Teresa Peck Author
From the dales of North Yorkshire to hill towns of Provence, from London to Paris and India, these are stories of modern romantic relationships and self-discovery,
of trauma, loss and love
by Teresa Peck
Teresa Peck Author
My Novels and My Writing
I have completed four novels set in England, France and India. They are adult women's fiction, celebrating the joys and complexities of modern romantic relationships. I also explore the ways in which women find the resilience to recreate themselves after emotional loss, trauma and the erosion of trust in their world.
Teresa's Journey from Psychologist
to Novelist
Born in Scotland, I grew up in the beautiful county of Yorkshire, in the North of England. After many relocations I now live in the Pacific Northwest of the USA, surrounded by two mountain ranges and the Puget Sound, with my supportive husband of over forty years and our crazy Labradoodle, who thinks he is human.
Over the years I’ve had careers as a university professor and psychotherapist. My early academic work focused on women's internal world and their emotional relationships. I helped to create a Women's Studies Program, taught courses on female psychology, and created models of women's adult development. During my years in London, I worked as a psychotherapist. I developed a specialization in trauma and advised the Metropolitan Police on officer and family PTSD. After many years of teaching and clinical work, I decided to put all those experiences to good use by returning to my earliest passion -- literature.
Now, with four completed novels, and another half-finished, I’m stepping into uncharted waters and exploring the world of self-publishing. I hope you will accompany me!
Just Published:
Kitty Donovan
Kitty Donovan is the first volume the Fire and Journey trilogy which traces the life of a young British woman growing up in England and India in the 1920's and 30's. Volume One is set in the gritty streets of early 20th-century Woolwich -- a town caught between military order and the untamed green spaces of the Common. We first meet Kitty, a strong-willed young woman, trying to find a path out of South London poverty. Her striking looks and a gift inherited from her Irish grandmother -- she is a "horse charmer" -- attract the romantic attention of two very different men. She must choose her own destiny, but what role will Fate play? For more details and a sample of the early chapter click here.
The print novel is available from July 25th through local bookstores, Amazon and other book sellers in the Ingrim-Spark system. E-books can be purchased through Kindle, Barnes and Noble, Apple and Google.
A sweeping tale of love resilience and self-discovery, Kitty Donovan brings to life the gritty streets of early 20th-century Woolwich -- a town caught between military order and the untamed green spaces of the Common, where anything can happen.
This novel is now available through local bookstores, Amazon and other book distributors, and an EBook through Kindle, Apple and Google.
For more details, please reach out to me by email: teresapeckauthor@gmail.com