LEGEND PRESS
1 FEBRUARY 2017
DARE TO REMEMBER SUSANNA BEARD Reeling from a brutal attack that leaves her flatmate dead and her badly injured, Lisa Fulbrook flees to the countryside to recuperate. With only vague memories of the event, she isolates herself from her friends and family, content to spend her days wandering the hills with her dog, Riley. However, Lisa is soon plagued, not only by vivid flashbacks, but questions too: how did their assailant know them? Why were they attacked? And what really happened that night? As she desperately tries to piece together the memories, Lisa realises that there’s another truth still hidden to her, a truth she can’t escape from. A truth that may have been right in front of her all along.
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‘I found myself frantically turning the pages, desperate to uncover what happened.’ R I H Tracy Buchanan
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Gripping commercial debut of psychological suspense. Key Selling Points: - Chosen for high street promotion & Lovereading's Debut of the Month - Author graduate of Faber Academy & included in the 2015 Faber Academy Anthology Target Market: Crime Readers, Women Comparison Titles: Sophie Hannah, Liane Moriarty, Debbie Howells, and Ruth Ware
A Bit About the Author: Susanna Beard studied Linguistics before embarking on a career in PR and marketing. She has helped a multitude of clients promote everything from tourist destinations, to Californian wine, to cuddly toys. Dare to Remember is her first novel. Follow Susanna on Twitter @SusannaBeard25
LEGEND PRESS
1 MARCH 2017
THE SONG OF THE STORK STEPHAN COLLISHAW Fifteen year old Yael is on the run. The Jewish girl seeks shelter from the Germans on the farm of the village outcast. Aleksei is mute and solitary, but as the brutal winter advances, he reluctantly takes her in and a delicate relationship develops. As her feelings towards Aleksei change, the war intrudes and Yael is forced to join a Jewish partisan group fi htin in the woods. orn a art and fi htin or her li e, The Song of the Stork is Yael's story of love, hope and survival. It is the stor o one wo an findin a voice as the voices around her are extinguished.
ISBN (Paperback): 9781785079191 ISBN (Ebook): 9781785079184 Price: £9.99 (Paperback) £4.99 (Ebook) Extent: 204 pages Format: 198x129mm Rights Held: World English
‘Tense, vivid, e ortlessly real...a novel of dramatic width and ambition [which] encompasses passions, morality, history and art.’ Julie Myerson, The Guardian ‘Haunting...has an extraordinary ring of authenticity...fascinating.’ Washington Times
A beautiful love story set within the cold brutality of war. Key Selling Points: - Taps into cross-over market of WWII-set novels & love stories - Selected as one of the British Council's 20 best young British novelists of 2004 Target Market: WWII and Romance Readers Comparison Titles: All the Light We Cannot See, The Book Thief & Alone in Berlin
A Bit About the Author: Stephan Collishaw was brought up on a Nottingham council estate and failed all of his levels. is first novel, The Last Girl (2003), was chosen by the Independent on Sunday as one of its Novels of the Year. Stephan now works as a teacher in Nottingham, having also lived and worked abroad in Lithuania and Mallorca, where his son Lukas was born. Follow Stephan on Twitter @scollishaw
LEGEND PRESS
15 MARCH 2017
DANGEROUS TO KNOW ANNE BUIST Natalie King is back: back from a stay in the psych ward. Her reluctance to live a quiet life has contributed to a severe depressive episode, and now it's time for a retreat to the country, and a lowkey research job at a provincial university nearby. But Natalie and trouble have a strange mutual fascination. Her charismatic new boss Frank is friendly, even attractive. But it turns out his pregnant wife is an old enemy of Natalie's. And when Frank's tragic personal history is revealed - then reprised in the most shocking wa atalie finds hersel drawn dee into a ster . And even deeper into danger.
