• As the Women Lay Dreaming As the Women Lay Dreaming Donald S Murray

    [trim]“A searing poetic meditation on stoicism and loss.” Mariella Frostrup, BBC Radio 4 Open Book[/trim]


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  • The Walrus Mutterer Mandy Haggith

    [trim]“A gripping, haunting and, at times, visceral novel… Lyrical and poetic prose, the author has created a convincing and entirely believable world… One of the best books I have read so far this year.” Penny Ingham, Historical Novels Review (Editors’ Choice)[/trim]


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  • Goblin Ever Dundas

    [trim]“Terrific … moving. It is a celebration of freakery … a meditation on trauma and loss and abandonment … which, somehow, is never bleak. Goblin brims throughout with a kind of reckless joy.” Peter Ross, Guardian[/trim]


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  • Looking for Evelyn Maggie Ritchie

    [trim]"A deliciously provocative mix of exotic locations, sexual scandal and the end of colonialism." Lesley McDowell, The National[/trim]


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  • 2020 Kenneth Steven

    [trim]“An important book that should be read by everyone… A gripping and compelling narrative.” Undiscovered Scotland[/trim]


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  • The Hormone Factory Saskia Goldschmidt

    [trim]'The candid tongue of Motke's narration fires up this fast-paced novel, making him a character who won't soon be forgotten.' - The Skinny[/trim]


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  • The Last Tour of Archie Forbes Victoria Hendry

    [trim]'There's nothing quite as thrilling as discovering a new author worth recommending to others - and Victoria Hendry is definitely worth recommending. Her depiction of PTSD avoids the cliches and embraces not only the complexity of the post-war experience, but also the absurdity of it all. Though the subject matter is dark, don't be afraid to laugh as well as cry.' - Rodge Glass, author of Dougie’'s War[/trim]


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  • The Land Agent J. David Simons

    [trim]"Bernard Malamud meets Hilary Mantel… This is succinct, thoroughly absorbing storytelling, which casts… light on the origins of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A timely, terrific novel by a writer at the very top of his game." - David Belbin[/trim]


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  • The Last Treasure Hunt Jane Alexander

    [trim]'“The Last Treasure Hunt quickly asserts itself as something unique…...a masterclass on what happens when empathy is absent. [Jane Alexander'’s] debut novel marks the arrival of an important new voice.'” -– Gutter[/trim]


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  • Paris Kiss Maggie Ritchie

    [trim]'Flows from the page like a piece of art.' - Sunday Mirror[/trim]


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  • Little Crackers Beda Higgins

    [trim]'These stories challenge the very idea that such a state as 'normal' exists. In Beda Higgins’'s fictional world, conventional life and attitudes are suspect. To be human is to be damaged, and to be damaged is to be human.' -– James Roberston[/trim]


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  • The Liberation of Celia Kahn J. David Simons

    [trim]'“[It is] a joy to find a novel which is such an entertaining and compelling read [and] faithful to the history of the times.'” - Alan Lloyd, Morning Star[/trim]


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  • The Credit Draper J. David Simons

    [trim]“'An odyssey of cultural confusion and survival. Full of hope, honour and sadness.”' -– McKitterick Prize judges[/trim]


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  • The Four Marys Jean Rafferty

    [trim]'A strong collection of tales ... Rafferty's ability to honestly represent the deep love and passion of motherhood, and also the desires of women, is a testament to her writing.' - Rebecca Dark, We Love This Book[/trim]


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  • For Faughie’s Sake Laura Marney

    [trim]'This brilliant sequel [is] hilarious... Blunt, honest and perceptive.' - The Skinny[/trim]


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  • Unfashioned Creatures Lesley McDowell

    [trim]'McDowell maintains an engaging edge of ambiguity throughout. McDowell's prose is dense but sharp, charged with urgency by her deep interest in her subject. As in Alexander Balfour's theory of madness, her passion for it in this novel is infectious.' - Brian McCabe, Herald Scotland[/trim]


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