Former Oxford newsagent Angie Spendlove was born to an unmarried mother and spent part of her early life in a children’s home in Oxford. Her first book Changing Faces (Redcap, £8.99) tells the story of her mother Mary’s life, followed by an account of the author’s childhood. The story is a rollercoaster of emotions but ends happily with an endnote describing the 68-year-old author’s success as an entrepreneur — she ran a chauffeur business and a B&B as well as newsagents. The endnote also reveals that a sequel is on its way.