‘A thrilling read that will have you on the edge of your seat.’ Buzzfeed
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‘A plot-twisting page-turner...I was completely gripped.’ Emma Healey H
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Latest Natalie King case in international bestseller series. Key Selling Points: - Acquired from Text Publishing in Australia i h rofile author re ular at major literary festivals, such as the heltenha ook estival Bradford Literary Festival (2017). Target Market: Crime Readers, Women Comparison Titles: Mel Sherrat, Clare Mackintosh and B.A. Paris
A Bit About the Author: Anne Buist is the Chair of Women's Mental Health at the University of Melbourne and has over 25 years' clinical and research experience in perinatal psychiatry working on cases of abuse, kidnapping, infanticide and murder. Anne has published ten erotic romancesuspense novels under the pseudonym Simone Sinna. She is married to novelist Graeme Simsion and has two children. Follow Anne on Twitter @anneebuist
LEGEND PRESS
3 APRIL 2017
THE MAGICIAN'S LIE GREER MACALLISTER The Amazing Arden is the most famous female illusionist of her day, renowned for her notorious trick of sawing a man in half on stage. But one night she swaps her trademark saw for an axe. When Arden's husband is found dead later that night, the answer seems clear, most of all to the young policeman Virgil Holt. Captured and taken into custody, all seems set for rdens swi t con ession. ut she has a di erent stor to tell. ven handcu ed and alone, rden is ar ro powerless, and what she reveals is as unbelievable as it is spellbinding.
ISBN (Hardback): 9781787199965 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787199972 Price: £14.99 (Hardback) £8.99 (Ebook) Extent: 320 pages Format: 216x135mm Rights Held: UK and Ireland
‘ ore bewitching than a crackling re... The battle of wits that plays out between these covers is best read curled up under the covers.’ Oprah.com ‘A well-paced, evocative, and adventurous historical novel.’ Publishers Weekly
The USA Today Bestseller makes its UK debut. Key Selling Points: - Chosen for Indie Next, LibraryReads, and the Target book Club Pick tioned or fil b essica Chastain's Freckle Films Target Market: History & Detective Readers Comparison Titles: Water for Elephants meets The Night Circus
A Bit About the Author: Raised in the Midwest, Greer Macallister is a poet, short-story writer, playwright and novelist. Her plays have been performed at American University, where she earned her MFA in Creative Writing. Follow Greer on Twitter @theladygreer
LEGEND PRESS
15 APRIL 2017
BLAME PAUL READ It is the summer of 1989 when Lucas witnesses an event that will tear his family apart. Over a decade later, his estranged father succumbs to a suspected heart attack. Lucas shuns grief and escapes to New York with his colleague Mariana. However, a dark secret threatens to destroy the burgeoning relationship before it has even begun. When his father's girlfriend fails to reappear after reporting his death, the true cause of his demise falls under scrutiny. And as the startling truth comes to light, Lucas must confront the fact that father and son may not have been so di erent a ter all.
‘Cleverly and astutely observed.’ Eben Venter
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'Shocking and wickedly funny.’ Neil Hegarty
Family, Secrets, Addiction: A quest for understanding. Key Selling Points: - Set in UK & NYC, appealing to wide international audience - A powerful novel following the author's acclaimed debut Target Market: Readers of family drama and suspense Comparison Titles: Mark Haddon & Jonathan Safron Foer
A Bit About the Author: Paul Read has worked as an Art, English and supply teacher at several inner-city schools in both England and Italy. A few years ago, Paul was involved in a hit-andrun incident which put him in a wheelchair for several months, which is where he wrote his first dra t o The Art Teacher. He lives with Patricia and their two children. Follow Paul on Twitter @paulreadauthor
LEGEND PRESS
2 MAY 2017
THE LIES WITHIN JANE ISAAC Grace Bannister is distraught after her daughter's body is found in the Leicestershire country lane. With her family falling apart and the investigation going nowhere, Grace's only solace is the re-emergence of Faye, an old friend who seems to understand her loss. DI Will Jackman delves into the case, until a family tra ed and a fi ure ro his ast threathen to derail him. When the police discover another victim, the spotlight alls on race. an ack an find the killer, be ore she is convicted of a crime she didn't commit?
