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War of the Wind

From award-winning Scottish author, Victoria Williamson, comes this adventurous eco-thriller about secret government weapons testing gone wrong.

On a remote Scottish island, fourteen-year-old Max’s life changes forever when he loses his hearing in a boating accident. Struggling to make sense of his new life and finding it hard to adapt in school, he begins to notice other — even stranger — changes taking place when a new wind farm appears off the island’s coast.

With the help of three school friends with additional support needs, Max discovers that a sinister scientist, Doctor Ashwood, is using wind turbines to experiment on the islanders. They must find a way to shut down the government’s secret test before it spins out of control…

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“The book was brilliant! My 13-year-old daughter and I both really enjoyed reading it. The story was thrilling and a real page turner.”

Rebecca Mansell, The British Deaf Association
Can I Stray

An unmissable debut novel, perfect for fans of Holly Bourne and Kate Elizabeth Russell.

Fourteen-year-old Brooke Tyler has spent her whole life waiting for a boy to choose her. Matt is about to go to university, scared to leave behind everything he knows. When both are cast as romantic leads in Romeo and Juliet, they fulfil the roles of forbidden lovers both on and off the stage. Brooke is sure that her fairy tale is coming true – and best of all, Matt is older. Brooke considers secrets and lies a small price to pay for her first boyfriend, but the relationship is set to cost her after one night alone in an empty auditorium.

Told in three acts this debut reveals a young woman’s journey for independence as she strays away from everything she has ever known to navigate her traumatic past.

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“A nuanced reflection on relationships, both with others and ourselves. This book is a stark reminder of the need for high quality, non-judgemental Relationships and Sex Education for all young people.”

Eliza Bell, Media and Communications Coordinator at Brook
Belly Woman Birth, Blood & Ebola: The Untold Story

What happens to pregnant women when a humanitarian catastrophe strikes?

Belly Woman shines a light on a story often left untold.

May, 2014. Sierra Leone is ranked the country with the highest death rate of pregnant women in the world. The same month, Ebola crosses in from neighbouring Guinea. Arriving a few weeks later, Dr Benjamin Black finds himself at the centre of an exponential Ebola outbreak. From impossible decisions on the maternity ward to moral dilemmas at the Ebola Treatment Centres. One mistake, one error of judgment, could spell disaster.

An eye-opening work of reportage and advocacy, Belly Woman chronicles the inside journey through an unfolding global health crisis and the struggle to save the lives of young mothers. As Black reckons with the demons of the past, he must try to learn the lessons for a different, more resilient, future.

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“A must-read for our times - riveting, illuminating and humbling.”

AMINATTA FORNA, author of The Memory of Love and The Devil That Danced on the Water
The Three Hares: Terracotta Horse

Rich in mythology, history, and adventure; The Terracotta Horse will thrill its readers, every twist of the way.

Salma Mansour is a black belt in taekwondo, a skill she will need to stay alive. One second, she’s in the British Museum, the next a thousand years away in a battle between the Saxons and Vikings. And she’s supposed to help? Things momentarily brighten when she encounters Sara and Sanjeev, who seem to understand. They don’t have much time to plan though; without warning, all three are transported to Xi’an, stronghold of Chan, a wealthy gang leader bent on immortality. The Three Hares must work together to defeat Chan and the power that controls him … or else.

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Head Above Water

Head Above Water takes us into a space of intimate conversations on illness and society’s stigmatization of disabled bodies. Shahd Alshammari invites us to ask the big questions about life, loss, and the place of the other. The narrative builds a bridge that reminds us of common humanity and weaves the threads that tie us all together. 

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“Shahd’s sensuous prose explores the manipulation of memory, the question of time, and gender politics...intricacies of love, ...body, motherhood, the pervasive power of language, the power of women’s education, and synergy between Professor and student. It is a brave book.”

Jokha Alharthi, author of 'Celestial Bodies', winner of Man Booker International prize 2019
The Book of Perilous Dishes

From best-selling Romanian author, Doina Rusti, comes this fantastic, magical, dark adventure.

1798 Bucharest: Fourteen-year-old Pâtca, initiated in the occult arts, comes to Bucharest, to her uncle, Cuviosu Zăval, to retrieve the Book of Perilous Dishes. The recipes in this magical book can bring about damaging sincerity, forgetfulness, the gift of prediction, or hysterical laughter. She finds her uncle murdered and the book missing. All that Zăval has left her is a strange map she must decipher. Travelling from Romania to France and on to Germany to do so, Patca’s family’s true past and powers are revealed, as is her connection to the famous and sublime chef, Silica.

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“Rich in detail, whimsy and dark magic, and based on historical events, The Book of Perilous Dishes is fast paced (and adventure filled) historical fantasy is definitely a feast for the imagination and will no doubt stay with readers long after it’s finished.”

Natasha, Goodreads

FROM THE BLOG

In conversation with Victoria Williamson, author of War of the Wind

September 15, 2022

From Victoria Williamson (award-winning Scottish author of the Fox and the White Gazelle and The Boy with the Butterfly Mind) comes a thrilling new adventure story with delightfully diverse disability…

In Conversation with David Ross, author of The Three Hares: Terracotta Horse

September 13, 2022

The final instalment of The Three Hares Trilogy by Scott Lauder and David Ross will be released this October. This historical fantasy quest series plunges us back in time, first to the vicious Battle…

In Conversation with Jenna Adams, author of Can I Stray

August 29, 2022

From Jenna Adams comes the unmissable, conversation-starting debut on captivating coming-of-age tale of mental health, consent and the complex world of teenage sexual politics. In this interview, Jenn…

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War of the Wind – by Victoria Williamson

War of the Wind by Victoria Williamson is a young teen eco-thriller for 11+ featuring a cast of children with special needs, this propulsive young teen eco-thriller is a story of secret government weapons testing gone wrong...

A Conversation with Shahd Alshammari: “Reading and Writing Means Learning to Exist in the World with all its Difficulties.”

In her recently released memoir, Head Above Water, which explores ways of living with one’s body and of dealing with illness and disability, Shahd Alshammari reflects on her personal experience of Multiple Sclerosis. In a region where such issues remain under-discussed, Alshammari takes us “into a space of intimate conversations on illness and society’s stigmatization of disabled bodies”.