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When we are born, we cry that we have come to this stage of fools William Shakespeare, "King Lear" In this extraordinary novel, Des Dillon mixes familiar with surreal to explore the dark side of humanity's soul. Jane Eyre, beloved heroine of Charlotte Bronte's novel, finds herself alone and lost on a stormbound moor. Her only hope comes when she finally stumbles across two men trying to find shelter. There's only one problem, they claim to be King Lear and his faithful fool. Thinking the old man insane, Jane tries to convince him that King Lear is a fictional character while, in turn, Lear thinks Jane is a madwoman. But there's more to Fool than first appears. Using his powers, he catapults them through the play of King Lear at terrifying speed. Frightened and bewildered, Jane assumes she is caught up in some kind of nightmare or psychological fugue and sets about trying to avert the tragedy of Cordelia's death. At every turn, their every plan goes horribly wrong causing Cordelia's character to darken more and more so that she degenerates into the foulest of Shakespearean tyrants. Forget saving Cordelia's life! Can Jane, Lear and the Fool find a way to save Cordelia's soul and thus their own?

A story of boyhood friendship and irrepressible vitality told with the speed of trains and the understanding of the awkwardness, significance and fragility of that time. This is a day in the life of two boys as told by one of them. číst celé

Danni, a past her sell by date nervous breakdown survivor, has been charged with contempt for using the word Cunt in Glasgow Sheriff Court. Back home researching the origin of the word Cunt she unwittingly conjures up an ebullient African Goddess who helps her overcome a bullying sister, a know all psychiatrist, a patronising Judge, a paedophile and a violent ned in a wheely bin. Danni emerges from the chaos having reclaimed the word Cunt for the sisterhood and transformed herself into a confident contemporary feminist. Des Dillon's hilarious black comedy asks who made the word Cunt bad and who must pay for it.

When the citizens of Leningrad find themselves cut off from the world and the enemy is pressing at the gate, survival becomes a question of how high you can fly or how far you're willing to fall. Violinist Yelena Petrovna is trapped in besieged Leningrad with her sister and their children. Yelena clings to music in an attempt to survive bombardment, freezing temperatures, starvation and the constant fear of Stalin's reprisals. Can Yelena survive long enough to play Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony with the Leningrad Radio Orchestra to be broadcast to the world outside the frozen city? Yelena's Leningrad challenges love, art and music to make life worth living even in the face of unspeakable horrors.

Set in Lanarkshire, the narrative explores a football team's unexpected success, driven by supernatural influences known only to a local psychic and a former footballer. The players, caught up in their chaotic lives and beer-fueled antics, remain oblivious to the mysterious forces at play. This humorous journey combines sports with the supernatural, inviting readers to suspend reality and enjoy the quirky evolution of a ghostly team throughout the season.

A book to make you laugh. A book to make you cry. A book to make you rage against the injustices of the world. A book to make you feel better about it all. Perhaps. Perhaps not.