- In Search Of Adam
In Search Of AdamLeft abandoned by the suicide of her mother and betrayed by her closest family, six-year-old Jude Williams’ childhood is fractured by the horror and experience of sexual abuse. Trapped within the limitations of her language and understanding, and unwitting party to a shocking family secret, Jude becomes the consequence of her mother’s tragedy. As she moves through the 1980s, Jude’s life is buffeted by choice and destiny and she collects experiences that layer her personal tragedy and plunge her into the darkest of worlds.
- Black Boxes
Black Boxes
“Mesmerising prose pins us to the page throughout this compelling story. Black Boxes confirms Caroline Smailes’ growing reputation as a unique and important writer.” Orna Ross, author of A Dance in Time.
Meet Ana Lewis. She is 37 years old and lives with her two children, Pip and Davie. She has just taken an overdose of pills. By the end of this book Ana will be dead.
- Like Bees To Honey
Like Bees To Honey
“Haunting, heartfelt and beautiful.” Chris Cleave, author of The Other Hand.
Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents.
Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in England, she was not allowed into the house.
