Kirjahaku

Set in Corsica, Mazzeri is a contemporary novel about this complex mediterranean island, its people and its traditions, which has been influenced by the authorâ??s own experiences.

A contemporary crime thriller, told through the eyes of a young man who comes to the island of Lipari in search of his forebears.

Young journalist Simon Peckham is seeing the New Year in at a London nightclub when he first notices Soraya, the daughter of an Iraqi refugee. His evening isn’t going to plan, so he steps out to get some air and watches as paramedics attend to an old rough sleeper, Tom, in an alley close by. The next morning at the local hospital, Simon enquires after Tom’s condition and is surprised to meet Soraya, who tells him that 3 men had assaulted both her and Tom, and that a second rough sleeper came to their rescue. Sifting through Tom’s meagre possessions out the back of the club, Simon stumbles across a notebook, the entries in which are written in a curious code. Will he decipher it? What will it lead to? And why is Soraya keeping the second rough sleeper secret from the police? Peter Crawley has worked amongst rough sleepers and has interviewed many former servicemen and refugees to lend authenticity to the story. The Wind between Two Worlds is a gripping novel that twists and turns as its characters conceal and reveal in equal measure. Readers who enjoy clever plots, secretive characters and a modern, original storyline will delight in this well-researched, expertly-crafted book.

In the early hours of Monday 28th December 1908, a girl steals through the garden of Villa Mazzini. Lilla is on her way to meet Enzo and together they intend to leave on a steamship for a new life in America. First though, they must evade his father’s spies, for Don Carmelo believes the daughter of a fisherman unworthy of his son’s affections; and second, they must survive the greatest earthquake in the city’s long history. In July 1943, Mira receives a visit from Lieutenant Aldo de la Grascia at her family home in the village of Ganzirri. Mira is fond of the officer and without his continuous gift of provisions, her café would have closed long ago. However, the war has already made her a widow and Mira isn’t sure if she is ready to love again. Then, late one night, an Italian sailor knocks on her door and asks her to help his companion, a wounded British naval officer. And in the summer of 2018 on the beach at Capo Peloro, Angelica is intrigued by an Englishwoman who speaks Sicilian in the Messinese dialect and who seems more than a little melancholy. In the afternoon, the woman goes for a swim and is caught in the strong tides that run through the Strait. Angelica wonders whether the woman has put herself in danger intentionally and knows there is little that can be done to prevent her from drowning; that is until a feluca appears. A three-part novel based on historical events, Constant Tides follows the loves of three courageous women through the spring, summer and autumn of their lives in the Strait of Messina, Sicily.

Theo can neither talk nor read or write, because twenty-four years ago a shooting accident left him aphasic. But was it an accident or was the young man trying to take his own life? And if so, was his motive related to the recent disappearance of his sister, Lucy? At the memorial service for her politician husband, Elen Holden offers journalist Simon a proposition: find out what happened to her children and she will provide him with information regarding her husband’s dealings in Westminster. However, with Theo unable to communicate and Lucy missing, the only way Simon can uncover the truth is by giving Theo his voice. He starts by interviewing the siblings’ friends and his colleagues in the press, who lead him through a maze of half-truths and lies to an unexpected conclusion that forces Simon to question the ethics of his profession. And he meets Theo and his devoted carer, who shows Simon Theo’s paintings, one of which intrigues him. With the painting in mind, Simon explores the effects and treatment of aphasia, coming to understand there is an outside chance Lucy holds the key to unlocking Theo’s Voice. All he has to do is find her.