Books by Linda Louisa Dell

Rosie Wilde, the beautiful, sensitive woman at the heart of this story, is stuck in an abusive, seemingly hopeless marriage, with no way out and unable to support her three children, Jill, David and Carla. After the children leave Rosie finds the courage to depart, and simply walks out one day, never to return, cutting off all contact with her family. She heads down a dark road of homelessness and hardship. Meanwhile, we follow the lives of Jill, David and Carla, now grown and attempting to build stable, happy homes for themselves. Will they succeed? Set in England and Olympia, Greece, we follow the lives of these memorable characters as they intertwine throughout the years, and join them on a path to heal old wounds.

Georgina's life is in turmoil. A broken relationship, a passionate love affair, a life threatening illness, her lover's disastrous trek into the wild lands of the Kalahari and the trauma of realising that she has made a great mistake. These are just some of the challenges she confronts in this gripping story. When Georgina's parents decided to take the family on a safari in South Africa, to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary they had little idea of the outcome. Georgina meets Sammy the enigmatic safari leader, they fall in love. During Georgina's visits she experiences the darker side of Africa when a boy is kidnapped and the culprits are found to be involved in obtaining body parts for witchcraft and poaching rhino horns and ivory.

Leena Purri is a nineteen-year-old Asian girl living in Tonbridge, England with her family: Mum, Dad and brother, Sevi. Next door live the Prices, who have a difficult relationship and a family secret. Leena wants to go to university, but against her will, her parents arrange a marriage to a local boy. Things don't go as planned. "When third generation Asian girl, Leena, learns that her traditionalist parents have arranged a wedding for her with an Asian boy in whom she has little interest, a fascinating sequence of events is set in motion which shows how very different such family arrangements are within the culture and context of modern-day England with a lively, sparky young female who has ideas of her own about her future. The twists and turns of the ingenious plot, the well-observed characters and the pace of the writing will keep the reader captivated and absorbed throughout, while the novel's resolution comes as a delight and a surprise. Strongly recommended". Robin Squires, author and scriptwriter.