‘A very convincing police procedural with the delectable DI Will Jackman at the helm.’ Louise Voss
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ISBN (Paperback): 9781785079276 ISBN (Ebook): 9781785079269 Price: £8.99 (Paperback) £4.99 (Ebook) Extent: 304 pages Format: 198x129mm Rights Held: World
'My kind of book. Jane Isaac writes with real con dence and attention to detail.’ Mari Hannah
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Latest in No. 1 bestselling DI Will Jackman crime series. Key Selling Points: - Jane is an Amazon top 5 bestselling author in UK and US - The series has been featured in airport exclusives and hundreds of crime blogs across the world. Target Market: Crime Readers, Women Comparison Titles: Agatha Christie, Fillian Flynn, Patricia Cornwall and S.J. Watson
A Bit About the Author: Jane Isaac is one of the UK's premier crime thriller authors. She lives with her husband, daughter and dog, Bollo, in rural Northamptonshire. er first novel, An Unfamiliar Murder, was published in the US and her second, The Truth Will Out, was selected as Crime Thriller of the Month by EThriller.com. Follow Jane on Twitter @JaneIsaacAuthor
LEGEND PRESS
2 MAY 2017
LITTLE GOLD ALLIE ROGERS The heat is oppressive and storms are brewing in Brighton in the summer of 1982. Little Gold, a boyish girl on the brink of adolescence, is struggling with the reality of her broken family and a home descending into chaos. Her only refuge is the tree at the end of the garden.
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Trafficking, despair, love and survival - Little Gold's story. Key Selling Points: - Charleston Flash Fiction Slam 2014 Winner, Brighton Prize and Fiction Short Story 2014 Runner-Up hort fiction ublished in Bare Fiction, Queer in Brighton and The Salt Anthology of New Writing Target Market: LGBT Community, Parents, and Readers who grew up in 80s Comparison Titles: Emma Donoghue and Zadie Smith
A Bit About the Author: Allie Rogers was born and raised in Brighton and enjoys story in all forms, the magic of a surprising sentence and books that defy categorisation. She is a librarian at the University of Brighton and wrote much of Little Gold, her first novel, in co uter roo s surrounded by students eating crisps rather too noisily. Little Gold draws on her memories of the Brighton from her childhood. Follow Allie on Twitter @alliewhowrites
LEGEND PRESS
15 MAY 2017
THE TEACHER'S SECRET SUZANNE LEAL A small town can be a refuge, but while its secrets are held, it's hard to know who to trust and what to believe. Terry Pritchard, assistant principal at Brindle Public School, watches his career collapse. Nina Foreman, a new teacher, struggles with the breakdown of her marriage and a new classroom. Rebecca Chuma is also new to Brindle: the locals are curious - what's she doing there and why she can't return home. By contrast, Joan Mather has lived in Brindle all her life. Since the death of her elderl other, however, shes been findin it hard to even leave the house.
'Suspenseful, moving and full of heart. I couldn't put it down.’ Richard Glover
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'a delicately woven tapestry of interlinking stories, a big-hearted book about a small community..’ E FIC T AL Joanne Fedler
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Acclaimed Aussie novel exploring good & evil in schools. Key Selling Points: - Acquired from Allen and Unwin - Author is a former legal commentator on ABC Radio as well as a regular interviewer at Sydney Writers' Festival and other literary functions Target Market: Parents, those working with children Comparison Titles: The Slap, Big Little Lies, and A Song for Issy Bradley
A Bit About the Author: Suzanne Leal is a lawyer experienced in child protection, criminal law and refugee law. The Teacher's Secret is her first novel ublished in the ollowin her well-received debut in Australia, Border Street. Suzanne lives in Sydney with her husband, David, and her four children, Alex, Dominic, Xavier and Miranda. Follow Suzanne on Twitter @suzanne_leal
LEGEND PRESS
1 JUNE 2017
DARK CHAPTER WINNIE M LI Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society. On a bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, their paths collide during a horrifying act of violence. In the aftermath, each is forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack. Inspired by true events, this is a story of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives.
