James Hannah

He has all kinds of everyday joy in his life — he's young, he's in love, he has friends who promise to stand by him if life ever goes wrong. Then one day, life does go wrong. He makes a mistake, and it's big and unforgiveable. Now time is running out, and his life is falling apart. But he's going to put it back together again. His own way. This is a story about how far love must stretch to gather a life in pieces — and about how a strong friendship never dies.

The A to Z of You and Me

AN OBSERVER 'NEW FACE OF FICTION 2015' AN AMAZON RISING STAR 2015 LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTION 2015 'Genuinely one of the best books I have ever read' LISA JEWELL 'Absolutely bloody heartrending. Hannah's eccentric style is never mawkish and often wonderfully funny' - THE TIMES 'Hannah writes with emotional acuity. Warm, wry, thoughtful and devastating in places, this is a life-enhancing missive from death's door' - THE SUNDAY TIMES A striking literary debut of love and mortality perfect for fans of quirky, heart-wrenching fiction like Nathan Filer, David Nicholls and Rachel Joyce. Ivo has all kinds of everyday joy in his life âe" heâe(tm)s young, he's in love, he has friends who promise to stand by him if life ever goes wrong.Then one day, life does go wrong. He makes a mistake, and itâe(tm)s big and unforgiveable. Now time is running out and his life is falling apart. But heâe(tm)s going to put it together again. His own way. This is a story about how far love must stretch to gather a life in pieces. And how strong friendship never dies.

Gene Wolfe

'Christmas Inn' tells of a struggling bed and breakfat visited by four odd guests one Christmas, guests who change the lives of each of the family and workers at the inn profoundly.

Christmas Inn

Kate Hamer

Tim Glencross

They tie our lives together. The only way to learn them is by getting them wrong. But just because they're not written down doesn't mean you won't be judged by them. Welcome to the anthology of stories where hidden forces are at play. Welcome to The Book of Unwritten Rules... would you have known them? The authors met on the Curtis Brown Creative novel-writing course in 2011. This is their first short-story collection.

The Book of Unwritten Rules

Du weißt, du musst bald sterben, aber du willst dein Leben noch einmal erzählen. Wo fängst du an? Einfach bei A wie Adamsapfel? Ivo spielt das Alphabet-Spiel und erinnert sich an sein Leben. An seine Jugend. Seine Freunde, seine Familie. Seine Eskapaden. Seine große Liebe. Vor allem und immer wieder an sie: Mia. Und er denkt an den einen Fehler, den großen. Den er nicht vergeben kann. Eigentlich. Aber nun rennt ihm die Zeit davon, sein Leben fällt in sich zusammen. Jeden Tag ein bisschen mehr. Bleibt Ivo noch Zeit genug, um Frieden zu schließen?

James Hannah

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