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Paperback. Condizione: New. 'I wish I'd had a guide like this when I was first deciding between self and traditional publishing' -Mary Widdicks, author of the Mermaid Asylum seriesThere has never been a better time to become a published writer. But for anyone looking to venture into today's publishing landscape, it can be a daunting prospect - self-publish? Look for an agent? Go direct to an indie publisher? And what exactly is digital-first publishing?From the successful author Lynn Morrison, How to Be Published is the first book to offer an unbiased guide to the pros and cons of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, along with all the myriad options in between - helping an author navigate the complex world of publishing and find the best path for them, their book and their writing aspirations.Whether the ink is just dry on your manuscript, or you're in the midst of drafting, don't take another step until you've read this book.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Rare, rich and challenging' -Emma Timpany, author of Travelling in the DarkShe is a traumatised concert pianist, who has found refuge miles from home, in a cliff-top house haunted by memories and broken dreams.The town is desolate, down-its-luck and she wanders its street like the ghost of a life forgotten.He is a road sweeper, visited by neurological hauntings of his own. But when he finds a ring inside a fish and gives it to the passing Bonnie, elemental forces are unleashed that neither is able to control.A magical, literary masterpiece of loss and desperation.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'I wish I'd had a guide like this when I was first deciding between self and traditional publishing' -Mary Widdicks, author of the Mermaid Asylum seriesThere has never been a better time to become a published writer. But for anyone looking to venture into today's publishing landscape, it can be a daunting prospect - self-publish? Look for an agent? Go direct to an indie publisher? And what exactly is digital-first publishing?From the successful author Lynn Morrison, How to Be Published is the first book to offer an unbiased guide to the pros and cons of self-publishing versus traditional publishing, along with all the myriad options in between - helping an author navigate the complex world of publishing and find the best path for them, their book and their writing aspirations.Whether the ink is just dry on your manuscript, or you're in the midst of drafting, don't take another step until you've read this book.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'This festive tale both warms the heart and chills the soul' -Josh Winning, author of The Shadow GlassRural Cyprus, 1925. Despo is recently married, heavily pregnant and deeply afraid. The twelve days of Christmas are beginning - the time when, according to local folklore, creatures known as kalikantzari come up from Hell to wreak havoc.Meanwhile, her husband Loukas has troubles of his own. Struggling with dreams and desires he doesn't understand, he finds himself irresistibly drawn to an Englishman, a newcomer to the island.In a village wreathed in superstition, Despo and Loukas must protect themselves and their unborn child from ominous forces at play.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'I watch myself die, receiving mouth to mouth from a sweaty, forty year old man, slobbering and sprinkling dandruff all over my face. Why couldn't it have been the redhead?'Milton Pitt leads an uneventful life, a shy man with a dull job and a secret longing for adventure. But one morning, after he is hit by a speeding car, he suffers an out-of-body experience and awakens back in his bedroom knowing something isn't quite right. Everything is the same. Everything except for the bloody footprints leading to the chimney, that is. Was it a dream? Is he dead? Or will working his way through the levels of purgatory lead him to the life he always wanted? Edward Vass brings the themes of Dante's Divine Comedy 700 years into the future in this richly inventive and darkly humorous, absurdist novella.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'An ingenious book' -Stuart Kelly, Scotland on SundayOnce there was a street in Paris and it was called the Street of Tailors. This was years back, in the blue mists of memory. Now it's the 1950s and Henri is the last tailor on the street. With meticulous precision he takes the measurements of men and notes them down in his leather-bound ledger. He draws on the cloth with a blue chalk, cuts the pieces and sews them together. When the suit is done, Henri adds a finishing touch: a blue Tekhelet thread hidden in the trousers somewhere, for luck.One day, the renowned French artist Yves Klein walks into the shop, and orders a suit. Set in Paris, this atmospheric tale delicately intertwines three connected narratives and timelines, interspersed with observations of the colour blue. It is a meditation on truth and lies, memory and time and thought. It is a leap of the imagination, a leap into the void.