Two young boys, an old tramp, a beautiful lost dancer and her baby - rag-tag survivors of a sudden war - form a fragile family holding together in the remnants of a fun fair. This is a vivid, poetic story about life in the margins and the power of empathy and imagination to triumph over adversity.
Skip's an outsider, a quiet observer. He draws pictures to make sense of the world. He's never fitted in. So he takes to the streets. Life there may be hard, but it's better than the one he's left, especially when he teams up with old Billy. Then come the bombs which leave little Max in his care, and also Tia, the sad dancer, with her sweet baby, Sixpence. Scavenging for food, living on love and imagination...how long can Skip's fragile new family hold out as war grips the city?
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Liar
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Micah Wilkins is a liar. But when her boyfriend, Zach, dies under brutal circumstances, the shock might be enough to set her straight. Or maybe not. Especially when lying comes as naturally to her as breathing. Was Micah dating... Buy or find out more→
Vulture's Gate
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Bo and Callum go in search of a safe haven, a place to call home. But where can they turn and who can they trust? When every stranger is a threat, does their only hope lie in reaching Vulture's Gate? And what is the disturbing... Buy or find out more→
A Small Free Kiss in the Dark
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Worldshaker
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Col's safe, civilized world on the Upper Decks of the Worldshaker, a huge ship that has been sailing since 1845, is changed forever when a Filthy from Below finds her way into his cabin. Col twisted over in bed, lifted the... Buy or find out more→
Hollywood Ending
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Hilda and Benji have an obsessive hobby: they haunt the places where Hollywood celebrities have died. In Echo Park they find the apartment where a silent movie star stabbed himself to death. Its current tenant is Hank, an old man... Buy or find out more→