Heather Barnett crafts stories that blend wit and warmth, drawing inspiration from a diverse literary landscape. Her novels, often infused with mystery or romance, explore the nuances of human connection and the hidden narratives within everyday life. She skillfully combines keen observation with a unique comedic sensibility, resulting in narratives that are both engaging and uplifting. Her writing celebrates the joy of discovering unexpected kindness and compelling stories in the world around us.
Reclusive academic Lord Noblet de Beeble doesn't want to get married but his overbearing mother says that he must. He places an ad for a wife in his local newspaper & the national press pick up on it. In a summer packed with suspicious exes, snobbery and social climbers, the village of Gently Rising bear witness to a public courtship like no other.
When Bella Black arrives in a sleepy Wiltshire village, it seems like the perfect place for a new start. A lovely home, exciting job and an attractive colleague or two to take her mind off her recent divorce. When people start disappearing, she realises she holds the key to a mystery bigger than she could have ever imagined.
The Art of Science explores the work of forty artists and artist-scientists whose work has furthered and made visible the relationship between these fields.