In his new book, Brian Anderson explores the life of the neglected Victorian gay icon Edward Carpenter. Using a large number of previously unpublished letters to his lovers, friends and fellow socialists
Andrew Packford, a new antiques dealer, is enjoying life. He has a career that suits his laid back nature, a passion for antiques and business is booming. While restoring an item of... Læs mere
On the night Odie May and her married lover are due to celebrate him leaving his wife, Odie goes out to buy a bottle of his favourite wine and, on her way home, is murdered by a woman in a lime green coat.
It’s Okay to Feel Happy is about a little girl who is finding it difficult to know if she can be excited, pleased or look forward to things now that her mummy has gone. Although she struggles with her loss, she soon learns that her mummy would want her to still enjoy her life.
From the minute she wakes up, Sophie misses her mummy and wants to hug her, feel her stroke her hair and tell her how she's getting on at school. Sophie loves her daddy very much but... Læs mere
Long ago, The Lord Aiduel emerged from the deserts of the Holy Land, possessed with divine powers. He used these to forcibly unify the peoples of Angall, before His ascension to heaven.
Mary Lefley was the last woman to be executed in Lincoln, arraigned for the alleged brutal poisoning of her husband in 1884 with enough arsenic to kill... Læs mere
Covers the moment in history when the English Government was trying to introduce a form of Irish self-rule that would unite the whole country. Set in late nineteenth century Ireland, this is a fresh and original story told by ten-year-old narrator, Brede.
This is the story through the centuries of a Highland Clan with its ancient homeland on the mainland facing Skye in northwest Scotland. It is a story of survival against the odds.
On a very usual day, on a very usual school trip to Hampton Court Maze, there is a very unusually named girl called Victoriana Elizabeth Alice Royal. At least she can concentrate on history today... Læs mere
J.C. Squire (1884-1958) bestrode the literary world of the inter-war era like a colossus. A poet, journalist, editor of the New Statesman... Læs mere
When some hear about what I’m writing, they often say “Oh, mindfulness?” To which I say I explain there is more to it. There are references to mindfulness, and you’d expect so, given its popularity; but ‘Being’ is more expansive.