At the Printers - 8 New Titles
Eight new Leaf titles.
Featuring:
For Children
Barry's Barnet -
Barry has always been a bit of a loner. This is because he doesn't wash, he smells, and he has a lot of hair. Now, indeed, he's got so much hair that it's coming to life, growing rows of very sharp teeth and eating things. On the plus side, he's finally found a friend. Pity it's getting bigger....
Kafka meets Roald Dahl in this wickedly humorous tale of a hygiene-shy boy with literally uncontrollable hair. Adults and children alike will be delighted by this highly original story.
Pat Hopper - The Gang of Three (Children's Short Story Competition Runner-Up)
Emma wasn't happy. She'd just seen her big brother jump into a fairy ring and vanish in a puff of smoke. She must get Jason back. With Al Cappuccino the frog perched on her foot and Miss Pretty the cat in her arms, she follows Jason into the fairy ring. But there’s trouble awaiting the Gang of Three....
Lora and William Gill - The Monkey and the Diamond (Children's Short Story Competition Runner-Up)
What would a monkey do with a diamond? Greed leads to unwise choices in this lyrical and beautifully illustrated tale of a jewel and its ever changing parade of would be owners. Perfect for younger children.
Moira Andrew - The Very Useful Bag
Henry is itchy and very bored indeed. He can't find anything interesting to do until he finally hits on a really splendid idea: making useful bags for all the family. But these are no ordinary bags....
A gentle, funny and imaginative story. Ideal for younger readers.
For Adults
Robert Wilton - In No Man's Land (Winter Short Story '06 Winner)
50 years after the First World War, a group of veterans returns to the trenches where they fought each other. Some have come to remember, some to forget. But neither process turns out to be as straightforward as they expected, as a series of revelations challenges their memories and values. The importance - and perhaps the impossibility - of the attempt to come to terms with our own past is exposed in this unpredictable and moving story.
Kathy Mansfield - The Steady Bookkeeper (Winter Short Story '06 Runner-Up)
Paul Phiri is an ordinary, decent man in an ordinary, decent life: taking care of his family, holding down a 'good' job, respected in his community. He is just one of millions of people living ordinary lives in
Maria Lalic - Paper Dolls and Coconut Mushrooms
Three sisters enjoy a childhood of innocent games and make-believe. They share everything - except, perhaps, paper dolls and coconut mushrooms - in this collection of funny and honest autobiographical episodes showing that none of us ever quite grow up.
Conrad Williams - The Cryptanalyst
Meredith has been painting the city in code. His secrets are written on bus shelters, factory walls and public toilets. Raglan's on to him: a loner, a spy, a man who likes to spend his time unpicking knots. Raglan and Meredith, scorpion-dancing all over the city's streets. And I was there to watch it go horribly wrong....
An intense, adult and darkly comic tale by a noted fantasy author.
More Details Coming Soon.
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