Budo is Max's imaginary friend. But though only Max can see him, he is real. Budo and the other imaginary friends watch over their children until the day comes that the child stops imagining them. And then they're gone. Budo has lasted a lot longer than most imaginary friends - four years - because Max needs him more. His parents argue about sending him to a special school. Then Max mysteriously disappears from the school. Budo knows he must find him and rescue him.
Matthew Green Books
Matthew Dicks, who publishes in the UK as Matthew Green, is an acclaimed author whose works delve into the complexities of the human experience. His writing, encompassing novels, poetry, and essays, is characterized by its profound insight and meticulous attention to detail. Dicks explores themes of life, death, and the search for meaning with a keen sense of nuance and authenticity. His distinctive voice resonates with readers, offering a thought-provoking and emotionally rich literary journey.
Shadowlands
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Whether evoking the Atlantis myth or Romantic ruins, an ancient Roman metropolis or the modern coastline, Shadowlands peers through the cracks of history at Britain's secret landscape.
The Wizard of the Nile
- 352 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The story of a journey into one of the wildest corners of the African continent, and into the psychology of the charismatic altar-boy-turned-rebel-leader who is waging a war without end, for a cause nobody understands
A guide to London that takes you back in time. This is a fascinating and unique guide to the capital that takes the reader off the beaten track and into unexplored territory through time to six key periods in the history of London. From Shakespeare to the plague, medieval London to the swinging 60s, readers can totally immerse themselves in the sights, sounds and smells of our capital. After reading this book you'll never rush through the streets of Covent Garden or St Paul's again without pausing for at least a moment to think of all the mad characters and epic lives that ran through the same streets centuries before.