Literary / Contemporary
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Setting the Record Straight
Set in Los Angeles, New York and rural Texas, Setting the Record Straight is a complex evaluation of relationships and love. Aged 12, Geoff Dealer was involved in a tragic incident that led to the death of two people, one...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/11/2011
Harry Cocque That's Reet Boy!
A gentle satire on Olde England as seen through the eyes of fictional pensioner Harry Cocque, a very old gentleman currently residing in the Piddlewell Moorhen Rest Home for the faintly bewildered (but non-violent). That's Reet Boy! is a collection...
Format: Paperback - Released: 22/09/2011
Tell a Good Tale
The writer uses his considerable experience of life, including two interesting careers, to present a number of short stories and shorter diverting pieces. In one, a pilot thinks he may have caused his navigator’s death and, after ten years of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2011
A Matter of Degree
Colin Andrews has drawn on his long experience as a teacher, folk performer and Morris dancer to produce a highly original novel that will leave readers with a sense of satisfaction - and a warm smile on their face. No...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
Burglar Boy
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Not your typical black-hearted burglar, Dean is a neglected 11-year-old, free to roam the streets, day and night, and encouraged to steal by his older brother in a secret life of crime. Then, one day, during a break-in, Dean meets...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
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To the Great Sea A Story for Christmas
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What is this man afraid of? What is he fleeing from? Where is he going? Who, indeed, is he? Having crossed the great river, he has vague notions of heading westwards towards the Great Sea - until chance intervenes. On...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/12/2011
A Disturbed Girl's Guide to Curing Boredom
Hannah Harker is bored. Her tedious job as a local newspaper reporter is grinding her soul to dust and she cannot find anything to interest or excite her. Refusing to accept an average life of anonymity, she decides to tear...
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2011
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Ursula's Arm
Why does Ursula's right arm hang limply by her side? The doctors can find nothing wrong - is she faking it or is it all in the mind? Her husband, Leo, wants Ursula to see Mrs Moberley, a psychoanalyst, but...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/10/2011
Football is a Funny Old Game
Laurie Top is a talented footballer with a wayward personality. He loves women and has disastrous dalliances with a Page 3 girl and a Miss World. Risk is Laurie's buzzword, gambling is his personal philosophy and he is up to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/07/2011
After the Rains
Jayne grows up on a farm in the mountains of Zimbabwe, where her closest friend is Enoch, the young African son of one of the farm workers. Following a devastating terrorist attack, during which Jayne defends the farm with her...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/08/2011
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