Het werk van deze auteur duikt in de thema's van adolescentie en identiteitsvorming, vaak gesitueerd in hedendaagse settings. Zijn stijl wordt gekenmerkt door scherpe inzichten in de psychologie van personages en gevoelige portretten van hun innerlijke leven. Hij verkent regelmatig complexe interpersoonlijke relaties en de uitdagingen waar jongeren voor staan op de drempel van volwassenheid. Zijn geschriften worden gewaardeerd om hun authenticiteit en hun vermogen om de lezer in het verhaal te trekken.
Meet Mr Baxter: Raconteur and rabble-rouser at Melrose Retirement Home. At age 94 he has lost none of his spark but his health, and his memories, will soon fail him. So he breaks out of the home bound for the war graves of France to bid a final farewell to the man he loved and lost. Tender, funny, heartwarming fiction for fans of Rachel Joyce
When, however, rumours spark of the police's involvement in the death of two young joy riders, the anxieties of the estate flare into a week-long riot, causing burnt out wrecks at every turn and capturing the attention of the local and national media.
Francis Wootton's first memory is of Kurt Cobain's death, and there have since been other hardships much closer to home. At 15 years old he already knows all about loss and rejection - and to top it all off he has a permanently broke big brother, a grandma with selective memory (and very selective social graces) and a mum who's at best an acquired taste. But when he is diagnosed with leukaemia that wide-open future suddenly narrows, and a whole new world of worry presents itself. This book is a bright, funny, painful, and refreshing novel about wanting the very best from life, even when life shows you how very bad it can be.
Focusing on Thomas Jefferson, Matthew Crow provides a fresh viewpoint on the evolution of the Constitution in early American history. The book delves into Jefferson's influence and ideas, exploring how they shaped constitutional changes and the broader political landscape of the time. By examining Jefferson's role, Crow highlights the dynamic nature of constitutional interpretation and its implications for American democracy.
In a forgotten seaside town, one girl is trying to put herself back together and another girl has gone missing. Equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, Another Place is a novel about friendship, family -- and the meaning of home.