A 94-year-old woman from Ashtead has published her second book in two years.

Lorna Page released her second book this week, a collection of short stories called Ebb and Flow.

Mrs Page became a huge success last year when her mystery novel, A Dangerous Weakness was published.

It was not until the author’s son and daughter-in-law found a handwritten novel in Mrs Page’s house that the dream of being published became reality.

Mrs Page has spent the past year touring the world giving newspaper, radio and television interviews while she wrote her short stories.

She explained: “I had to turn down one late night Hollywood television show, because I had work to do here. In fact, now editors are calling me and offering contracts.”

Speaking of her favourite article, which featured in Russian Newsweek Magazine, Mrs Page said: “Who would ever have believed I’d be in print in Russia?”

Mrs Page had a life-long ambition to skydive, but at 94 was forbidden to do so by her doctor.

Mrs Page said: “If you leave things too long, it’s too late. This year I’m hoping to go into nursing homes and help residents capture their precious memories before it’s too late. Everyone has a story to tell, and I just may get some competition on Amazon.”

Last year Mrs Page bought a five-bedroom house for £310,000 after securing a significant advance for her first thriller.

She told of her plans to move in a number of friends, but faced the dilemma of deciding which ones to accept, after receiving “dozens” of offers.

Mrs Page wrote her first book in her one-bedroom Ashtead flat but now lives in the village of Weare Giffard, near her birthplace of Bideford, Devon.

In August she said: “The book has sold nicely and I was able to buy a much bigger place to live. I only had a small flat before.

“I wanted to be able to give a room to as many friends who live in care homes as possible.

“Care homes can be such miserable places. You sit there all day staring out the window with no one to talk to.

“I started asking people if they wanted to move out of their care homes and live with me and I’ve had dozens of offers. They are queuing up.”