‘An important and moving book about rape and the long process of recovery.’ Cathy Rentzenbrink Featured in Lancôme's #MyShadeMyPower Women Empowerment Publicity Campaign T
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Hard-hitting novel from rape survivor Winnie M Li Key Selling Points: i hl o ended itle at Debut Dagger 2015 & SI Leeds iterar ri e unner hortlisted: at avana h ri e Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize Target Market: Crime Readers, Activists, Women Comparison Titles: Jessica Knoll and Alice Sebold
A Bit About the Author: Winnie M Li is a writer and producer. A Harvard graduate, she has written for travel guide books, produced inde endent eature fil es, ro ra ed or fil estivals and develo ed eco tourism projects. After graduating with Distinction in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, she now writes across a range o edia includin the u n ton ost , runs arts festivals, and is a PhD researcher at LSE. Winnie lives in London, yet is somewhat addicted to travel Follow Winnie on Twitter @winniemli
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1 JUNE 2017
ME, MYSELF AND THEM DAN MOONEY Struggling to cope with a tragic loss, Denis urphy has learned to live a bit di erently. oth his friends are used to it - the only problem is his monstrous housemates. When his enigmatic ex-girlfriend comes back into his li e, she threatens to shatter the finel cra ted world around him. As Denis begins to re-emerge from his sheltered existence and rediscover the person he used to be, thin s turn nast , and he is orced to con ront the de ons that share not onl his house, but also his head.
- Author belongs to professional writer s rou , rite ace Target Market: onte orar s cholo ical fiction readers & fans of pop culture Comparison Titles: Nathan Filer and Mark Haddon
A Bit About the Author: an ooen is a ear old writer and air tra c controller. n a ateur fil aker, with one o his short fil s broadcast on national TV, Dan is also a an o a ateur dra atics, ru b and is a riend to an cats. an wrote his first iece o fiction or a child o erated local news a er at a e ten and has been writin ever since. ollow an on witter @danielmoonbags
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‘Me, Myself and Them is a very accomplished novel, which adopts a unique and sensitive approach to the subject of mental health in the wake of a traumatic event.’ ARY FICT R uke it ead ursar anel E
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1 JUNE 2017
LEGEND CLASSICS A COLLECTION OF CLASSIC FAVOURITES FOR TODAY'S READER
A salesman is transformed to a monstrous vermin, rejected by family and society. A demonic hound stalks the bog-ridden land of Dartmoor. hildren new to orkshire find ho e in an old entle an on the re ular : train. Huck Finn paddles down the Mississippi. Suez to Bombay, San Fran to New York - Phileas Fogg has 80 days to circumnavigate the globe. Victorian society is ridiculed in the greatest comedy of manners ever written. ll the while, lice is in a di erent world co letel .
These books, so often at the centre of childhood and young adulthood, will recapture that exciting nostalgia for new and repeat readers. Title Information
Lose yourself in a Legendary Classic. Key Selling Points: - Unique and modern cover design perfect for gifts and collections designed by Anna Morrison - Popular literary classics by famous writers -To be featured in a nation-wide high street promotion
Paperback Price: ÂŁ8.99 Ebook Price: ÂŁ4.99 Format: 198x129mm
The Hound of the Baskervilles a erback : ISBN (Ebook): 9781787198944 Extent: 192 pages
The Importance of Being Earnest ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199804 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787199798 Extent: 128 pages
Around the World in 80 Days ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199842 book : Extent: 224 pages
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199828 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787199811 Extent: 336 pages
The Metamorphosis ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199767 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787198982 Extent: 96 pages
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199781 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787199774 Extent: 144 pages
The Railway Children a erback : ISBN (Ebook): 9781787198968 Extent: 208 pages
LEGEND PRESS
14 JUNE 2017
THE BRAZILIAN ROSIE MILLARD Following a sensational scandal at one of London's most desired postcodes, Jane and Patrick decide to escape the gossip with a family holiday to Ibiza, their eight-year-old son George in tow. Also on the island that week is a TV reality show involving an eccentric artist, a horny It Girl, a Brazilian footballer and a famous magician. As hapless celebrities are icked o one b one, ane is des erate to be on the programme, leaving childcare in the not-so-capable hands of a teeneager. One lesbian escapade and an explosive row over hair removal later, the contestants of Ibiza or Bust leave the island with more than sand in places they never knew existed.
