Fiction
Featured Books
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The Woman Who Was the Desert Dream
William Coles
A middle-aged hack joins Kate in the Sahara for the world’s toughest foot-race, The Marathon des Sables. Pain, heat and the biggest blisters on the planet – it’s the perfect recipe for falling in love.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857281319
October 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95A middle-aged hack joins Kate in the Sahara for the world’s toughest foot-race, The Marathon des Sables. Pain, heat and the biggest blisters on the planet – it’s the perfect recipe for falling in love.
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Guardians of the Jesus Gene
Peter R. Hall
As Nero’s Rome burns, Christ’s brother, Simon, and Pontius Pilate’s daughter, Clodia, are thrown together in the war between Rome and Jerusalem. Their son, Joshua, is the genetic link to Jesus, an inheritance that makes him a target of satanic forces.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857281333
October 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95As Nero’s Rome burns, Christ’s brother, Simon, and Pontius Pilate’s daughter, Clodia, are thrown together in the war between Rome and Jerusalem. Their son, Joshua, is the genetic link to Jesus, an inheritance that makes him a target of satanic forces.
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Muscle
David Barry
Family man Freddie Weston, who supplies bouncers for London clubs, lives by night and on the edge. He is seeking vengeance for a 40-year-old wrongdoing to his family, which means tangling with one of the most dangerous East End villains. And time is running out.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857281678
October 2013
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£15.95 / $15.95Family man Freddie Weston, who supplies bouncers for London clubs, lives by night and on the edge. He is seeking vengeance for a 40-year-old wrongdoing to his family, which means tangling with one of the most dangerous East End villains. And time is running out.
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Day of the Angel
Irina Muravyova
translated by John Dewey‘Day of the Angel’ follows the fates and fortunes of three generations of the Ushakov family, members of the Russian émigré community living in Paris following the Revolution.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783080120
September 2013
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£26.95 / $26.95‘Day of the Angel’ follows the fates and fortunes of three generations of the Ushakov family, members of the Russian émigré community living in Paris following the Revolution.
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The Servant and Mistress Stories
Lucinda Rhys-Evans
A companion volume to Lucinda Rhys-Evan’s ‘Servant and Mistress’, these short stories move from the near sublime to the near ridiculous, and from the superficial to the very serious as they explore both the lighthearted and darker sides of male sexual submission to female whims.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857281357
September 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95A companion volume to Lucinda Rhys-Evan’s ‘Servant and Mistress’, these short stories move from the near sublime to the near ridiculous, and from the superficial to the very serious as they explore both the lighthearted and darker sides of male sexual submission to female whims.
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Servant and Mistress
Lucinda Rhys-Evans
Stephen Mason sets out to explore his submissive side with a range of available female partners, but ends up chasing an impossible passion with one married woman. A big, readable story of obsessive love and off-centre sex told with compassion, insight and humour.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857281340
September 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Stephen Mason sets out to explore his submissive side with a range of available female partners, but ends up chasing an impossible passion with one married woman. A big, readable story of obsessive love and off-centre sex told with compassion, insight and humour.
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The Isle of South Kamui and Other Stories
Kyotaro Nishimura
translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriIn this early collection of five short stories, Kyotaro Nishimura explores the criminal mind and what makes people do the unthinkable.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781783080113
September 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95In this early collection of five short stories, Kyotaro Nishimura explores the criminal mind and what makes people do the unthinkable.
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The Case of the Sharaku Murders
Katsuhiko Takahashi
translated by Ian MacDonaldWhen the body of Saga Atsushi, Japan’s preeminent connoisseur of ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), is pulled from the ocean off the coast of Tohoku, having apparently committed suicide, the shocked Japanese art world turns out to mourn his death. But is there more to Saga’s death than meets the eye?
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281296
September 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95When the body of Saga Atsushi, Japan’s preeminent connoisseur of ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), is pulled from the ocean off the coast of Tohoku, having apparently committed suicide, the shocked Japanese art world turns out to mourn his death. But is there more to Saga’s death than meets the eye?