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'I devoured it in one sitting' -Jonathan Coe'Rich and impactful' -The Irish TimesIn February 1959, Switzerland held a referendum on women's suffrage. The men voted 'no'. In this powerful novella, Clare O'Dea explores that day through the eyes of four very different Swiss women.Vreni is a busy farmer's wife, longing for a break from family life. Her grown-up daughter Margrit is carving out an independent life in Bern, but finds herself trapped in an alarming situation. Esther, a cleaner, is desperate to recover her son who has been taken into care. Beatrice, a hospital administrator, has been throwing herself into the 'yes' campaign. The four women's paths intersect on a day that will leave its mark on all their lives.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'With the subtlest of touches, Baines succeeds in capturing the competing desires and concerns of a nation's inexorable rise' -Alluvium JournalChina. Present day. Lindon, an Australian project manager with a failed marriage behind him, is lured to the country with the promise of a more than lucrative salary. His task: to solve the problem of a 'nail house', the home of a stubborn old man who refuses to relocate. The house is now stranded, a small island of tradition stuck within a growing jungle of glass and steel. Even as the bulldozers move in and the skyscrapers rise around him, the old man refuses to move.But when Lindon arrives to negotiate with the old man and his family, he finds sense where he had thought there would be nonsense, and love where he thought there would be war.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'The New Zealand landscape is incredibly vivid through Timpany's writing' -NZ News UKDislocated by the breakdown of her marriage, Sarah journeys with her young son from England to her childhood home in New Zealand - to the house that should have been hers. There, she knows she must face a series of fractured relationships - with her sisters and with an old boyfriend who perhaps should have been the one.As the aftermath of a devastating earthquake cause Sarah to make diversions to her route, she is forced he to return to places echoing with painful memories. But dwell as she might on the choices she has made, choices made from duty or fear, she knows she must reach home and face those she left behind. Set in the wild, beautiful and unreliable landscape of southern New Zealand, Emma Timpany's novella is an evocative story of a woman coming to terms with her past and the family ties that shaped her.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Prendiville's writing lifts the curtain on the contradictions of the human soul' -Le Monde DiplomatiqueIt's 1970s Canada. The small island community of Bear Lake is awash with rumours of layoffs and wildcat strikes at the mill. But for young Tom, nothing is more important than hanging out with his best friend, Cormic, except perhaps catching a glimpse of Sasha Dovonovitch, the foreman's daughter.When a tragic accident occurs at the mill, the whole community unites.But in a small town, pointed fingers and hushed gossip often only stir further trouble.This power coming of age tale is an example of novella writing at its best. Poignant, touching and gripping.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'A deftly told and spellbinding tale' -Don Rearden, author of The Raven's GiftWhen Tito is a child, his grandmother teaches him how to weave magic around the ones you love in order to keep them close. She is the master and he is the pupil, exasperating Tito's put-upon mother who, although exhausted from working long hours, is usually the focus of their mischief.As Tito grows older and his grandmother's mind becomes less sound, their games take a dangerous turn. They both struggle with a particular spell, one that creates an illusion of illness to draw in love. But as the lines between magic and childish tales blur, so too do those between fantasy and reality.In this beautifully told drama of the bond between grandson and grandmother, JT Torres delicately explores the complexities of family bonds.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Shortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards and McKitterick Prize 2024'Each and every sentence has been so elegantly penned' -The Scots Magazine'So gentle, so warm, so human' -Rick O'Shea'There is much to admire. from the elegance and economy of the writing to the understanding of the emotional difficulties of its young protagonist' -The ScotsmanRecently bereaved Jamie is staying at a rural steading in the heart of Scotland with his actor boyfriend Alex. The sudden loss of both of Jamie's parents hangs like a shadow over the trip. In his grief, Jamie finds himself sifting through bittersweet memories, from his working-class upbringing in Edinburgh to his bohemian twenties in London, with a growing awareness of his sexuality threaded through these formative years. In the present, when Alex is called away to an audition, Jamie can no longer avoid the pull of the past: haunted by an inescapable failure to share his full self with his parents, he must confront his unresolved feelings towards them.In spare, evocative prose, Allan Radcliffe tells a wistful coming-of-age story and paints a tender portrait of grief in all its complexities.

