Peter Foreman

Born in London, Peter Foreman taught English to overseas students, mainly in Italy, where a publisher of educational books brought out several collections of his short stories for students, and of true crime and adventure. Mondadori has now taken over his books. Oxford University Press published Peter's ghost story "The Mystery of Allegra", based on the fate of Byron's daughter. The the main areas of interest in his work are the bizarre and humorous, the supernatural, fantasy, and crime.

His first novel "Pisuktuk of the Arctic", entered for the 2026 Marlowe & Christie novel prize, was shortlisted and given a commendation. It also reached number one in the Goodreads Listopia of Frankenstein revisionist novels. Pisuktuk is a giant shaman whose true identity is discovered by an ambitious young Englishman, which eventually leads to tragedy.

Peter's second novel "Aurelie" is a romantic tale with supernatural elements set on the island of Alderney during the Nazi Occupation. Aurelie and Louis, two teenage lovers, become separated and what unfolds is a tragic story of Louis's search for his beautiful Aurelie.

"England No More" is a dystopian novel set in 2084 England, which is under the brutal yoke of a religious regime called the Righteous party. Len Deakin is a freedom fighter who is captured and forced to undertake an assassination job. Instead he goes on the run. Recaptured, he endures a battle of wits with interrogator Eugene Melchior, determined to make Len convert to the Party on the scaffold at his execution.

Peter's next novel "Corinna Please Come Home" tells the story of a beautiful, talented young woman who is kidnapped and suffers a terrible fate.

In "One Fond Kiss" Sylvia, a schoolgirl of sixteen kisses her teacher Lewis Manston, causing his dismissal. Now ageing, she goes in search of him after discovering he died young. What she finds out brings about her death, and her daughter Stella takes up the search. She meets Lewis's son and they fall in love, but tragedy is in store for both.

Peter's most recent novel "Count Calabresi" recounts the love affair of Mario, an Italian count, and Gina, a writer. When they discover two ancient Greek bronze statues in the sea events take a violent and bizarre turn. The bronzes' beauty holds a secret that threatens to destroy all those involved in the discovery.

Peter's collection of strange stories, entitled "Tarantella", and his six novels are available on Kindle, along with a collection of essays and poems entitled "The Battle Goes On", and "Battersea Boy: A Journey from Backstreet Boy to Writer", an autobiographical narrative of Peter's boyhood and youth in south London and travels as a teacher of English.

All Peter's books aim to entertain while also raising issues that stimulate thought.