He was her first love. Now he’s dead…
Annie has spent ten years raising her daughter, Jessica, on her own and is thrilled that Jessica has found love with Ryan, the son of her close friends.
But the fairy-tale romance between the two teenagers is not to be. The traumatic loss of her father was bad enough, but now Jessica has lost her boyfriend—to a killer.
Ryan’s parents are in shock and the heartbreak only grows as evidence emerges that Ryan may not have been the upstanding young man they all thought.
In the face of an unsolved murder and shocking revelations, those left behind struggle to move on and relationships start to fall apart under the strain. What was real? What was an illusion? And is the truth too difficult to face?
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Annie has spent ten years raising her daughter, Jessica, on her own and is thrilled that Jessica has found love with Ryan, the son of her close friends.
But the fairy-tale romance between the two teenagers is not to be. The traumatic loss of her father was bad enough, but now Jessica has lost her boyfriend—to a killer.
Ryan’s parents are in shock and the heartbreak only grows as evidence emerges that Ryan may not have been the upstanding young man they all thought.
In the face of an unsolved murder and shocking revelations, those left behind struggle to move on and relationships start to fall apart under the strain. What was real? What was an illusion? And is the truth too difficult to face?
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Here, there are confessions, recollections, and love letters, all dealing with topics as wide-reaching as eating disorders, disability, and gender dysphoria. In this collection of personal essays and creative nonfiction, its contributors have responded to food and the body in intimate but universal ways, sharing experiences that will resonate with readers.
Featuring the award-winning poet Andrew McMillan and dedicated mental health campaigner Cara Lisette, From the Body is a tender and honest discussion of how we feed and fuel our bodies – and how we may, in time, come to treat them a little kinder.
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Featuring the award-winning poet Andrew McMillan and dedicated mental health campaigner Cara Lisette, From the Body is a tender and honest discussion of how we feed and fuel our bodies – and how we may, in time, come to treat them a little kinder.
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In Your Body is a House Stripped Charley Barnes delivers a poignant and raw narrative of battling with an eating disorder. Written in the second person, this novella takes readers on a journey through a precise and honest depiction of the toll an eating disorder takes on both the mind and the body, shedding light on a subject that is too often left in the dark. Your Body is a House Stripped is a brave and powerful work that will resonate with readers who have struggled with similar issues, and provide insight for those who seek to understand.
A powerful and courageously honest novella which ought to be required reading for pretty much anyone with a soul. Through a beautifully consistent form – a set of architectural thought experiments and crystalline memoir – Your Body is a House Stripped is emotionally and intellectually generous enough to let the reader in to a territory too often left off the map. It’s a remarkable literary work which I can also foresee being of great consolation and help to many.
— Luke Kennard, Notes on the Sonnets
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A powerful and courageously honest novella which ought to be required reading for pretty much anyone with a soul. Through a beautifully consistent form – a set of architectural thought experiments and crystalline memoir – Your Body is a House Stripped is emotionally and intellectually generous enough to let the reader in to a territory too often left off the map. It’s a remarkable literary work which I can also foresee being of great consolation and help to many.
— Luke Kennard, Notes on the Sonnets
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Unfaithful is a [prose] poetry narrative of erotica, polaroids, and music. Told through a series of vignettes which form a soundtrack to a marital affair, this chapbook explores the journey of an illicit relationship.
This is a fearless piece of writing that luxuriates in sensory detail and reaches right to the core of the sexual body. Barnes takes apart the layers of what explicit means and creates a sequence of the flesh that thrums with curiosity about the realities of negotiating the taboo.
– Ruth Stacey, poet and lecturer
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This is a fearless piece of writing that luxuriates in sensory detail and reaches right to the core of the sexual body. Barnes takes apart the layers of what explicit means and creates a sequence of the flesh that thrums with curiosity about the realities of negotiating the taboo.
– Ruth Stacey, poet and lecturer
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She never reported the men who attacked her years ago. Now someone is taking revenge . . .
Years ago at university, Celia’s boyfriend turned on her in a horrifying way—joining with his friends to sexually assault her during a party. Celia didn’t go to the police. She told no one except her best friend, Lily. She just wanted to move on with her life.
Now, her settled life with her beloved husband and daughter has been disrupted when one of her assailants is found dead. Celia can’t help but wonder if the friend she confided in—who’s gone on to become a private investigator—could be capable of murder. So she decides to search for answers.
But her pursuit takes her down a path Celia never expected—and raises an even more terrifying question: Is she capable of murder herself?
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Years ago at university, Celia’s boyfriend turned on her in a horrifying way—joining with his friends to sexually assault her during a party. Celia didn’t go to the police. She told no one except her best friend, Lily. She just wanted to move on with her life.
Now, her settled life with her beloved husband and daughter has been disrupted when one of her assailants is found dead. Celia can’t help but wonder if the friend she confided in—who’s gone on to become a private investigator—could be capable of murder. So she decides to search for answers.
But her pursuit takes her down a path Celia never expected—and raises an even more terrifying question: Is she capable of murder herself?
Available to download now.