Caroline Smailes

The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth ‘I loved it ... so good!’ CARRIE HOPE FLETCHER

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton

Darren Craske

Nik Perring

A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower. Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teach her daughter to do the same. Or the zombie hairdresser who is able to reanimate every time she dies. And the man who can break his way into his lover's dream. Over fifty freaks and misfits feature in this unforgettable book, and each is illustrated by comic book artist Darren Craske.

Freaks

100RPM - One Hundred Stories Inspired By Music

This is the second novel from the author of the acclaimed 'In Search of Adam'. It is the tale of Ana, a woman whose obsession with the past causes her to neglect her children. It is also the tale of her daughter Pip, who - left to fend for herself - seeks affection wherever she can find it.

Black Boxes

Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger : a Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent Van Gogh's Rise to Fame

HERstory

A Christmas Carol meets a very Northern Stranger Things in this funny, sweary and moving festive story'Funny and touching and utterly brilliant - Rachael Lucas'A remarkable, funny, truly redemptive read' - Miranda DickinsonWhen 19-year old Theodora Quirke heads to work on Christmas Eve the last person she expects to find outside of her flat is St Nicholas of Myra - the Saint people think is Santa Claus (much to Saint Nick's disgust).Given he is in full Santa suit and professing to be nearly 2000 years old Theo is wary, but St Nick insists he is here to save her - although he isn't sure how or why. St Nick does know that Theo is grieving however, so he shows her four scenes from her life that give her hope, but he's also had cryptic messages from the Christmas Higher Powers that lead him to begin Theo's training as the first ever female Christmas Angel - a role Theo is not sure she is cut out for.Theo's training is soon derailed by St Nick's evil brother, filled with jealousy and spite over his brother's popularity and, with confidence dented, and saddened by society's spiralling levels of expectation and greed, St Nick begins to falter. Theo does everything she can to defeat Nick's brother and to lift St Nick's spirits, but as the deadline for Christmas miracles draws close, she realises she must complete them herself - but is she up to the job?

Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke

A Christmas Carol meets Stranger Things in this funny, sweary and moving festive story. When 19-year old Theodora Quirke heads to work on Christmas Eve the last person she expects to find outside of her flat is St. Nicholas of Myra - the Saint people think is Santa Claus (much to Saint Nick's disgust). Given he is in full Santa suit and professing to be nearly 2000 years old Theo is wary, but St. Nick insists he is here to save her - although he isn't sure how or why. St. Nick does know that Theo is grieving however, so he shows her four scenes from her life that give her hope, but he's also had cryptic messages from the Christmas Higher Powers that lead him to begin Theo's training as the first ever female Christmas Angel - a role Theo is not sure she is cut out for. Theo's training is soon derailed by St. Nick's evil brother, filled with jealousy and spite over his brother's popularity and, with confidence dented, and saddened by society's spiraling levels of expectation and greed, St. Nick begins to falter. Theo does everything she can to defeat Nick's brother and to lift St. Nick's spirits, but as the deadline for Christmas miracles draws close, she realises she must complete them herself - but is she up to the job?

The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke

A novella from Caroline Smailes featuring characters from her critically acclaimed debut, In Search of Adam.

Disraeli Avenue

‘THE SUN’ EBOOK OF THE WEEK From the brilliant author of ‘Black Boxes’ comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick.

99 Reasons Why

A taut and beautifully written debut novel by an exciting and accomplished new author.

In Search of Adam

In her third novel, acclaimed author of ‘In Search of Adam’ and ‘Black Boxes’ Caroline Smailes draws upon her own family history for a remarkable and unforgettable story of loss and redemption.

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