"The novel gallops along at a cracking pace, packed full of plot twisters." — THE HERALD (UK) "I felt cold metal on the side of my skull before I heard the voice. I knew at once what it was. A pistol. Resting on the bone just behind my ear. The favorite place for murderers, robbers, highwaymen —...
She told of the feel of the thick woollen material against her face and the smell of her mother, the smell of all mothers. She told of the marsh gentian they had been picking for medicine when the men came and how her mother had dropped the purple flowers, scattering them as she ran back to the h...
Jack spends sufficient hours revising for his last exam, but otherwise their days are spent singing, learning the words, growing into the new part, new life. Jess doesn’t need to go to school at all now – practising for the prom, especially since music is what she wants as her career, is somethin...
You can plan a conversation as much as you like – it doesn’t make any difference. Her planned conversation went along the lines of: Cat says she’s going to try to get a job; brother makes some sarky comment about no one employing her; Cat keeps her cool; parent tells Angus not to be a pain; paren...