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A Bit About the Author: osie illard is a ournalist, writer and broadcaster. She was a BBC Arts Correspondent for ten years, since then she has been a rofile writer at The Sunday Times, columnist for The Independent, arts editor of The New Statesman, theatre critic and feature writer. She makes TV and radio documentaries and appears as a commentator for a number of national TV shows. Rosie is also Chair of Hull City of ulture . Follow Rosie on Twitter @rosiemillard
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3 JULY 2017
SKYLARKING KATE MILDENHALL Kate and Harriet are best friends growing up together on an isolated Australian cape. As the daughters of the lighthouse keepers, the two girls share everything, until a sherman, c hail, arrives in their small community. hen ate witnesses the desire that flares between him and Harriet, she is torn by her feelings of envy and longing. An innocent moment in McPhail's hut then occurs that threatens to tear their peaceful community apart. Inspired by a true story, Skylarking is a spellbinding tale of friendship and desire, memory and truth, which questions what it is to remember and how tempting it can be to forget.
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A Bit About the Author: Kate Mildenhall is a writer and education ro ect o cer who currentl s works at the State Library of Victoria. As a teacher, she has worked in schools at RMIT University and has volunteered with Teachers Across Borders in Cambodia. She discovered the story inspiring Skylarking while on a camping trip and she wishes for more such fruitful adventures. She lives with her husband and two young daughters in Hurstbridge, Victoria Follow Kate on Twitter @katemildenhall
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‘ n impressive debut novel lled with the light & air of its rugged coastal setting...’ Emily Bitto, winner of the Stella Prize
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15 JULY 2017
RAIN FALLS ON EVERYONE CLÁR NÍ CHONGHAILE Theo, a young Rwandan boy fleeing his country s genocide, arrives in ublin, penniless, alone and afraid. till haunted by a traumatic memory in which his father committed a murderous act of violence, he struggles to nd his place in the foreign city. Plagued by his past, Theo is gradually drawn deeper into the world of Dublin's feared criminal gangs. But a chance encounter in a restaurant with eirdre o ers hi a lifeline. But Theo and Deirdre's tender friendship is soon threatened by tragedy. Can they confront their addictions to carve a future out of the catastrophe that engulfs both their lives?
Cl r provides access to the beating hearts on all sides of terror that even our best ournalists can t reach....’ Christopher Bollen ot the ooker
Target arket: eaders o current a airs and identity stories Comparison Titles: Maeve Binchy & Audrey Niffenegger
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A Bit About the Author: Clár Ní Chonghaile was born in London but grew up in An Spidéal, County Galway. She left Ireland aged 19 to join Reuters in London as a graduate trainee journalist. Clár has been a reporter and editor for over 20 years, living and working in Spain, France, the Ivory Coast, Senegal and Kenya. She now lives in St Albans, England, with her husband and two daughters. Her debut novel, Fractured, was published by Legend Press in 2016.
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1 AUGUST 2017
SHE BE DAMNED M.J. TJIA London, 1863: prostitutes in Waterloo area are turning up dead, their sexual organs mutilated and removed. When another girl goes missing, fears grow that the killer may have claimed their latest victim. The police are at a loss and so it falls to courtesan and professional detective, Heloise Chancey, to investigate. With the assistance of her trusty Chinese maid, Amah Li Leen, Heloise inches closer to the truth. But when Amah is implicated in the brutal plot, Heloise must reconsider who she can trust before the killer strikes again.
