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Later made into a film, starring Vincent Price, ‘The Diary of a Madman’ is a dark and disturbing short story. In just three pages, Maupassant introduces us to an upright magistrate... Læs mere
Visceral and poetic, these short stories reveal everyday miracles and trivialities, human desires and anxieties in a very recognizable reality. The woman who cooks soup for the lover whose... Læs mere
"Smash all the Windows" won the inaugural Selfies Book Award in 2019.It has taken conviction to right the wrongs. It will take courage to learn how to live again.London, 22 August... Læs mere
Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own.The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever,... Læs mere
A sombre, grieving monk, ferries a man across the river to visit his local church for the Easter holiday festivities. As they journey towards the celebrations and excitement on the opposite... Læs mere
Considered one of the author's greatest short stories, ‘Winter Dreams’ tells the tale of young Dexter Green as he desperately tries to become rich and climb the social ladder in order to... Læs mere
‘The Lees of Happiness’ is a romantic tale that will make you question what true love really is. A newlywed young woman and her author husband begin married life in a home of their... Læs mere
On the face of it, Evelyn Piper has it all: a loving husband, a devoted daughter, and a secure lifestyle. However, she is also the owner of a cut-glass bowl given to her in anger by a... Læs mere
‘Riders to the Sea’ (1904), is a classic one-act tragedy by famed Irish playwright J.M. Synge. Maurya, a widower of the Aran Islands who has lost her husband and five sons to the sea,... Læs mere
Two great nations fighting against a common enemy. Who will survive?When a US Embassy in South-East Asia is bombed by followers of terrorist Osama bin Laden, the US and UK... Læs mere
For almost thirty years they kept a terrible secret. Now their lives are falling apart. Many years ago, orphans Bea, her brother Sebastian, Helen, Sandra, and John all lived together in... Læs mere