Prize-winning Gothic feminist suspense based on a murder trial in 1897 West Virginia when the testimony of a ghost was admitted in court– The Red Bird Sings [ About The Red Bird Sings ] West Virginia, 1897. When young Zona Heaster Shue dies only a few months after her wedding, her mother Mary Jane becomes…
[ About The Girl with Special Knees ] A child who doesn’t want to live.A mother in distress.A beautiful sister who feels invisible.A father who needs to keep on keeping on and avoid the fragrant Shirley Lovett at all costs.The Redmond family is in trouble.One day, a mysterious African doll arrives in the post, and…
‘EVERY FAMILY HAS SECRETS. SOME ARE JUST BETTER AT HIDING THEIRS…‘– The Last Days Of Joy [ About The Last Days of Joy ] MEET THE TOBIN FAMILY …Joy, the complicated, troubled motherShe’s spent her life running from her past while trying to raise her children as best she can. Conor, the high-achieving eldest childA…
The 2023 Rathbones Folio Prize, which was established in 2013, is described as ‘borderless and open to all genres – fiction, non-fiction, and poetry – which means it reflects a greater diversity and variety of voices present in our literary culture and society as a whole.‘ The winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize will be…
‘The powerful tale of a girl who feels broken, and the dolphin who makes her whole’– Wider Than The Sea by Serena Molloy [ About Wider Than The Sea by Serena Molloy ] Ró finds school impossible. When she reads, the words seem to jump around on the page. and she just can’t make them…
‘When three people suffer strokes after seeing dazzling lights over Edinburgh, then awake completely recovered, they’re convinced their ordeal is connected to the alien creature discovered on a nearby beach…‘– The Space Between Us [ About The Space Between Us ] Connecting will change everything… Lennox is a troubled teenager with no family. Ava is…
‘They’ll find you love even if they can’t find it for themselves‘– Mrs Hart’s Marriage Bureau [ About Mrs Hart’s Marriage Bureau ] April McVey hasn’t a romantic bone in her body. So how has she found herself at the door of Mrs Hart’s Marriage Bureau, job application in hand? Matchmaker Martha hopes the lively…
The Last Good Summer by J.J. Green was published by The Book Guild Ltd on January 24th 2023. It is a pleasure to welcome J.J. Green today with a guest post and short extract from The Last Good Summer so I do hope you enjoy. [ About The Last Good Summer ] In the summer…
‘From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Days Without End and The Secret Scripture, and one of our most soulful living writers, Old God’s Time is an extraordinary novel about memory, love, mystery and reckoning.’ [ About Old God’s Time ] Recently retired policeman Tom Kettle is settling into the quiet of his new home, a lean-to annexed to a…
“She’s earned her stripes. But the hive’s misbehaving . . .“– Queen Bee InsomniaHow do I have three extra adult males – and a small yappy dog – living in my house when I need to grow into a graceful and sexual midlife woman? RageAm furious. AnxietyWhat’s going to happen to my career if I…