Fabulous Time
Sussex, 1966 — social satire & quiet melancholy.
In a decaying Sussex house where the clocks have stopped and the past refuses to stay buried, Connie Reason lives among fading memories, unfinished paintings and the ghosts of a life spent longing for freedom.
When an unexpected visit brings together a lonely old woman, a thwarted farmer, a charming opportunist and a beautiful young drifter, long-suppressed tensions begin to surface. As Connie’s thoughts return to the heat and colour of colonial Shanghai—and to the dangerous artist who once captivated her—the boundaries between memory, imagination and the supernatural grow increasingly uncertain.
Fabulous Time is an atmospheric, darkly comic novel of desire, deception and inheritance. With its vivid evocation of English country houses, wartime shadows, bohemian Brighton and a vanished Shanghai, it moves elegantly between past and present, balancing understated wit with a growing sense of menace.
At its heart are unforgettable characters: flawed, funny and painfully human, each searching for love, security or escape—and each carrying secrets of their own.
But in a house haunted by more than memories, who is truly in danger—and who will be left to tell the tale?