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Lost Souls, Sacred Creatures
Juko Nishimura
translated by Jeffrey HunterAn expensive Matsusaka cow vanishes from a cattle-house at the last minute before shipment. Jukichi is a seasoned fisherman who can row a fishing boat with proficiency and catch fish an abundance of fish in the traditional way until he comes across nameso, a sea beast. A crab moves slowly along the highway in an attempt to reach the sea. ‘Lost Souls, Sacred Creatures’ contains four extraordinary stories written by award-nominated author Juko Nishimura.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281289
September 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95An expensive Matsusaka cow vanishes from a cattle-house at the last minute before shipment. Jukichi is a seasoned fisherman who can row a fishing boat with proficiency and catch fish an abundance of fish in the traditional way until he comes across nameso, a sea beast. A crab moves slowly along the highway in an attempt to reach the sea. ‘Lost Souls, Sacred Creatures’ contains four extraordinary stories written by award-nominated author Juko Nishimura.
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Tales of the Ghost Sword
Hideyuki Kikuchi
translated by Ian MacDonaldA masterpiece collection of historical ghost stories depicting the pathos of lower-class samurai who live for and are held captive by the sword.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857281272
September 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95A masterpiece collection of historical ghost stories depicting the pathos of lower-class samurai who live for and are held captive by the sword.
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Moonlight
Fergus O'Connell
Summer, 1914. As the countdown to WWI begins, Clara, a passionate young London wife, discovers that her husband is having an affair. But when Clara also begins a relationship, she has to fight against the conventions of society and her own conscience so that she can really find love.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857280954
September 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Summer, 1914. As the countdown to WWI begins, Clara, a passionate young London wife, discovers that her husband is having an affair. But when Clara also begins a relationship, she has to fight against the conventions of society and her own conscience so that she can really find love.
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The Bittersweet Vine
Marissa de Luna
Following her abduction, Maria Shroder wakes up in her own bed unharmed and suffering from hysterical amnesia. Strangely, the book club Maria has joined holds a clue to her disappearance, and she sets out on a journey to uncover the truth – a truth which is buried in her past.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857280947
September 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Following her abduction, Maria Shroder wakes up in her own bed unharmed and suffering from hysterical amnesia. Strangely, the book club Maria has joined holds a clue to her disappearance, and she sets out on a journey to uncover the truth – a truth which is buried in her past.
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Death of a Butterfly
Simon Brown
Art teacher Amanda returns home to find her husband, Mathew, murdered. The police have no leads and the only clue is a missing photograph album. Amanda soon learns that her husband had been taking out loans against her home, leaving her in negative equity, a fact the police are quick to latch onto. And despite the threatening letters that have been arriving daily, with photographs from the stolen album, Amanda quickly becomes the main suspect.
Terrified, panicked and with no one to turn to, Amanda flees to her aunt Dorothy, in London, where she tries to put together the pieces of Mathew’s mysterious past. Can Amanda, with Dorothy’s guidance, ever come to terms with what has happened? And can she solve the mystery before the sender of the threatening letters finds her?
‘Death of a Butterfly’ is the story of an incredible transformation.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857280039
June 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Art teacher Amanda returns home to find her husband, Mathew, murdered. The police have no leads and the only clue is a missing photograph album. Amanda soon learns that her husband had been taking out loans against her home, leaving her in negative equity, a fact the police are quick to latch onto. And despite the threatening letters that have been arriving daily, with photographs from the stolen album, Amanda quickly becomes the main suspect.
Terrified, panicked and with no one to turn to, Amanda flees to her aunt Dorothy, in London, where she tries to put together the pieces of Mathew’s mysterious past. Can Amanda, with Dorothy’s guidance, ever come to terms with what has happened? And can she solve the mystery before the sender of the threatening letters finds her?
‘Death of a Butterfly’ is the story of an incredible transformation.
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A Spectre in the Stones
John Kitchen
Lloyd Lewis is moving to yet another children’s home, but this one is different. It is possessed by the supernatural with poltergeists and a ghost creating havoc. Lloyd links the chaos to a nearby ravaged stone circle. But what is the link? And can Lloyd do anything to defuse this terrifying anarchy?
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857280046
June 2013
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£16.95 / $16.95Lloyd Lewis is moving to yet another children’s home, but this one is different. It is possessed by the supernatural with poltergeists and a ghost creating havoc. Lloyd links the chaos to a nearby ravaged stone circle. But what is the link? And can Lloyd do anything to defuse this terrifying anarchy?
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The Woman Who Knew What She Wanted
William Coles
A young man falls for a woman twice his age – but can the age-gap ever truly be bridged?
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857283450
May 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95A young man falls for a woman twice his age – but can the age-gap ever truly be bridged?
