Allison Rushby adores settings steeped in history, from overgrown cemeteries to redbrick Victorian museums. Her writing evokes a sense of the gothic and melancholic, drawing readers into worlds where the past lingers palpably. She crafts narratives that explore themes of memory, loss, and the search for connection, often within atmospheric, evocative landscapes. Her prose is rich with detail, inviting readers to lose themselves in the quiet mysteries she so skillfully unveils.
When best friends Gemma and Sarah decide to get even with the men who have wronged them, they start a Web site dedicated to exposing cheaters and cheapskates, but the site quickly spirals out of control. Reprint.
She's heard all the lines. Now it's time for the truth! Charlie has to keep pinching herself to believe she's leaving Australia for a trip to Europe - a generous gift from her family, who know how tough her life has been lately. But the last person Charlie expects to bump into on the plane is Jasper Ash, international celebrity, rock-star sex-god - and Charlie's former best friend, flatmate and... almost-lover!It's been three years since Charlie impulsively jumped into bed with Jas, then a struggling student. But their nearly-one-night stand had just been warming up when Jas began the male "backing off" ritual, practically sprinting out the door with the classic excuse, "It's not you, it's me." Yeah, right. Everyone knows what that means - It is you! Not pretty enough, not successful enough - just not enough.Charlie has dealt with it - and a whole lot more - but the unanswered questions still niggle. Acting on impulse once again, she invites Jas to join her own European tour! And as they share hotel rooms, play at being tourists and dodge Jas's determined groupies, it becomes clear they're both at a crossroads in life. Before they can move on, they finally have to deal with the unfinished business between them - starting with a serious conversation about that night.Former journalist Allison Rushby lives in Brisbane, Australia, where she writes full-time, usually with her cat Violet on her lap. It's Not You It's Me is her debut novel for Red Dress Ink.
Die zehnjährige Immy und ihre Familie ziehen in ein kleines Dorf bei Cambridge in England. In einem idyllischen Cottage wollen sie alles, was in Australien bedrückend war, hinter sich lassen. Aber ein uralter, dunkler, riesiger Baum im Garten stört ihren Frieden. Die Dorfbewohner fürchten ihn und erzählen, er würde die Mädchen des Hauses in der Nacht vor ihrem elften Geburtstag rauben. Die Dorfbewohner fürchten ihn und erzählen, er würde die Mädchen des Hauses in der Nacht vor ihrem elften Geburtstag rauben. Das ist natürlich Humbug, meint Immy, bis ein merkwürdiges Lied in ihrem Kopf auftaucht und sie merkt, dass fast alle im Dorf sie und das Cottage meiden … Allison Rushby versteht es, ihre Leserinnen und Leser von Beginn an zu fesseln, und kreiert bis zur Lösung des geheimnisvollen Rätsels einen ungeheuren Spannungsbogen, der altersspezifische Themen wie Schulwechsel, Vorurteile, Liebe zu und Konflikte mit den Eltern ebenso umfasst wie große Themenkomplexe wie Empathie, Depression, Verantwortung und wahre Freundschaft.