by Ed Siegle
ISBN: 978–0–9562515–3–4
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GREEN CARNATION PRIZE
‘Fast-moving and sharply written.’
Guardian
‘There is a deceptively relaxed quality to Kemp’s writing that is disarming, bewitching and, to be honest, more than a little sexy.’
Polari Magazine
‘An interestingly equivocal and quietly questioning début.’
Financial Times
‘Kemp’s language is beautiful; his characters are carefully drawn and the dialogue engaging. The narratives overlap and are all the more moving for their subtlety. Drawing inspiration from the life and work of Oscar Wilde, just as Michael Cunningham’s The Hours drew from Virginia Woolf, London Triptych is a touching and engrossing read.’
Attitude
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THE SPIDER TRUCES
ISBN: 978–0–9562515–2–7
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WRITERS’ GUILD OF GREAT BRITAIN AWARD
‘When you try to protect someone from grief, do you prevent them from feeling anything at all? A beautiful début about a son trying to break free from his father.’
Financial Times
‘A warm coming-of-age story that tackles family relationships, secrets, belonging and self-acceptance.’
Coventry Telegraph
‘Lyrical, warm and moving, this impressive début is reminiscent of Laurie Lee.’
Meera Syal
‘Passages in this novel made me laugh out loud and others were extremely moving. I silently gave three cheers for Ellis when I reached the end. This is a poetic, moving and evocative read.’
The Bookbag
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THE CLAY DREAMING
ISBN: 978–0–9562515–0–3
SELECTED FOR WATERSTONE’S NEW VOICES
‘This reads like an author on their fourth or fifth book rather than their début novel. The prose is masterly, the characters are fully drawn.’
Savidge Reads
‘Every single page is full to bursting. Yet every single word earns its place… The whole novel is breathtaking in its scope and originality. This is a multi-layered literary read. Thoroughly recommended.’
The Bookbag
‘Hillyer’s meticulous research and gift for atmosphere brings London and its rich history to life; his handling of Brippoki’s hallucinogenic episodes is skilfully done and his use of Dreaming is sensitive and understated. The result is a charming, unusual and poignant book.’
All About Cricket
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THE NOISE OF STRANGERS
ISBN: 978–0–9562515–1–0
‘Imagine Brighton in chaos. Communities are divided – socially, economically and physically. The council is all-powerful, inconvenient people are “dealt with”, children are controlled and tolls strangle the transport system. Robert Dickinson creates a world that only vaguely resembles our own. This intriguing story brings the issues of political influence, red tape and corruption to the fore – if only by making us relieved that it seems improbable it could come to this.’
Liverpool Daily Post
‘I loved the structure of The Noise of Strangers – it flits between standard narrative, transcripts of phonecalls and meetings, inter-departmental memos, sinister notes, and articles from an underground newspaper. As a satire, it works well, and is completely believable as a nightmare present scenario.’
The Bookbag
‘I was pleased to find myself rapidly becoming engrossed in the strange world which Robert Dickinson has created.’
A Common Reader
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GLASSHOPPER
ISBN: 978–0–9549309–7–4
‘Tender and subtle, it explores difficult issues in deceptively easy prose. Across the decades, Ashdown tiptoes carefully through explosive family secrets. This is a wonderful début – intelligent, understated and sensitive.’
Observer
‘An immaculately written novel with plenty of dark family secrets and gentle wit within. Recommended for book groups.’
Waterstone’s Books Quarterly
‘Isabel Ashdown’s first novel is a disturbing, thought-provoking tale of family dysfunction, spanning the second half of the 20th century, that guarantees laughter at the uncomfortable familiarity of it all.’
‘Best Books of the Year’, London Evening Standard
‘An intelligent, beautifully observed coming-of-age story, packed with vivid characters and inch-perfect dialogue. Isabel Ashdown’s storytelling skills are formidable; her human insights highly perceptive.’
Mail on Sunday
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THE CLOTHS OF HEAVEN
ISBN: 978–0–9549309–8–1
DRAMATISED FOR RADIO 4 WOMAN’S HOUR
‘The Cloths of Heaven is a wry, dust-dry character-observation-rich gem of a book with one of the most refreshing comic voices I’ve read for a long while. This book is a bright, witty companion – values and attitudes in the right place – acute, observant but also tolerant and understanding and not afraid of a sharp jibe or two.’
Vulpes Libris
‘Graham Greene with a bit of Alexander McCall Smith thrown in. Very readable, very humorous – a charming first novel.’
Radio 5 Live Up All Night
‘Populated by a cast of miscreants and misfits, this début novel by playwright Eckstein is a darkly comic delight.’
Choice
‘Fabulous… fictional gold.’
Argus
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A KIND OF VANISHING
ISBN: 978–0–9565599–3–7
WINNER OF THE PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE FOR FICTION
‘Lesley Thomson is a class above, and A Kind of Vanishing is a novel to treasure.’
Ian Rankin
‘Thomson skilfully evokes the era and the slow-moving quality of childhood summers, suggesting the menace lurking just beyond the vision of her young protagonists. A study of memory and guilt with several twists.’
Guardian
‘This emotionally charged thriller grips from the first paragraph, and a nail-biting level of suspense is maintained throughout. A great second novel.’
She
‘A thoughtful, well-observed story about families and relationships and what happens to both when a tragedy occurs. It reminded me of Kate Atkinson.’
Scott Pack
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I HAVE WAITED, AND YOU HAVE COME
ISBN: 978–0–9549309–2–9
‘Imaginative, clever and darkly claustrophobic.’
The Big Issue
‘An exquisitely crafted début novel set in a post-apocalyptic landscape. I’m rationing myself to five pages per day in order to make it last.’
Guardian Unlimited
‘Martine McDonagh writes with a cool, clear confidence about a world brought to its knees. Her protagonist, a woman living alone but battling on into the future, is utterly believable, as are her observations of the sodden landscape she finds herself inhabiting. This book certainly got under my skin – if you like your books dark and more than a little disturbing this is one for you.’
Mick Jackson
‘This is a troubling, beautifully composed novel, rich in its brevity and complex in the psychological portrait it paints.’
Booksquawk