Paperback. Condizione: New. It's Dubai, and all across the Miracle City its multitudinous inhabitants are preparing for Eid.Hakim, a Pakistani taxi driver is whizzing through the streets. Patrick, a Ugandan security guard has aspirations of becoming a writer. Farida, a Moroccan beautician is hoping for a fresh start. And finally, Saeed, a respected Emirati journalist has just arrived home from London.As the last few days of Ramadan pass, each is busy with their own story, yet unknown to them, the city is weaving them together.Told through a series of interlinked and moving short stories, Minutes from the Miracle City is a poetic tour-de-force, and offers a unique perspective of the virtuoso project that is Dubai.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'If the population of the world had vanished while I was reading Nial Giacomelli's beautifully observed novella, I'm not sure I would have noticed. It's that good.' -Christopher StanleyA strange epidemic is sweeping the globe. Little by little, its victims become transparent, their hearts seen beating away behind visible rib cages. Then that fades, leaving an intricate network of nerves hanging in mid-air. Finally, the victims disappear entirely.As the nation debates where their missing loved ones might be and then, as the epidemic spreads, panic and flee, one couple decide to remain at home. Something is keeping them there, something bigger, but what it is will haunt the reader forever.READER REVIEWS'Blown Away''An absorbing story of grief, loss, and guilt''Beautiful, haunting''Told in breathtakingly beautiful prose, this is at once a haunting study of grief, a post-apocalyptic dystopia, and ghost story of sorts.'.

Paperback. Condizione: New. When a stranger arrives in town, with a bulging blue bag and a whiff of adventure, the neighbourhood takes notice. When he asks for his meals to be sent to his room and peace and quiet for reading, curiosity turns to obsession. Each day he stays there, locked in his room, demanding books: Plath, Kafka, Orwell, Lawrence, Fitzgerald, James, Bronte (the eldest), Dickens, Dumas, Kesey - on and on, the stranger never leaving his room. Who exactly is he? What is he reading? And will it be able to save us from the terrible state of the world? Written by award-winning author Alice Jolly, and based on an idea by the book lovers of Swindon town, this funny and, ultimately, dystopian tale, reminds us of the importance of literature in an increasingly dark world.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Utterly human and moving' -Alison MacLeod, author of Unexploded, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013Postal worker Jenny's life is in the doldrums. Her daughter is all grown up and ready to face the world, her marriage is falling apart, and now her best friend and colleague tells her he plans to retire. So, when a postcard from Australia, begging the recipient for forgiveness but marked 'insufficient address', lands on her sorting table, she does the unthinkable - she slips it up her sleeve, with the intention of delivering it herself. Jenny sets off on a journey around the Isle of Wight, determined to find the recipient, and with the help of the locals she hopes to reunite the long-lost lovers. Will she be able to give them the happy ending she didn't allow herself to have?Set against the backdrop of the strikes in the 1980s, Missing Words is a heart-warming journey about self-discovery, the power of family ties, and the strength needed to face whatever life throws your way.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This warm and witty self-help book outlines the impact divorce or a relationship break-up has on our brains and bodies, and explores how a science-based approach can help us heal.When Ziella Bryars was in the midst of heartbreak, a conversation with her neuroscientist best friend changed everything. Frustrated by unhelpful advice from magazines and rom-coms, Ziella began diving deep into the latest scientific research to help her understand the pain of heartbreak and find a route to recovery.In this beautiful little guidebook, Ziella passes on what she learned about how a broken heart can affect everything from our sleep to our digestion; how rejection is represented in the brain in the same way as physical pain; how the brain processes loss; and how a break-up can trigger addiction-like withdrawal symptoms - plus tips for counteracting heartbreak and moving on to acceptance.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'A charming and touching story' -The Big IssueEight year old Pepper sees the world differently from most people. For him, there are things he knows, things he remembers and things other people tell him. He knows his mother's phone number because she once wrote it on his arm when they went to Disneyland.But she isn't here anymore. A man who calls himself 'Uncle Dan' claims that Pepper's mother died. Uncle Dan unexpectedly picked Pepper up during a school field trip, gave him the bad news, and drove him to rural Arkansas. Uncle Dan said they are to live together from now on. But the Pepper isn't convinced. He always found it hard to figure out when people are lying, but he's absolutely certain his mother is alive, and he's going to find her.