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Books & Writings

Published work, forthcoming books, manuscripts and literary projects from Stawarz Creative Works.

Daughters of Fire

Manchester, smoke, factories, and a world that would very much prefer women to work, suffer, and remain quiet. Nell Whitmore, however, has other plans, and when a girl with anger, a tongue sharp as a blade, and very limited patience starts speaking, the system suddenly discovers that machines are not its biggest problem.

Available

Historical Thriller

The Altar of Bones

The Altar of Bones is a dark historical thriller full of intrigue, betrayal, black humour, and medieval filth, a world where faith has a price, conscience is a luxury, and every saint may be hiding a knife beneath his cassock.

Available

Historical Fiction

A Nation on the Sauce

A Nation on the Sauce is a funny, sharp, and shamelessly honest history of England told through alcohol: from medieval ale that saved people from deadly water, to London’s gin panic, pub politics, rum, whisky, smuggling, medicinal drinks, and all those moments when the nation looked at rain, monarchy, and Monday morning and decided something stronger might be necessary.

Coming Soon

Novel

The Last Lights of London

London 1940 is a moving historical novel about the beginning of the Blitz, the Battle of Britain, RAF pilots, WAAF women, and a city that burns while still trying to preserve British dignity and make tea at the proper moment. Clara Ashford moves red raid markers in an underground operations room, while her husband Tom fights above England as a fighter pilot. Between them lie letters, fear, humour, love, and a war that tests how much a human heart can carry before it breaks.