Jane Peyton writes escapist fiction under the pen name B.A. Summer. Her novels are best described as smart, witty contemporary fiction with a playful edge. Her writing is imaginative, pacy and plot-driven, with inventive premises, and appealing central characters in a glamorous world.
B.A. Summer’s tone is warm, light, entertaining, and full of humour and her novels appeal to readers who enjoy smart commercial fiction with originality and wit.
Jane describes her fiction as ‘glamorous jollity’.
Jane Peyton’s fiction as B.A. Summer includes the Sole Brethren series featuring Cordelia Tanner as the protagonist. Cordelia is the world’s leading designer of luxury bespoke shoes and refers to her family and friends as her sole brethren.
Cordelia Tanner has a fabulous life of fun, frolics, and footwear which takes an unexpected detour when she discovers a unique skill. This leads her to amateur sleuthing and solving impossible to crack cases for an international policing agency using an unconventional weapon – her extraordinary psychic ability.
Cordelia Tanner has it all: a fabulous life in London, an enviable shoe collection, and a gift for turning chaos into champagne-fuelled triumph.
When Cordelia and her twin brother Rex unleash Footloose — a dazzling holographic shoe technology that lets wearers flaunt jaw-dropping designs — the traditional footwear industry goes into meltdown. Furious and humiliated, bombastic shoe tycoon Richard Nailer vows revenge on the brilliant minds who dared to jeopardise his footwear empire.
Jane Peyton is available to discuss her fiction as B.A. Summer for:
The Sole Brethren novels are ideal for readers seeking clever, entertaining fiction with a modern British sensibility.
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Yes. Jane Peyton writes fiction under the pen name B.A. Summer.
She uses a pen name to distinguish her fiction from her non-fiction work and allow readers to approach each genre clearly.
B.A. Summer is the author of Sole Brethren: If The Shoe Fits and Sole Brethren: Left To Their Own Devices.
The novels are contemporary fiction with elements of humour, satire, and light mystery.
Yes. Jane Peyton is available for literary events, media interviews, and discussions about her fiction as B.A. Summer.