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Beautiful writing.true psychological depth' -Sophie Van Llewyn, author of longlisted Women's Prize novella Bottled GoodsNicholas Anderton is a highly respected neurosurgeon at the top of his field. But behind the successful facade all is not well. Tormented by a toxic marriage and haunted by past mistakes, Anderton has been eating to forget. His wife, meanwhile, has turned to drink.There are sniggers behind closed doors - how can a surgeon be fat? When mistakes are made and his old adversary steps in to take advantage, Anderton knows things are coming to a head.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Breathless, red-raw and brutally honest' -Tracy Fells, 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize WinnerThere's no such thing as a perfect family. A perfect life. A perfect man. Frank is proof of this. He's everyman and yet as unique as a fingerprint. With a wonderful wife and children who are the loves of his lives, he couldn't ask for anything more. But time and time again he keeps risking it all. In snapshots through time, Only About Love takes a sweeping loop around Frank's life as he navigates courtship, marriage, fatherhood and illness.Told in a series of flash fictions, this moving tale of love and loss is a breathtaking example of the novella-in-flash form and a literary tour-de-force.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'So, you've written and published a book. now what? You read this manual!' -Stephanie Jankowski, author of SchooledThese days, there's an expectation on the author to take an active role in marketing their book, regardless of whether they've been traditionally published or are self-published.In this essential manual, successful author Lynn Morrison tells it straight.Based on a series of interviews with successful authors from both sides of the publishing divide and from both sides of the pond, Lynn lays out in detail the marketing strategies that have worked. She also provides explanations of how book marketing should be approached, based on her own long-standing career as a senior marketing exec.From developing social media tactics and arranging promotional events, to handling press and trying to start viral campaigns, Lynn offers practical advice and tips designed to help an author find a book marketing strategy that best works for them, their personal strengths and their budget.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'This deft, devourable novella is one part Barbara Pym, one part Patricia Highsmith, and all parts Sara Marchant' -Jill Alexander Essbaum, author of HausfrauOn an East Coast island, full of tall pine moaning with sea gusts, Delilah moves into a cottage by the shore. The neighbours gossip as they watch her cleaning, black hair tied back in a white rubber band. They don't like it when she plants a garden out front - orange-red Carpinus caroliniana and silvery-blue hosta. Very unusual, they whisper.When Delilah is visited by a man in a sports car from off the island, tongues begin to wag, and when she strikes up a friendship with the local police officer, they wag even harder. But none of that matters to Delilah, someone else has caught her eye.Across the driveway lives a man who never goes out. Delilah knows he's watching her and she likes the look of him. But it seems he has secrets of his own, and perhaps life is too complicated already.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Longlisted for The Women's Prize for Fiction 2019, The Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019 and The People's Book Prize 2018.'Enjoyable to read' - Dolly Alderton, The High LowWhen Alina's brother-in-law defects to the West, she and her husband become persons of interest to the secret services, causing both of their careers to come grinding to a halt.As the strain takes its toll on their marriage, Alina turns to her aunt for help - the wife of a communist leader and a secret practitioner of the old folk ways.Set in 1970s communist Romania, this novella-in-flash draws upon magic realism to weave a tale of everyday troubles that can't be put down.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'An accomplished story of familial love and separation, set in an India of looming partition' -Mike Fox Author of The Violet EyeNorth-east India, 1945. Tensions are rising, but fourteen-year-old Joya doesn't pay much attention to 'political business' - she is more concerned with doing well at school and having fun with her best friends.Yet when her father disappears without a trace, Joya's life falls apart. Forced to drop out of school and support her mother by working in a garment factory, she refuses to accept that her father is gone forever, spending her nights sewing him a suit from scraps of fine material.But as political unrest grows and rumours of corruption spread, Joya questions the true nature of her father's disappearance. And who is the sinister figure known only as the two-tailed snake?A moving and deftly woven literary novella.