1995. Sixteen years since a tiger-lynx hybrid escaped a small moorland zoo and ate someone. The ‘tynx’ was killed, but when sixteen-year-old Lowdy returns to the derelict zoo, is it a... Læs mere
Shams is young Syrian refugee woman who lives in Shatila, one of the world’s oldest refugee camps. She dreams of education and living a better life in Europe. But there are no schools in the camp, and her family opposes her dreams.
Everything is Present is a midlife coming of age tale. It features award-winning elegies for the poet’s grandparents and great-grandparents who were victims of the Holocaust as... Læs mere
Poppyland moves on from D.J. Taylor’s Stewkey Blues (2022) to offer more pitch-perfect reportage from his native Norfolk, bringing together a succession of characters who are hanging on from... Læs mere
Quietly disturbing and blending the uncanny with societal conversation-starters, it tells the story of Ellen, a young ghost-writer sent to record the memoirs of an elderly woman living in a remote Northumberland manor. Elver House is dilapidated, its faded beauty falling to ruin.
The Foreshore is a wild and compelling tale that examines the dangers of hiding from our past. The terrible remoteness and beauty of the setting reflects upon the characters inner turmoil and drives the narrative along to a shocking but inevitable conclusion.
From the septuagenarian prostitute exposed in a tabloid sting to the Queen Bee of a local dramatic society upstaged by her cleaner; from the nine-year-old girl caught... Læs mere
Sound Advice taps into the transformative power of 1980s pop songs to deliver timeless wisdom to life. This practical and inspiring guide offers tips to... Læs mere
From the Castle to the Hove-l is the third instalment of Nicholas Lezard’s rueful, dissolute life.
Summer in Worcestershire, 1577. Eliza Litton, a talented artist, is in love with childhood friend, Francis. But her tyrannical father, who rules the household with insults and... Læs mere
In Wonder, Chris Emery brings together poems about memory, distance, and the passing of time. Moving between personal and historical landscapes, these poems reflect on grief, love, and the... Læs mere
This is a story about community spirit, about people coming together and looking out for each other. No person is an island, including Wilf Kelly, its hero. Many neighbours help... Læs mere