Their love is against the laws of a merciless state―but the heart has its own power The Law of the Heart [ About the Book ] For rollercoaster designer Theo, living on the edge is just part of the job. He’s used to wandering the world perfecting thrills, his heart immune to commitment. But then…
This Much Huxley Knows by Gail Aldwin published July 7th with Black Rose Writing. Many readers have asked how Gail Aldwin got into the mind of the seven-year-old who narrates This Much Huxley Knows, a contemporary novel for adults. Her answer is word wangling. Gail has kindly written a guest post today where she explains…
‘A hugely engaging novel from a talented new writer.’ – John BoyneDiving for Pearls [ About the Book ] A young woman’s body floats in the Dubai marina. Her death alters the fates of six people, each one striving for a better life in an unforgiving city. A young Irish man comes to stay with…
‘Armed with one broken heart and a (borrowed) sausage dog, Rachel is on a mission to find out why her baby was born sleeping.Because Everything Happens for a Reason…Doesn’t it?’ [ About the Book ] When Rachel’s baby is stillborn, she becomes obsessed with the idea that saving a stranger’s life months earlier is to…
‘The story of several families who live on the same suburban street, all secretly struggling with the anxieties of the modern world whilst trying to maintain the illusion that everything is fine.’– Everyone Is Still Alive [ About the Book ] It is summer on Magnolia Road when Juliet moves into her late mother’s house…
‘A darkly gripping debut novel about a teenage girl’s fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father.‘– Dark Horses [ About the Book ] Fifteen-year-old equestrian prodigy Roan Montgomery has only ever known two worlds: inside the riding arena, and outside of it. Both, for as long as she can remember, have been…
‘She picketed Mass with a sign that read: “They killed my baby in Bessborough”’– Fallen [ About Fallen] When Michael Connolly was a child in the 1970s, his mother told him about all the things that happened to her in that place. All that the nuns had done. The doctors encouraged her to talk, and…
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION AND A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK– Because Of You [ About the Book ] Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock . . . midnight. As the old millennium turns into the new, two very different women give birth to two very similar daughters. Hope leaves with a beautiful baby girl.Anna leaves…
“His name was Joseph, but for years they had called him Panenka, a name that was his sadness and his story” [ About the Book ] Panenka has spent 25 years living with the disastrous mistakes of his past, which have made him an exile in his home town and cost him his dearest relationships.…
‘A touching and unforgettable novel about dreams, redemption and the the beautiful game from one of Scotland’s most exciting contemporary novelists’– There’s Only One Danny Garvey [ About the Book ] A promising young football player returns home to his tiny village, his dreams in tatters and a dark secret haunting his conscience, in a…