Rebecca Laurence is centre stage and shining in her role as Ophelia. She pivots, rotating like a ballerina impaled in a musical box, red hair cascading down her back. Amidst the thundering applause, one man is watching.
For Jeff Brennan, juggling multiple identities is a way of life. But as they fall in love and start building a life together, Jeff is gradually forced into more and more desperate measures to maintain his new identity, and the boundaries between his carefully segregated personas begin to fray.
When We Were Alive addresses the dark side of relationships, war, non-romantic love, passion, and the burden of guilt from living in a world we are powerless to fix.
Genius today is almost discouraged. For centuries geniuses have contributed to all major facets of civilisation - art, literature, science, medicine, law, politics - yet today have almost disappeared. This book explores the nature of genius, why there is a genius famine, how that threatens civilization, and what we should do to overcome it.
Wild Life is the story of paradise turned sour, an exploration of manhood in the modern world, that asks the question: can any of us truly escape the wildness within? New novel from the Guardian Not the Booker shortlisted author of 'Real Monsters'.
A gripping and surreal story of madness and redemption, about one man's struggle to reclaim his life and family after the death of his son and the news of a pregnancy.
This is a superb debut... gritty, disturbing and pacy.' -- Alex LakeThe Art Teacher is for anyone who is living life plan B whilst dreaming of plan A. A gritty, harrowing page-turner. Perfect for fans of Linwood Barclay and Peter James
New novel from Baileys Woman's Prize for Fiction Longlisted author that explores the complexities of human emotion and human relationships against a background of conflict in Israel.
A lead title for Spring 2016, Armadillos is far more than a coming of age story. 'P.K. Lynch can tell a story deep as a wound... Read this one' -- Jeanette Winterson
A compelling debut from the winner of the 2015 Luke Bitmead Bursary exploring the physical and emotional damage that is caused by childhood abuse. It has been called raw and unflinching by reviewers.
Winner of the Stella Prize for Fiction and the Tina Kane Emergent Writers Award. This is a story of the impact of loss, devotion and obsession, and the demise of one family.
Forensic psychiatrist Natalie King works with victims and perpetrators of violent crime. She rides a Ducati a size too big and wears a tank top a size too small. Likes men but doesn't want to keep one. And really needs to stay on her medication.Now she's being stalked. Could it be a hostile former patient? Or someone connected with a current caseNatalie doesn't know. And with another missing child case on her desk, the time for answers is runn...
I thought I'd never read a book that came close to the realities of crime and policing. Then I read this.' Ian Patrick Writer and former DS with the Metropolitan Police A gripping thriller perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn, S.J. Watson, B A Paris and Sophie Hannah, from the Amazon Top 5 best-selling author
