Ajay Close is a Scottish-based dramatist and writer of literary fiction whose novels explore the emotional flashpoints of place, politics, and family. Her work offers a keen insight into the human psyche and the complex relationships that shape our lives. Close draws inspiration from history and the lives of other authors to craft compelling narratives.
Arabella Scott, suffragette and hunger striker, is held in solitary confinement for five weeks, force-fed by the prison doctor, Hugh Ferguson Watson. Two years later, his wife, Donella, is trapped in a sexless marriage with a man haunted by the past.
What We Did in the Dark is a historical novel which vividly portrays the early life of novelist Catherine Carswell.
Freya and Frankie's longing for a baby has put their marriage under strain. IVF is their last hope - but how do you bring a child into the world if you don't know who you are?
'This book is a must read ... a uniquely raw and authentic voice.' Maxine Peake A killer stalks the streets of Leeds. Every man is a suspect. Every woman is at risk. But in a house on Cleopatra Street, women are fighting back. It's the eve of the 1980s. PC Liz Seeley joins the squad investigating the murders. With a violent boyfriend at home and male chauvinist pigs at work, she is drawn to a feminist collective led by the militant and uncompromising Rowena. There she meets Charmaine - young, Black, artistic, and fighting discrimination on two fronts. As the list of victims grows and police fail to catch the killer, women across the north are too terrified to go out after dark. To the feminists, the Butcher is a symptom of wider misogyny. Their anger finds an outlet in violence and Liz is torn between loyalty to them and her duty as a police officer. Which way will she jump? Ajay Close combines the tension of a police procedural with the power and passion of the women's lib movement. By turns emotional, action-packed and darkly funny, What Doesn't Kill Us reveals just how much the world has changed since the 1970s - and how much it hasn't.
Nan Megratta ermittelt in Glasgow die Empfänger nicht zustellbarer Briefe. Ein anonymer Erpresserbrief erweist sich als Herausforderung. Sie stösst auf politischen Filz, Korruption, Drogen und Gewalt - eine gefährliche Erfahrung.