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all us sinners
Winner: ILP John Creasey First Novel Dagger 2025 (the ‘Debut Dagger’) The judges said: ‘Vivid and brutally honest, an important and bold take on the Yorkshire Ripper murders told with passion and respect from the point of view of the women who were never heard.’
Leeds, 1977. A chill lies over the city: sex workers are being murdered by a serial killer they are calling the ‘Ripper’, the streets creeping with fear.
Tough, sharp, but tender, Maureen runs Rio’s, a clean, discreet brothel in the city. She’s a good boss who takes great care of her workers – especially her best girls, Bev and Anette. The Ripper may be terrifying girls who work the street, but at Rio’s the girls seem safer.
But when Bev’s sweet-natured son is found beaten to death, a figure from Maureen’s past, DS Mick Hunniford, shows up at her door. Does his arrival herald danger or salvation? And who can Maureen really trust?
Are we home yet?
Shortlisted: 2020 Jhalak Prize, 2020 Portico Prize
ISBN: 9781913090197
Spanning the years from 1935 to 2010, Are We Home Yet? is the moving and funny story of a girl and her mother.
As a girl, Katy accidently discovers her mother is earning money as a sex worker at the family home, rupturing their bond. As an adult, Katy contends with grief and mental health challenges before she and her mother attempt to heal their relationship. From Canada, to Leeds and Jamaica, and exploring shame, immigration and class, the pair share their stories but struggle to understand each other’s choices in a fast-changing world.
By revealing their truths, can these two strong women call a truce on their hostilities and overcome the oppressive ghosts of the past?
Tangled Roots: True Life Stories About Mixed Race Britain
ISBN-978-0-9934824-0-3
The Tangled Roots book brings together over 30 writers to answer the question: What is life like for mixed families in Britain today?
Five leading authors – Bernardine Evaristo MBE, Sarfraz Manzoor, Charlotte Williams OBE, Diana Evans and Hannah Lowe – together with 27 members of the public tell the story of their mixed lives with heart-breaking honesty, humour and compassion
Who are we now? A collection of true stories about Brexit
ISBN-9780993482427
Foreword by Blake Morrison
Introduction by Hannah Lowe
Fourteen stories by fourteen writers about how their life changed in 2016. Only the truth, written from the heart. Told in their own words, this collection of essays and memoirs shows how the 2016 Brexit referendum in the UK impacted ordinary people’s lives and reveal the heartbreak, betrayal and resilience sparked by the greatest political and social upheaval in a generation.
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