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A Bit About the Author: M. J. Tjia has a PhD in Creative Writing and Literary Studies (QUT). Her novella The Fish Girl won Seizure’s Viva la Novella, 2017. She has been shortlisted for the Josephine Ulrick Short Story Prize, Overland’s Neilma Sidney Short Story Prize, Fish Short Story Prize, and the Luke Bitmead Bursary and longlisted for CWA dagger awards. Her work has appeared in Review of Australian Fiction, Rex, Peril and Shibboleth and Other Stories. She lives in Brisbane, Australia, with her family. Follow M.J. on Twitter @mjtjia
LEGEND PRESS
1 AUGUST 2017
IDEAL LOVE ALICE BURNETT Venus Rees is left devasted by the sudden death of her husband, Gilles. But when she discovers that he died of a treatable genetic condition she knew nothing about, she is haunted by the thought that he didn't love her enough to save himself. As time passes, the emptiness of Venus's life becomes apparent, no more so than when she meets the handsome and sensitive Alex. Her attraction to him eclipses even her preoccupation with her dead husband as she embarks on an unusual love triangle. But what she doesn't reckon on is Alex's past link with Gilles. n inti ate and li e a r in novel about the nature o love, ro its incandescent be innin s, to its final breath and back again.
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A Bit About the Author: Alice Burnett grew up on a farm in Devon, England. She studied maths at Cambridge University followed by a degree in philosophy, a subject she is still assionate about. he qualified as a lawyer in the City and worked in London and Paris before leaving law to write full-time. Follow Alice on Twitter @burnettbooks
LEGEND PRESS
14 AUGUST 2017
BROADCAST LIAM BROWN The idea behind MindCast is simple. We insert a small chip into your skull and then every thought, every feeling, every memory is streamed live, twenty-four hours a day. hen avid allow is o ered the lead role in a revolutionary new online show, he snatches at the opportunity. Rapidly becoming a viral sensation, David is propelled to stratospheric levels of celebrity. However, he soon realises the downside of sharing every secret with the world. A prisoner to both his fame and his own thoughts, David seeks to have the chip removed, only to discover the chilling secret lurking at the heart of MindCast, and the terrifying ambition the show’s creator has for him.
'...as intoxicating as home-distilled hooch.’ Stephen May, Costa Award-shortlisted author
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A Bit About the Author: ter leavin school, ia s ent five ears working a series of increasingly mundane jobs, includin bur er fli er, heliu balloon edlar and a two-month stint manning the shooting alley at a travelling fairgound. After 18 months travelling and working in the Philippines, he returned to the UK and began writing stories. Liam is the lead singer and guitarist in the band Freelance Mourners. He lives in Birmingham with his wife and two children. Follow Liam on Twitter @LiamBrownWriter
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ISBN (Paperback): 9781787199934 ISBN (Ebook): 9781787199927 Price: £9.99 (Paperback) £5.99 (Ebook) Extent: 288 pages Format: 198x129mm Rights Held: World
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WILDEST OF ALL P.K. LYNCH The Donnelly family are a tight-knit bunch, but when one of their own dies without warning, the mother, the daughter-in-law, and the daughter, despite being united in grief, are each sent hurtling in wildly di erent directions. From the churches of Glasgow to the nightclubs of ondon, can the find their wa back to each other before it's too late? And in the wake of a parent’s death, who exactly is responsible for looking after whom?
