The story of a young girl sold by her father to a circus owner; her growing fame may transform her life for the better but, of course, it's complicated. Victorian grime, glitter and self-det... read more
Cars, guns, computers etc have stopped working. Safe in rural Maine, the protagonists are visited by an old acquaintance in a retro-fitted tunnel-digger powered by a nuclear reactor. It can'... read more
Set in 1943, and first published in German in 1968, this is the story of a young boy torn between loyalties for his father, a police officer, and his friend Max Ludwig Nansen, an Expressioni... read more
Scant information has been vouchsafed about Sir Kazuo's forthcoming novel, but we're told it concerns an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities. Put not your trust in hum... read more
Few seasoned visitors to Sandoe's will have escaped without copies of 'The Transit of Venus', 'The Bay of Noon' or 'The Great Fire'. Hazzard is one of our favourites here, and publication of... read more
The strange case of a woman in 1990's Prague who claims that Chopin has been dictating compositions to her. A journalist has a hard time trying to prove that she is a fraud. An atmospheric m... read more