ENGLAND, 1771Daisy Salter, a talented botanical illustrator, is obliged by the untimely death of her father to move from Suffolk to London. She becomes governess to her niece, suffering her brutish brother-in-law, Lord Hugo Godolphin, in silence. Taking solace in painting flowers, Daisy's fortunes change when a forget-me-not, illustrated on her sister's May Ball invitation, is spotted by the director of Kew Gardens, Joseph Banks.Working at Kew, where she becomes a confidante of Queen Charlotte, leads to a royal appointment. Yet a mysterious Dutchman, involved in tea smuggling and the triangular trade, unwittingly inveigles her into dangerous liaisons. Who is friend and who is foe? Can Daisy work out who to trust in time to save the day before disaster strikes? The Daisy Chain is an uplifting novel brimming with intrigue, adventure, and heart-warming romance.

This daring and dazzling debut shines a light on the unsung heroes of our communities: the carers. Jay is devoted to the care of her teenage twins who view the world as differently as it views them. Frank is sweet, sensitive and bullied, while whip-smart Teddy needs an iPad to speak. With an absent husband and battling a nightmare bureaucracy, Jay leans heavily on Keep, her lifelong half-real friend. But in the corner of her eye lurks her mother, and a childhood Jay knows she can't ever outrun. Jay believes she is managing quite well, with a half-grip on this half-life of hers. That is, until Teddy starts to get sick, refusing to eat, while doctors refuse to listen, confounding everything Jay thought she knew about what lies ahead. The Keepers is an incredible and fiercely honest novel about the damage done by parents who can't love, the failures of a community that only claims to care, and the resilience of those whose stories mostly go untold.