We publish serialised historical fiction and nostalgic longreads that live in the quiet intersections of duty, desire, morality and memory. Each instalment is a self-contained chapter and careful fragment of a larger story: salon confidences, blackout nights, river crossings, small mercies untold.
…read for mood, stay for reckonings.
Our First Series…
The Balcony
An Eleven Part Series…
Miles Penbury, an English importer in occupied Paris, operates a resistance cell beneath the cover of fashion and art. As Gestapo surveillance tightens and betrayal threatens, he navigates conscience, faith, and sacrifice alongside a network of tailors, painters, and perfumers. Beauty becomes defiance. Silence becomes survival. But every choice carries mortal cost.
By Felicity Sedgwick
Why Series?
From the earliest days of mass printing, authors discovered that releasing stories in instalments created anticipation, affordability, and community. Readers followed narratives week by week, discussed them in parlours and cafés, and waited for the next chapter with eagerness. Serialisation was not just a format—it was a cultural phenomenon. Read more here...
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