Shoreditch dominated the industry as the major centre of furniture manufacturing and wholesale selling to the domestic and export markets. Following the industry's demise in the 1980s, many of its buildings have been given a new life as offices, bars or restaurants and live/work units. Shoreditch's proximity to the City has now led to enormous development pressures and a serious threat to the architectural distinctiveness of the area from commercial clean-sweep schemes and piecemeal interventions. In 2002 English Heritage formed a partnership with Hackney Council, the Greater London Authority and other relevant agencies to present a co-ordinated response and a strategic planning framework for South Shoreditch. This highly illustrated publication draws upon the findings of a comprehensive appraisal of the character and significance of the area. It will appeal to local residents and workers, architectural historians, furniture trade practitioners past and present, conservationists, planners, and visitors to the area.

Joanna Smith

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