The first novel from the acclaimed author of Mr. Wroe's Virgins and The Voyage Home.Orph is a strange, silent, friendless young man. Emma meets him when she comes to work at the children's home where he lives. She offers him a room in her student flat. But there, amid the love affairs and politics of university life, Orph's alienation only grows deeper, and his lonely course has the most desperate of consequences."The writing has a bony st...

Diagnosed with epilepsy at 13, Jane's life took a wild turn full of seizures, specialists, and some seriously strange hospital adventures. But instead of letting it break her, she learned to laugh—at the chaos, the cringe, and even the curveballs. Laughing Through the Storm is a hilariously honest memoir about finding resilience, ridiculousness, and unexpected joy in the middle of life's messiest moments.

In the Australian outback, a lone farmer prepares her homestead for the latest in a growing wave of bushfires. In Oxfordshire, an elderly man protests the cutting down of an ancient beech tree by chaining himself to its trunk. In the depths of space, two evacuees from a scorched and barren Earth consider whether to tell the rest of the crew that their old home may be starting to heal…The stories in Jane Rogers' much-awaited second collection shine an unflinching light on the future...

A missionary's daughter confronts her father's secrets—and her own life—in this "deeply poetic" novel by the award-winning author of Mr. Wroe's Virgins ( The Guardian).When her missionary father suddenly dies in Nigeria, thirty-seven-year old school teacher Anne Harrington makes the journey from London to retrieve his body. She decides to take the return voyage by container ship, giving herself time to come to terms with his death.She had ...

A nineteenth century prophet claims seven young women for his own in this "engaging, serious and gleefully ironic novel" based on true events ( The New York Times Book Review).A New York Times Notable BookIn the 1820s, Prophet John Wroe settled his Christian Israelite church in Lancashire, England, where he and his followers awaited the end of the world. And when God told Wroe to find "comfort and succour" with seven virgins, his f...

In this "unsettling and resonant novel" by the acclaimed author of Mr. Wroe's Virgins, an orphan seeks revenge on her birth mother in rural Scotland ( Michiko Kakutani , The New York Times).Having spent her traumatic childhood in and out of foster homes, twenty-eight-year-old Nikki Black has decided to finally take control of her life. That begins with finding her birth mother, Phyllis: the woman who abandoned he...

The author of Mr. Wroe's Virgins "writes about a woman writing about writing and gets triumphantly away with it . . . a novel of tremendous readability" ( Independent).Driving through the snowbound Yorkshire countryside, stopping at anonymous hotels, Marion is prepared to do anything to escape her memories. She begins to write stories, stories that take her into other people's lives. But as she is drawn back into her own world, she must face the t...

A novel that delves into "the psychology behind the choice between career and homemaker faced by so many women. Delicately written and highly recommended" ( Library Journal).What happens when your husband falls in love with the woman you might have become?Eighteen-year-old Carolyn Tanner lies in a hospital bed. Recovering from an accident, she imagines herself returning to her parents' home, marrying her childhood sweetheart, and becoming a mother....

Awakening to Your Infinite AbundanceDo you long to live a life of infinite abundance and lasting fulfillment? If so, this spiritual, but highly practical guide to living in peace and plenty will show you how to make your highest dreams come true.Reading this book will:Show you how to raise your energy and consciousness step by step up to the level at which living generously in infinite abundance will come naturally to you.Assist you to release some of your i...

An anthology released to raise funds for the NHS and UK Healtcare workers. Fifty-three stories, 253,000 words of fiction, including several pieces that are original to this volume. A treasury of stories from some of the finest writers of science fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, horror, and more.Introduction by Ian WhatesLast Contact – Stephen BaxterSlink-Thinking – Frances HardingeGossamer – Ian WhatesThe Feather Dress – Lisa TuttleThe...

Sunday worship is the central act of the Christian faith, yet few people truly understand what is happening during the service, and why, and how. Based on numerous visits with congregations of many denominations, Jane Rogers Vann examines how we can eliminate the barrier between the preacher and the people in the pew and offers practical advice directed not just toward church leaders but to worship committees and church members--all who are yearning to be fully engaged in worship. Photogra...

Infinite Awakening explores how modern spiritual seekers can follow a genuine awakening spiritual path, whilst at the same time fulfilling their most treasured worldly dreams. This book demonstrates just how miraculous our modern lives could be, if we all learnt to utilise the infinite power of universal love and light to transform every aspect of our lives including our work, our relationships, our sexual energy and even our dying moments. At the end of each chapter, readers will find a g...