The ageing muse of a celebrated 20th century painter has fallen on hard times and needs the help of art expert Gabriel Viejo to get a lost masterpiece into the market. Their plan isn’t entirely above board and there are some nasty surprises in store – particularly for Gabe
From one of America’s most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest in Manhattan. A finalist for the Thurber Prize 2024
Breast cancer survivor Sue Riches and her daughter Victoria join the world’s first all-female expedition to the North Pole. Their joint accounts of their Arctic ordeal is a celebration of... Læs mere
Another entrancing fictional story, based on Tess Burrows’ real adventures in Hawaii, involving scumbag villains, mystical dolphins and an ancient prophecy. For children aged 8 to 11
Peter Bradshaw’s absurdist yet plausible stories – some previously narrated on BBC Radio 4 or published in Esquire, others completely new – offer pinpricks of light in a dark sky of confusion and pain
A dark literary comedy, with shades of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , where the patients in the asylum are all famous authors from history, including Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker and Wilkie Collins
Teenage computer whizz Leo Fischer has already tried and failed to kill the crazed president of Mars. With the solar system on the brink of all-out war, it's time for one last encounter, in the thrilling climax to the Mars Alone trilogy
When 14-year-old Charlie finds a mysterious old box buried in sand dunes on the East Anglian coast, he thinks he has found treasure from a shipwreck. The truth is much darker, and Charlie and... Læs mere
In the plague-ridden, battle-torn Northumbria of the Dark Ages, seven-year-old Wilfrid is banished by his parents to the windswept island of Lindisfarne, where he has only... Læs mere
Can a parent ever survive the death of a daughter or son? Psychotherapist Diane Esguerra, a practising Buddhist, takes the ashes of her... Læs mere
When Margaret Thatcher tries to crack down on the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality with Section 28, ex-rent boy Tommy Wildeblood discovers secrets that could bring her government down.... Læs mere
Told through the eyes of a school counsellor, Words Fail Me is a gripping page-turner with a compelling mystery at its core and a hair-raising climax, while offering an eye-opening insight into the burdens borne by today’s adolescents