Blogs in October 2018

Sleeper 26th October 2018

Sixteen-year-old Will Starling is pulled from the sea with no memory of his past. In his blazer is a strange notebook with a bullet lodged inside it: a bullet means for him. As London prepares for the Blitz, Will...

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Dad’s Red Dress 18th August 2018

Jessie Keane is 13 and just wants to be normal. Trouble is, her kid sister, Laura (7) thinks she’s been abducted by the Virgin Mary; twice; once on a motorbike, her step-mum, Eva makes erotic feminist installations while Dad...

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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 22nd July 2018

Rather than be ‘sivilized’ by the Widow Douglas, Huckleberry Finn – the grubby but good-natured son of a local drunk – sets off with Jim, an escaped slave, to find freedom on the Mississippi river. With the law on...

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No Filter 30th June 2018

Emerald has grown up in a privileged world – the beloved daughter of a wealthy family, friends with all the right people, social media addict. But Emerald’s family has secrets – and when Emerald finds her mum unconscious on...

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Over Sea Under Stone 29th May 2018

On holiday in Cornwall, Simon, Jane and Barney Drew discover an ancient map in the attic of the Grey House, where they are staying with their mysterious Great-Uncle Merry. They know immediately that it is special. But it is...

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