Amanda Craig creëert romans die de hedendaagse Britse samenleving ontleden met een beknopte, wrange satirische scherpte. Haar benadering van fictie wordt vergeleken met die van literaire grootheden als Anthony Trollope en Charles Dickens. Craig bouwt vaak voort op haar onderling verbonden romanseries door de focus te verleggen naar bijfiguren uit eerdere werken, en hen zo de protagonisten van nieuwe verhalen te maken. Ze toont ook een grote belangstelling voor kinderliteratuur en treedt in dit genre op als criticus voor The Times.
A Vicious Circle exposes the corruption of London's journalistic circuit, the horrors of our hospitals and slums, and the transformations caused by motherhood. Gripping, tender and fiercely funny, it has been instantly recognised as a modern classic about the way we live now.
It isn't easy being a tween, and it isn't easy parenting them, but family therapist Dr. Amanda Craig will teach parents how to best support and connect with their tweens while they grow into healthy, happy adults.
A fabulous new novel by Amanda Craig, acclaimed author of The Lie of the Land and The Golden Rule
* A gripping, topical novel - a detective story, a love story and a book about contemporary Britain.
En ung engelsk kvinde løber hjemmefra for at forsøge sig som maler i Toscana
Once Hannah married Jake and had his child, her dreams were crushed into bitter disillusion. Her husband has left her for Eve, rich and childless, and Hannah has been surviving by becoming a cleaner in London. Jinni is equally angry and bitter, and the two women agree to murder each other's husbands
A stunning collection of seventeen stories by a vibrant mix of established and emerging writers. The best short story collection to come out of lockdown! Contributors include A L Kennedy, Helen Simpson, Alison Moore, Stephen S.Thompson and Amanda Craig.
Thirty-nine, divorced, jobless: Benedick Hunter is going nowhere, heading in the exact opposite direction he expected. So when he comes across a children's book that his mother, Laura, wrote, he decides that her life and work - haunting stories replete with sinister woods, wicked witches and brave girls who battle giants - hold the key to finding out why his own life is such a mess. Setting out to discover why Laura killed herself when he was six, Benedick travels to the US. As he grows more obsessed with what happened to his mother, Benedick enters into a dark wood - one that is both hilariously real and terrifyingly psychological. Dark humorous and inventive, In a Dark Wood casts light on the nature of depression, genius and of the healing power of storytelling.
When Enzo shoots an illegal migrant from his bedroom, it sets off a chain of events that intertwines the lives of old and young, rich and poor, native and foreign. Enzo’s elderly neighbors—Ruth, Diana, and Marta—are three friends enjoying retirement in Tuscany. Ruth's grandson Olly is preparing for his wedding at her picturesque farmhouse, but his bride, Tania, appears more interested in vlogging than the ceremony. Meanwhile, Marta is gearing up for an annual music recital funded by a Russian oligarch hiding from Putin, even as her health declines. Her grandson, Xan, grapples with his resentment over social inequalities. Diana cares for her husband, Lord Evenlode, who suffers from dementia, reflecting on their tumultuous marriage. Over two weeks in May, these characters confront difficult choices as they navigate their pasts and the present’s challenges. Despite the beauty of the Tuscan spring, the complexities of modern life make it increasingly difficult to see what connects us rather than divides us. This engaging narrative is a profound exploration of the resilient human spirit, filled with humor and insight.
