Dreams of Eleven: the gripping, unexpected story of a quest, from the author of PERSONAL ISLANDS (Paperback) - Michael Bartlett

How do you build bridges if you've never admitted that they've been broken? Richard Kirkwood has a secret ... a secret he's kept buried beneath unrelenting work. The stunning, powerful new novel from Michael Bartlett

How do you build bridges if you've never admitted that they've been broken? "The work I do, the pressure of the job, has always been my protection..." Richard Kirkwood has a secret ... a secret he's kept buried beneath unrelenting work. Now his wife has followed a job to New York and a corporate scandal has put him on garden leave. He's got nowhere left to hide. So when Richard announces he's looking for Julie, a girl he last saw 40 years ago, everyone suspects he's still carrying a torch for his childhood sweetheart. But this search is so much more. The stunning, powerful new novel from Michael Bartlett

About the Author

Michael Bartlett is an author and radio scriptwriter. He is the author of short story collections My Village in the Valley and Personal Islands, and novel Dreams of Eleven. Michael has been a regular writer for hit programmes such as The Archers (Radio 4), Rainbow (Thames TV) and Jackanory (BBC), and he has also written numerous original plays which have been staged for radio, TV and theatre across the UK. He lives with his wife in Norfolk.