Key Selling Points: - Author has strong background in fil and sta e roduction as actress and scriptwriter - Author winner of the Sceptre Prize for Fiction for debut Armadillos Target Market: Readers of Family Drama and Coming-of-Age stories Comparison Titles: Ann Enright, Maggie O'Farrell and Anne Tyler
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A Bit About the Author: auline trained as an actor and her first ro essional ob was la in i ie in the fil of Irvine Welsh’s novel, Trainspotting. After havin a bab , auline co leted her first stage play, Promise. Her second play, King of the Gypsies, played at the Edinburgh fringe, and then toured. She is also a graduate of the MLitt Creative Writing programme.
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ISBN (Paperback): 9781785079290 ISBN (Ebook): 9781785079283 Price: £8.99 (Paperback) £5.99 (Ebook) Extent: 272 pages Format: 198x129mm Rights Held: World English
‘PK Lynch can tell a story deep as a wound...read this one.’ Jeanette Winterson ‘ raw, uneasy and beautiful read.’ EK Reeder Guardian Not the Book Prize 2016 Longlisted Amazon Rising Star Award ARY ER Shortlisted
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THE WINTER'S CHILD CASSANDRA PARKIN Five years ago, Susannah Harper's son Joel went missing without a trace. Bereft of her son and then of her husband, Susannah tries to accept that she may never know for certain what has happened to her lost loved ones. But then, on the last night of Hull Fair, a fortune-teller makes an eerie prediction - on Christmas Eve, Joel will nally come back to her. As her carefully-constructed life begins to unravel, Susannah is drawn into a world of psychics and charlatans, half-truths and hautnings, friendships and betrayals, forcing her to confront the buried truths of her family's past where nothing and no one are quite as they seem.
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ISBN (Paperback): 9781785079344 ISBN (Ebook): 9781785079351 Price: £8.99 (Paperback) £5.99 (Ebook) Extent: 352 pages Format: 198x129mm Rights Held: World
'a wonderful writer with a painterly eye for detail.’ Wendy Holden, Daily Mail
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A modern Gothic tale of twisted love, secrets & hauntings. Key Selling Points: - Shortlisted for Amazon Rising Star - Atmospheric season and from o ular e ale fiction author Target Market: Women and mystery readers Comparison Titles: Marion Keyes & Maeve Binchy
A Bit About the Author: Cassandra Parkin grew up in Hull, and now lives in East Yorkshire. Her short story collection, New World Fairy Tales (Salt Publishing, 2011) won the Scott Prize for Short Stories. Cassandra's writing has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Follow Cassandra on Twitter @cassandrajaneuk
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THE VISITORS CATHERINE BURNS Marion Zetland lives with her domineering older brother, John, in a decaying Georgian townhouse on the edge of a northern seaside resort. A timid spinster in her fties who still sleeps with teddy bears, Marion does her best to shut out the shocking secret that John keeps in the cellar. Until suddenly, John has a heart attack and Marion is forced to go down to the cellar herself and face the gruesome truth that her brother has kept hidden. As questions are asked and secrets unravel, maybe John isn't the only one with a dark side.
'Once you start Catherine Burns's dark, disturbing, and enthralling novel, it's hard to stop. The Visitors is bizarrely unsettling, yet compulsively readable.' Iain Reid, Internationally Bestselling Author
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The 'Grey Gardens' meets 'Room' international thriller. Key Selling Points: - Explores the gruesome realities lurking beneath the surface - Inspired by highly publicised crimes such as the case of Josef Fritzl and the imprisonment of Natacha Kampusch Target Market: Dark thriller and horror readers Comparison Titles: Afred Hitchock & Daphne du Maurier
A Bit About the Author: Born in Manchester, Catherine Burns is a graduate of Trinity College Cambridge. She worked as a bond trader in London before studying at the Moscow Institute of il , and teachin fil theor at al ord University. The Visitors is her debut novel Follow Catherine on Twitter @C_Burnzi
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ISBN (Hardback): 9781787199859 ISBN (Ebook): 9781785079160 Price: ÂŁ14.99 (Hardback) ÂŁ8.99 (Ebook) Extent: 288 pages Format: 216x135mm Rights Held: World English
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