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Jane Diamond – A Place Called F
Abby comes from a close and loving traditional Jewish home but married into a family that celebrates Christmas. When the marriage ends, she moves to the country with her son Jacob to heal in a place where she can begin to rebuild her self-belief and her belief in other things and other people – and where she can protect Jacob from making the same mistakes. Read more…
Christa Pearce – Insight Out
Christa Pearce has her first book out with mardibooks and has already received major online interest. Her book, Insight Out is the story of her work as a spiritual healer in West London and details the startling encounters with people whose lives had taken them to the brink of desperation, until they made contact with her. The subject matter ranges from regression to out of body experiences. Read more…
Belinda Hunt & Abby Fermont – Mrs Godbothers and other Musings on the Seven States of Man
A slim edition of poems reflecting the spiritual catharsis of today accompanied by a selection of short stories. The collection is based on the Seven States of Modern Man – a modification of Shakespeare’s “Seven Ages” from “As you Like It”. In turns lyrical and wistful.
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Martin Craig-Downer – The Tank Room
Set in Liverpool at the beginning of the nineteen fifties, Matt Dixon is immersed in the world of jazz moonlighting in bands for beer money and to meet girls. He becomes intimately involved with two women from very different backgrounds. One a fragrant teenage beauty, Yvette, a city girl, promiscuous and precocious with it; the other, Harry, boasting various lovers. Read more…
Martin Craig-Downer – Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth
In Let’s All Sing, ageing jazz musicians gather at the funeral of a onetime club owner and wealthy entrepreneur. At a lavish reception, mayhem ensues. In The Hermit Sailor a fisherman shacks up with an enigmatic woman. In War Boy a youngster overhears a bizarre account of a spy cell. Read more…
Nigel P – The Loners
The Loners is the story of a band.
Set in the Medway Towns in Kent during 1978 and 1979, The Loners filters a comic and foul mouthed tale of growing up, friendship, love, school, music and hubris through the eyes of an unnamed fifteen year old narrator, who may or may not be the loner of the title.
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Martin Godleman – 1909
London: four hundred years after a sophisticated neutron device has cut the world’s population by 95%. After the destruction, the world is set slightly out of its orbit, leaving, according to calculations by those still alive, just 2350 years before it burns up. The surviving forces, an élite of women scientists, decide that, as a testimony to the event, the world’s years will be chronicled in reverse order. Read more…
Rachel Catto – In The Eye of the Beholder
Rachel Catto’s first book is In The Eye of the Beholder and was released by mardibooks in December 2011.
Ever wondered – Who am I? How did I get here? How am I going to get out of this..? Then this is the novel for you…
Not waving but drowning? This is NOT a self help book! Read more…
Abby Fermont & Belinda Hunt – Mrs Godbothers and other Musings on the Seven States of Man
Poetry, more than prose, is by its nature personal but this collection is more a universal comment on the sometime hypocrisy of the modern age. ’Twas ever thus …as well as on the human condition of growing up and growing old and occasionally slaying dragons.
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Abby Fermont – Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth
My stories are inspired by everyday life. I love people watching and wondering – what if? Imagining the secrets hidden below the surface and plotting what will happen to the characters once they are out of my sight. I enjoy seeking out humour in otherwise serious situations and above all, making the reader think. I like to leave clues in my writing but not to give everything away – that would be too easy! Read more…
Paul King – You Can’t Hurt Me
Based on a true story, some names and places have been changed to protect the subject’s identity and to protect the innocent.
This is a truly heart-wrenching tale of a young boy’s struggle growing up with a dysfunctional family on a South London Council Estate where violence, alcohol, drugs and a complete disregard for the feelings and interests of young children were commonplace.
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Alyson Torns – Unresolved Journey
I started writing this poem in 2004 and finished it in 2007. It’s taken 8 years to reach its fruition. It is a journey through the London underground over to Portugal and back. I’m exploring memory and everyday life. It has taken time for me to let go and release it to the world. It’s a poem without an ending. I have several parts of the poem published in magazines and a pamphlet with an extract from it. Read more…
Candy Korman – Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth
Wall Street colleagues vie for a big bonus in a deadly winner-takes-all competition (The Garden of Unearthly Delights), family secrets surface at a mock high school reunion (Sex, Death and High School), a vain news anchor goes to dangerous lengths to appear younger (The Final Diet), a lusty old sailor finds more than he bargained for (The Old Man and the Tea)… Read more…
Alexandur Tomov – Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth
My creativity is a thorough study of human psychology, of eternal values and the questions each one of us asks himself, of modern society and its pathological ideas and notions. The works in it are trying to reveal the truth about people as it is, in a unique and original manner. They are an attempt at surveying and explaining the depths of human soul and sub-conscience… Read more…
Xarina – Unexpected Tales From The Ends Of The Earth
Anya is standing at the threshold of her married life. Nervous, excited but willing to accept her fate as a daughter in law of the Sharma’s household. Her estranged mother has sent her with the words to uphold the family honour and not create situations. She doesn’t know what type of a family she is marrying into and she has to conform to their rules, traditions and way of life. Read more…
The Mount School – A Celebration Of Food From The Four Seasons Of The World
Whilst this anthology is primarily a recipe book, we wanted to incorporate something more than this. As a TV dinner society it is our generation that is missing out on the sharing and communal aspects of traditional meals. What we have tried to convey through this collection is a taste of food from around the world… Read more…
Martin Godleman – We’re West Ham United We Play on the Floor
Martin Godleman has worked at West Ham United for 21 years as a journalist, commentator, DVD producer and even matchday announcer for nearly half a season. He loves this club and all the crazy things that happen to it. Read his account of the latest chapter in the club’s history within these pages. Read more…
Martin Craig-Downer – Over There
The Second World War – Joe and Louis Monopoli, sons of Italian immigrants, are embedded with the US Army fighting a desperate rearguard action as panzers surge through Belgium in a final German offensive. They survive and, after a hazardous sea voyage, are feted as heroes back in New York. The family prospers but the boys come under the sway of powerful Mafia boss. Read more…
Belinda Hunt – Windows & Doors
My poetry is about observation and story-telling. The poems in this collection have been selected from a daily output written over the last year. The seasons unfold against a backdrop of local and international events. Scandal, debacle, the Jubilee and the London Olympics are juxtaposed with more personal histories.
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Mary Anne Evans – Stolen
Miriam stopped buttering bread and sat down very suddenly. She turned to Beth. ‘God, I can’t believe I’m saying all this. It’s bizarre. This only happens to other people. When you see people in the street with a child in a wheelchair you just look away, as if somehow they had deserved it, somehow you knew it to be a part of their destiny.’
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Ellie Etchells – What Does My Dog Dream About At Night? …And other stories
Ellie Etchells’ stories are unlike many children’s stories in their choice of subject matter. “I hope that through my books, I can help children to deal with their fears and derive both comfort and entertainment from these stories.”