Anthills and Stars

by Kevin Duffy

It's 1968, and in Paris the students are rioting but in Broughton, 20 miles East of Manchester the Permissive Society has just arrived, driving a multi coloured VW camper van...

'Anthills and Stars is a warm and beautifully observed comedy and is very funny. Kevin Duffy has Alan Bennett's fine ear for dialogue.'
Scott Pack, Ex Chief Fiction buyer at Waterstones and now Publisher at Harper Collins.

The Bridge Between

by Nathan Vanek

Born and raised in Toronto, Nathan Vanek spent much of his adult life in India. He has been an art dealer, a yogi, has written for Canadian Press/Broadcast news and taught Indian History, Eastern Philosophies and meditation.

Much of his life’s drama is played out in this collection of articles first printed in the ‘Low down to Hull and Back News’ following his return from India to Canada.

Through amusing anecdotes Nathan Vanek communicates the essence of his knowledge and gives us insights into both the dramatic contrasts between the two countries and their cultures, and the essential oneness of us all.

The Author

Nathan Vanek lives in Wakefield, Quebec, Canada. He is a noted yogi and guru, running meditation courses in his native Canada.

Gardening with Tortoises

Nature, Naturism & Naturalism In Europe

by P.D.Aspy

Pippa, a keen naturalist, has moved house many times with tortoises, parrots and plants in tow. Whether in the lush pastures of Devon, a French forest or on an arid Spanish hillside, she has grown flowers, fruit and vegetables and created havens for the local wildlife as well as her own menagerie. She and her naturist husband have encountered friendly nuns and nosy neighbours, endured primitive conditions and enjoyed a rural idyll. Over the years, Pippa has found time between entertaining a bored parrot and fending off marauding goats to write numerous letters to her sister. These collected letters, which have been lightly edited to remove libellous comments, recount the pains and pleasures of gardening with tortoises.

The art of being dead

Can you become a murderer by doing nothing?

by Stephen Clayton

It is the late 1960’s and in a bleak Northern English town, Jonathan, 24 attempts to live his life without love, pain, or commitment, unaware that in his desire to avoid action he will eventually be drawn into a world of chaos, degradation and death. Visceral and edgy The art of being dead is like Rhinehart’s Dice man transferred to the North West of England.

The author. Stephen Clayton is a founder member of the band Tractor, who signed with John Peel’s Dandelion label. They still record and tour. Stephen has also exhibited paintings at The Royal Academy. This is his debut novel.