Shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards 2023, Undercurrent is a vivid, lyrical and powerful exploration of rural poverty, and the often devastating impact of living without the means or support to build a future
Natasha Carthew Boeken
Natasha Carthew is een schrijfster die diep verbonden is met de wilde landschappen van Cornwall, waar ze haar verhalen buiten creëert. Haar proza duikt in de veerkracht van de menselijke geest en onderzoekt thema's als overleven en diepe verbindingen met de natuurlijke wereld. Carthew gebruikt een lyrische stijl en portretteert levendig de rauwe schoonheid en kracht van de omgeving. Haar unieke benadering van 'wild schrijven' dompelt lezers onder in de elementaire krachten die haar meeslepende verhalen vormen.
All Rivers Run Free
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
A lyrical novel in the vein of Sara Baume and Eimear McBride, about marginalisation, mental illness and the power of nature and motherhood in restoring hope
Only the Ocean
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
The two girls sat at opposite ends of the boat and Kel dug and stretched the oars into the ocean like her life depended upon it because it did. 'Just so you know,' said Rose, 'everything, I mean everything, is your fault.' 15-year-old Kel Crow lives in a water-logged world, with a family with whom she shares nothing but blood and a heart defect that she knows could kill her any day. She has a plan to escape, and it's a good one: stowaway on the ship, kidnap the girl, swap the girl to buy passage to America and a life-saving operation. But plans never go how they're meant to … Breath-takingly fierce, smart and tender, Only the Ocean is a story of innocence (and its loss), survival, and courage in the midst of darkness.
Winter Damage
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
On a frozen Cornish moor, Ennor lives in a trailer with her dad and little brother. Her mother left years ago - and slowly their world has fallen apart. Now her father's gravely ill, and Ennor knows they're going to take her brother away if things don't pick up soon. So Ennor packs a blanket, a map, a saucepan and a gun into her rucksack, and sets off to find her mum and bring her home, a journey that will change her life for ever.
A small boy hiding in a cupboard witnesses something no child should ever see. He tries not to look but he still hears it. And when he comes out, there's no mistaking. His mum and dad have been killed. And though he's only small, he swears that he'll get revenge one day. Years later, Trey enters a strange camp that is meant to save troubled teenagers. It's packed with crazies, god-botherers, devoted felons and broken kids. Trey's been in and out of trouble ever since the day the bad thing happened, but he's he not here for saving: this is where he'll find the man who did it. Revenge and healing, salvation and hell are a boiling, dangerous mix, and Trey finds himself drawn to a girl, a dream and the offer of friendship in the dark.