Edward Tidy

'Butterfly, Lost' follows Ben, a young man on the autism spectrum, who is struggling to make his way in the world after the death of his sister Etaín, the only person he ever felt truly comfortable around.

August 1914. Europe has mobilised. The Imperial German Army has executed its Schlieffen Plan, has ploughed through Belgium, and is now deep in France. The British Expeditionary Force is seeing its first action against the Germans. Skirmishes in open countryside are common, and both sides are still learning how a modern war could and should be fought. Two soldiers, one English, one German, both with lives and lovers at home they would rather not have left, find themselves facing each other, alone. Alone, except for the French girl, Françoise…

Lucio and Raven are a gay couple who have been together for over 11 years. Lucio is a very bright, calm, and cheerful person, always seeing the good in everything. Raven is his opposite. Not a single week goes by without some drama or another at their house. After a few unsuccessful suicide attempts, Raven has been prescribed daily medication to help him become more emotionally stable. The memory of being a highly successful and sought-after stage actor, as well as being loved by a very handsome and wealthy man who played such a supportive part in their relationship, is still very strong for Raven. As for Lucio, everything is going well; he has a good job which sometimes keeps him very busy, but it provides a generous and steady income for his relationship in which he plays such a significant role. However, when Raven turns 45, something will happen, something to explode their superficially maintained relationship. What will happen, and who will survive the blast?

The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.