The Blackham Bend: An English Ghost Story

by Anthony McDonald

Our pasts are always with us, lodged in the dark corners of our brains. Can the same be true of the pasts of external things – landscapes, houses, roads? During 2015 and 2016 Doctor Richard Kintyre is forced to ponder this, when his car journeys along the winding A264 in leafy Sussex give him more than he bargains for. Including Donald Trump… Not to be read if you have a tricky drive to face in the morning.

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2016

About the author

Anthony McDonald studied history at Durham University. He worked very briefly as a musical instrument maker and as a farm labourer before moving into the theatre, where he has worked in almost every capacity except those of Director and Electrician.
His first novel, Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet, was published in 2001 and his second, Adam, in 2003.
Orange Bitter, Orange Sweet became the first book in a Seville trilogy that also comprises Along The Stars and Woodcock Flight.
Other books include the sequel to Adam, - Blue Sky Adam - and the stand-alone adventure story, Getting Orlando.
Ivor's Ghosts, a psychological thriller, was published in April 2014.
The Dog In The Chapel, and Ralph: Diary of a Gay Teen, both appeared in 2014. Anthony is the also the author of the Gay Romance series, which comprises ten short novels.
Anthony McDonald's short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies on both sides of the Atlantic
He has also written the scripts for several Words and Music events, based around the lives and works of composers including Schubert and Brahms, which have been performed in Britain and in Portugal.
His travel writing has appeared in the Independent newspaper.
After several years of living and teaching English in France McDonald is now based based in rural East Sussex.