Rachel McLean

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A House Divided – Chapter Two

A House Divided – Chapter Two

‘Across the Chamber, the Opposition bristled with contempt. Order papers waved in the air and voices rose to the vaulted ceiling. She focused on the dispatch box in front of her, trying to drown out the nagging voice inside her head.’ Read Chapter 2 of ‘A House Divided’.

Lavonia – a Short Story

Lavonia – a Short Story

The second in my series of stories which take place on the day that my next novel, A House Divided, opens.

After the Flood – a Story

After the Flood – a Story

Catastrophic floods have devastated England and left Meg’s home underwater. She persuades her son Martin to escape by boat. But after he’s gone, she hears voices downstairs. Looters are looking for money – and her gun. Will Meg survive?

‘The Gun’ – A Piece of Flash Fiction

‘The Gun’ – A Piece of Flash Fiction

A couple of weeks ago I went to Sledge Lit, a writer’s festival in Derby. In one of the workshops, we were challenged to write a piece of flash fiction told from the point of view of one of the characters in a bank robbery. I got the robber (yay!).

Here’s the story that resulted.