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Shortlisted for Scotland's National Book Awards and McKitterick Prize 2024'Each and every sentence has been so elegantly penned' -The Scots Magazine'So gentle, so warm, so human' -Rick O'Shea'There is much to admire. from the elegance and economy of the writing to the understanding of the emotional difficulties of its young protagonist' -The ScotsmanRecently bereaved Jamie is staying at a rural steading in the heart of Scotland with his actor boyfriend Alex. The sudden loss of both of Jamie's parents hangs like a shadow over the trip. In his grief, Jamie finds himself sifting through bittersweet memories, from his working-class upbringing in Edinburgh to his bohemian twenties in London, with a growing awareness of his sexuality threaded through these formative years. In the present, when Alex is called away to an audition, Jamie can no longer avoid the pull of the past: haunted by an inescapable failure to share his full self with his parents, he must confront his unresolved feelings towards them.In spare, evocative prose, Allan Radcliffe tells a wistful coming-of-age story and paints a tender portrait of grief in all its complexities.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Indispensable for those who find it difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep' -Flow MagazineWhen sleeplessness becomes a regular occurrence, it can set up a vicious cycle of fatigue, anxiety, and insomnia. Finding ways to turn off the racing mind and prevent negative thoughts when going to sleep is an essential step towards solving sleep problems. In this indispensable guide, Lucinda Ford offers simple and effective techniques to help you break that vicious cycle and sleep better.The techniques in the HOW TO SLEEP book are designed to calm the mind and allow sleep to come naturally - a natural sleep remedy. They are distilled from the best of thinking from the East and the West, providing a scientific view balanced with the benefits of meditation. The techniques cover cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and meditation and mindfulness, taking lessons from each of these methods on how best to quiet your mind and find a calm place from which to fall asleep.By working through the techniques, you can learn to sleep better and move towards a place of better well-being.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Enter Anonymous, a middle-ranking artist rolling between minor shows in New York, London and Istanbul. With his career sliding into obscurity, shamefully forced to consider advertising work to make ends meet, he knows he must break new ground if he is to survive. With his mother's encouragement, he decides upon his next work of art: an act of self-violation so outrageous, so horrific, the art world will be forced to take notice. But will it be enough to raise him to the ranks of the elite? Conception is the journey of a sociopath who will do whatever it takes to get ahead; a dark comedy exploring who and what determines the value of art.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'She's had this feeling before. This feeling of marking time. Of pressing her nose against a window and watching as everyone else lives their best lives.' Isla Wintergreen has not seen her grandfather since she was seven, but when she unexpectedly inherits his cottage on the Isle of Skye, she cannot resist the opportunity to escape her purposeless life. As she slowly becomes a part of the island community, she learns more about the family she never really knew - from her estranged father, to her reclusive grandfather, and her intelligent but oppressed great-grandmother. Meanwhile, her mother Cathy reflects on her own past. Mother and daughter both hope to find new freedom - but can family patterns ever really be broken? Told through the lives of four generations of Isla's family, all linked by their connection to water, Dancing in the Shallows masterfully explores family relationships and generational inheritance.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'An inspiring and heart-warming story' -People's FriendHazel has learned to survive, but mostly by hiding. Painfully shy and struggling with OCD, she isolates herself from others and sticks to her routines in order to cope. When an accident brings her to the notice of church minister, Virginia, at last she is seen.Virginia coaxes Hazel out into the world and an unlikely friendship blossoms, but the minister has problems of her own. Having rebuilt her life after a traumatic loss, she has become the backbone of her community, caring for those in need and mentoring disadvantaged young people, and it's wearing her down. When a shock accusation threatens to unravel everything she has worked for, her world is turned upside down. Will Hazel and Virginia's friendship survive, and will it be strong enough to pull them through?Told with warmth, compassion and gentle humour, Braver is an uplifting story about the strength that can be drawn from friendship and community.

Paperback. Condizione: New. On a windswept island off Cape Cod, Delilah moves into a cottage by the shore. After growing up in precarious circumstances with her Abuela, both of them hiding a terrible secret, all Delilah wants now is a beautiful place of her own - and she's paid a high price for it. The neighbours watch the newcomer and wonder about her. They don't like it when she plants a wild and colourful garden in the front yard, and they like the visits from her married lover even less. Meanwhile, her new cottage shares a driveway with the reclusive Anton, who has a secret of his own. When the two meet, sparks fly - but will the past catch up with them?