Joy has loved writing for as long as she can remember, and The Healing was her first published book.
A retired nurse and mother of two, she has a lifelong interest in history, and loves nothing better than visiting ancient monuments. Her first love is the Word of God and teaching it in local church.
She makes her home on the beautiful North Wales coast.
Lady Efa knows the pain of heartbreak and betrayal. Thrust into a marriage she did not choose, and made mother to three neglected children, she is deserted by the man she loved and forced to leave all she knows behind.
Yet amid bitterness and despair, unexpected friendships introduce Efa to a different kind of love...
Driven by ambition and family expectation, young Henry de Brampton is determined to make his mark. Destined for a prestigious career in the Church, he readily embraces the chance to experience the world before taking his vows. But fuelled by selfish desire, he recklessly betrays those he loves...
Driven to despair by heart-breaking betrayal, nobleman Philip de Braose has lost faith in God and man. Working as a soldier for hire, he recklessly seeks death and is brutally injured, only for rescue to come in the unlikely form of a Cistercian monk...
Last month, Instant Apostle was delighted to see one of our books win an industry award!
Novelist Jo Sheringham’s first book with us, The Perfect Companion, won the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book of the Year Award. These awards have been described as the Oscars of the Christian publishing world, and to win one as a small publisher is an incredible achievement. So often, a prize like this goes to a well-known novelist writing for one of the big publishers in America...
'Simply loved this book. I knew virtually nothing about the twelfth century or monastic life, but the writer drew me in from the first page …
We are delighted to share that two of our novelists - Jo Sheringham and Joy Margetts - have been shortlisted for the Christian Resources Together Fiction Book Award, 2024! As a company, we feel a definite call to publish high quality fiction that shares gospel themes and values. So it is such an encouragement when authors receive public acknowledgement with a prestigious industry award nomination like this...
'Fitting in with Joy’s other books, this is a great exploration of a mediaeval history in a Christian context. Well worth a read'
