Based on a real family's history this first book in The Dohlen Inheritance trilogy spans the years 1913-1932. It tells the extraordinary stories of Gabriele, Emil and Dorinda Dohlen as they make their way from Germany after the Great War to Prohibition America. Haunted right from the start by the legacy their German mother leaves them the Dohlen orphans fight to control their destiny by following in their pioneering father's footsteps. They each create fascinating and very different lives as their fortunes rise and fall. Prejudice and cruelty, greed and bigotry make their days hell as the children try to break away from the domination of corrupt relatives, a bungling guardian-and each other. Misunderstanding and tragedy overtake the young Dohlens as fate pulls them back to Germany, where the threat of Adolf Hitler's policies eventually leads them to an unexpected realisation of their true inheritance.

Based on the fascinating history of a real family, Ladybird Fly spans the years 1948-1992. The Dohlen sisters, Gabby and Doly, deprived of husbands, property and income, have to cope in a tough post-war world. Both sisters survive by using their wits and resorting to unique and entertaining solutions to their problems - but in entirely different ways. Gabby, a born operator, triumphs spectacularly while Doly enjoys a rural idyll, supported by friends but lacking cash. The sisters' breathtaking exploits, often wickedly funny, reveal their true inheritance - the Dohlen inheritance, which we can all aspire to. Ladybird Fly is the final book in THE DOHLEN INHERITANCE trilogy. It can be read on its own, just like the first, The Dohlen Inheritance, and the second, Hobgoblin Gold. All three novels are available from Amazon and good bookshops.

Based on a real family's history Hobgoblin Gold spans the years 1932-1948. It tells the extraordinary stories of sisters Gabby and Doly as they try desperately to escape the legacy of their traumatic childhood and to build new lives for themselves. Haunted by the past, quarrelling among themselves, they squander the enormous fortune their father left them in different and spectacular ways. As Hitler comes to power the sisters abandon their German heritage. They spend WWII in the countryside south of London, struggling to survive without the wealth they took for granted. Can the Dohlen sisters finally take full responsibility for themselves? This second book in THE DOHLEN INHERITANCE trilogy can be read on its own. The first book, The Dohlen Inheritance, is available from Amazon and good bookshops.

Based on a real family's history this first book in The Dohlen Inheritance trilogy spans the years 1913-1932. It tells the extraordinary stories of Gabriele, Emil and Dorinda Dohlen as they make their way from Germany after the Great War to Prohibition America. Haunted right from the start by the legacy their German mother leaves them the Dohlen orphans fight to control their destiny by following in their pioneering father's footsteps. They each create fascinating and very different lives as their fortunes rise and fall. Prejudice and cruelty, greed and bigotry make their days hell as the children fight to break away from the domination of corrupt relatives, a bungling guardian-and each other. Misunderstanding and tragedy overtake the young Dohlens as fate pulls them back to Germany, where the threat of Adolf Hitler's policies eventually leads them to an unexpected realization of their true inheritance.