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Perfect Nightmare
Norman Stanton
Earth, Air, Fire and Water form the backdrop to a tale of three characters who have a similar apocalyptic dream. Their travels take them across America where the story unfolds as the three struggle to make sense of the chaotic world of the Perfect Nightmare.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857283467
May 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Earth, Air, Fire and Water form the backdrop to a tale of three characters who have a similar apocalyptic dream. Their travels take them across America where the story unfolds as the three struggle to make sense of the chaotic world of the Perfect Nightmare.
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The Female Ward
Debalina Haldar
Dishari, a fourth-year engineering student, thinks of her treatment of a first-year as nothing but acceptable ‘ragging’ – the bullying of younger pupils by their seniors – something she herself experienced. But as events spiral out of control she is forced to question not only this, but the very foundations of ‘civil’ society.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857280084
May 2013
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£18.95 / $18.95Dishari, a fourth-year engineering student, thinks of her treatment of a first-year as nothing but acceptable ‘ragging’ – the bullying of younger pupils by their seniors – something she herself experienced. But as events spiral out of control she is forced to question not only this, but the very foundations of ‘civil’ society.
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Tokyo Seven Roses
Volume I
Hisashi Inoue
translated by Jeffrey HunterSeven beautiful women – the Seven Roses – take a stand against an unheard-of threat to the integrity of Japanese culture in post-WWII Japan.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280435
May 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95Seven beautiful women – the Seven Roses – take a stand against an unheard-of threat to the integrity of Japanese culture in post-WWII Japan.
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In Pursuit of Lavender
Akiko Itoyama
translated by Charles De WolfIn this novel-length road story, the female protagonist, who is haunted by an audio hallucination –‘twenty ells of linen are worth a coat’ – that plays over and over in her mind, escapes from a mental hospital with a young man. This is the story of their journey together.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280466
May 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95In this novel-length road story, the female protagonist, who is haunted by an audio hallucination –‘twenty ells of linen are worth a coat’ – that plays over and over in her mind, escapes from a mental hospital with a young man. This is the story of their journey together.
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Tokyo Seven Roses
Volume II
Hisashi Inoue
translated by Jeffrey HunterSeven beautiful women – the Seven Roses – take a stand against an unheard-of threat to the integrity of Japanese culture in post-WWII Japan.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857280459
May 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95Seven beautiful women – the Seven Roses – take a stand against an unheard-of threat to the integrity of Japanese culture in post-WWII Japan.
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Rainbow
Michael Tolkien
An adaptation in narrative verse of a children’s fantasy tale, ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ (1910) by Florence Bone (1875–1971), ‘Rainbow’ presents a series of magical adventures that lead the heroine and us to a greater sense of wonder about the living world.
Union Bridge Books
Hardback
9780857286482
March 2013
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£19.99 / $19.99An adaptation in narrative verse of a children’s fantasy tale, ‘The Other Side of the Rainbow’ (1910) by Florence Bone (1875–1971), ‘Rainbow’ presents a series of magical adventures that lead the heroine and us to a greater sense of wonder about the living world.
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Wish
Michael Tolkien
An adaptation in narrative verse of a children’s fantasy tale, ‘The Rose-Coloured Wish’ (1923) by Florence Bone (1875–1971), ‘Wish’ is a timeless story that weaves adventure, humour and vivid characterisation into a subtle moral tale.
Union Bridge Books
Hardback
9780857281999
March 2013
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£19.99 / $19.99An adaptation in narrative verse of a children’s fantasy tale, ‘The Rose-Coloured Wish’ (1923) by Florence Bone (1875–1971), ‘Wish’ is a timeless story that weaves adventure, humour and vivid characterisation into a subtle moral tale.
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Mandala Road
Masako Bandō
translated by Wayne P. LammersAcross many years, two generations of the Nonezawa family are connected by the mysterious Mandala Road as they struggle to understand themselves, rebuild their lives, reconcile themselves with their pasts and mistakes, and build their futures.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282484
February 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95Across many years, two generations of the Nonezawa family are connected by the mysterious Mandala Road as they struggle to understand themselves, rebuild their lives, reconcile themselves with their pasts and mistakes, and build their futures.
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Death By Choice
Masahiko Shimada
translated by Meredith McKinneyThe last seven days of a man who has chosen to kill himself take on unexpected twists and turns in this exploration of the cult of suicide in Japan – and the culture that has created it – as he chooses how to spend his last days on earth.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282477
February 2013
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£34.95 / $34.95The last seven days of a man who has chosen to kill himself take on unexpected twists and turns in this exploration of the cult of suicide in Japan – and the culture that has created it – as he chooses how to spend his last days on earth.