The Books
Me, My Family and the Poltergeist
For Diana Townsend, life is never boring. Her mother is a writer, her father is a model maker, and her grandmother is insane.
This captivating memoir follows Diana’s childhood in Exeter as the family struggle to keep Grandma out of the local asylum while building a remarkable animated model and dreaming of opening their own tourist attraction.
Later, hearing a derelict school is up for sale, the family make an impulsive decision to sell their house, pool their savings and risk everything on making their dream a reality.
Not believing in ghosts, Diana is amused to hear local people claim the old building is haunted. However, once renovations begin, she realises strange things are happening.
As the opening day approaches and unexpected problems threaten the family with ruin, Diana becomes convinced they are sharing their home with a ghost. But is she right? And will the rest of the family believe her?
Me, My Family and the Poltergeist is the first book in a series of family memoirs. If you enjoy personal stories about remarkable people, then you’ll love Diana Townsend’s debut book.
Buy Me, My Family and the Poltergeist to read this fascinating story today!
Summer Days
An eccentric family. A tourist attraction. And a poltergeist.
After helping her family transform a derelict school into a tourist attraction, Diana Townsend expects to spend her days catering for happy holiday makers.
Instead, she finds herself contending with accident-prone staff, feuding craftspeople, grumpy clowns and an unpredictable ghost called Fred.
Diana believes the family are sharing their home with a poltergeist, but as increasingly bizarre incidents occur, her husband, Robert, becomes convinced someone is playing tricks on them.
When Robert invites a psychic to give demonstrations during a special event Diana is perturbed. Is Robert right? Or will the psychic’s performance trigger something truly mystifying?
Summer Days is the second book in the series Me, My Family and the Poltergeist.
If you enjoy true stories told from an unusual perspective, then you’ll love Diana Townsend’s writing.
Buy Summer Days to discover this remarkable story today!
How it all Ended…
A family. A ghost. One last chance to succeed.
After years of hard work converting an abandoned school into a popular family tourist attraction, Diana Townsend and her family persuade their bank to finance the final stage of development.
With their dreams within reach at last, the family set to work, unaware that events beyond their control are about to undermine everything they have achieved.
As Fred the poltergeist becomes increasingly active, Diana’s family has opposing ideas about how to deal with him. Should he be left in peace? Or should he be investigated?
And who, or what, is the White Lady?
How It All Ended is the third and final book in the series Me, My Family and the Poltergeist.
If you enjoy true stories told from an unusual perspective, you’ll love Diana Townsend’s memoirs.
Buy How It All Ended to complete this remarkable trilogy today!
Me, My Family and the Poltergeist: The Box Set
Get the whole series in one box set.
Three books full of eccentric characters, unexpected twists and gentle humour.
If you enjoy authentic stories about memorable people, you’ll love Diana Townsend’s real-life family memoir.
BOOK 1: HOW IT ALL BEGAN
For Diana Townsend, life is never boring. Her mother is a writer, her father is a model maker, and her grandmother is insane.
This captivating memoir follows Diana’s childhood in Exeter as the family struggle to keep Grandma out of the local asylum while building a remarkable animated model and dreaming of opening their own tourist attraction.
BOOK 2: SUMMER DAYS
After helping her family transform a derelict school into a tourist attraction, Diana expects to spend her days catering for happy holiday makers.
Instead, she finds herself contending with accident-prone staff, feuding craftspeople, grumpy clowns and an unpredictable ghost called Fred.
BOOK 3: HOW IT ALL ENDED
With their dreams in reach at last, the family set to work on the final stage of redevelopment. But as Fred the poltergeist becomes increasingly active, they have opposing ideas about how to deal with him. Should he be left in peace? Or should he be investigated?
And who, or what, is the White Lady?
Buy Me, My Family and the Poltergeist Box Set to start reading this intriguing story today.
Gin on the Rock
For a newly-wed couple, a cancelled business trip means an unexpected holiday.
What could possibly go wrong?
As soon as Diana Townsend arrives in Spain for a business trip with her new husband, Bob, things start to go wrong.
Expecting to spend two weeks helping language students stage a play in English, they are astonished to find the show has been cancelled leaving them with two weeks to wait until their flight home.
After a restless night in unexpected surroundings, Bob suggests they use the time to cross Spain and visit his favourite bar in Gibraltar. Expecting a relaxing holiday, Diana quickly agrees but soon discovers her husband has a very different trip in mind.
Oblivious to Diana’s growing alarm, Bob leads her from a confrontation with armed police in Tangiers, to a power-cut in the Kasbah, an illicit visit to a private palace and a near-riot in a ferry port.
As the date of their return flight approaches, Diana realises they are stranded. Bob assures her they will get to the airport on time but is he right?
Gin on the Rock is the first book in a series of memoirs.
If you enjoy light-hearted, true stories with engaging characters and unexpected twists, you’ll love this entertaining debut by Diana Townsend.
Buy Gin on the Rock to share Diana’s adventures today.