In today’s world we want everything in a quick and compact form, and today’s reader is no different. Seven Days consists of easily accessible yet powerful snapshots of life from seven very different angles. Seven intriguing authors each delve into the consciousness of a character depicted on a single day. Named after the day described, each story offers an insight from an individual cultural perspective, and together they weave a powerful and gritty portrait of human experience. A unique cross between the novel and the short story, this collection is designed for the busy modern-day reader and is an illustration of the unexpected wealth that the repackaged short story can offer.

Seven Days

Literature & Fiction

Legend Press

Literary

Legend Times Group

Journey

Following the break-up of her relationship and unsure of her life’s direction, Marianne leaves a London still reverberating from the terrorist bombings to travel for a year with the mysterious and beautiful Sara. However, deep into the heart of chaotic and mystical India, events take a dramatic turn and, in the Holy City of Varanasi, Sara’s body is discovered floating in the Ganges. As the investigation ensues, unexpected and shocking revelations cast a new light on Sara and take Marianne on a painful but vital journey to uncover the truth about her friend and also her own life.

Watson, Jae

11 seemingly unconnected characters are captured at points in their everyday lives when they are plagued by uncertainty, nostalgia, insecurity, and, above all, a persistent longing for a different life. As these characters’ lives begin to touch, often without their knowledge, far-reaching consequences prevail, leading some ultimately to commit murder. Yet—even after this potent search for better, more fulfilling lives—has each person ended up where they really want to be?

Here or There

Strong, Rebecca

Contemporary

Set against the backdrop of the Falklands War, this is the story of a torrid love affair that develops between schoolboy Kim and his 23-year-old female piano teacher, the beguiling but pained India, at the most traditional of institutions, Eton College. 25 years later, Kim looks back on the life-changing experience and sees how enemies, strict constraints, and ultimately his own jealousy destroyed the haven that had been created. On finally uncovering the reason for India’s secret hurt, the novel reaches a destructive finale that still haunts Kim all these years later.

The Well-tempered Clavier

Coles, William

Eight Hours

VARIOUS

From the Amazon No. 1 Bestselling Author of the DI Will Jackman series...THE THIRD D.I WILL JACKMAN CRIME THRILLER‘Crime writing at its best'  -David EvansBe under no illusions by her kind face and eloquent manner… This woman is guilty of murder...Grace Daniels is distraught after her daughter's body is found in a Leicestershire country lane. With her family falling apart and the investigation going nowhere, Grace's only solace is the re-emergence of Faye, an old friend who seems to understand her loss.DI Will Jackman delves into the case, until a family tragedy and a figure from his past threaten to derail him.When the police discover another victim, the spotlight falls on Grace. Can Jackman find the killer, before she is convicted of a crime she didn't commit?What Reviewers and Readers Say:'Isaac does a superb job of escalating the tension and dread'. Publishers Weekly'Visceral and compelling reading. Another cracker from Jane Isaac.' Ian Patrick, author of 'Rubicon''A well-crafted mystery... Isaac creates some well-drawn three-dimensional characters and at each sitting I was left reading more than I intended to. Crime writing at its best.' David Evans, CWA Debut Dagger-shortlisted author of 'Torment''Jane Isaac just gets better with every book. Deeply unsettling and unputdownable.' Rebecca Bradley, bestselling author of the DI Hannah Robbins series'A perfectly executed police investigation into a horrific act of violence and a moving depiction of buried secrets. My first read from Jane Isaac but definitely not my last.' Sarah Ward, author of 'In Bitter Chill' and 'A Deadly Thaw''An intelligent, convincing thriller with genuine characters and a pacy plot. Jane Isaac writes unmissable quality crime fiction.' Michael Wood, author of 'For Reasons Unknown''Gripped from the very first page. A highly satisfying, but deeply unsettling tale of a family torn apart. Expertly told from both sides of the investigation... and just when you think it's over, it's only really the beginning. Mesmerising and disturbing, this is crime writing at its very best.' June Taylor, author of 'Losing Juliet'

The Lies Within

Isaac, Jane

Genre Fiction

'Parkin is a wonderful writer with a painterly eye for detail - lush gardens, lashing seas - and a way of slowly releasing key facts... There are some brilliant twists.' -- Wendy Holden, Daily Mail'Lily's House has a voice that leaps out of the page and holds you tight. Fresh. Original. Spell-binding.' -- Jane Corry, author of My Husband's Wife'Lily's House is a beautiful story that carefully unravels the depth of love and lies in a family. Cassandra's writing pulled me in from the first page and wouldn't let me go until I'd finished. Even then it stayed with me for a long time.' -- Heidi Perks, author of Beneath the Surface'Unexpectedly dark and dream-like. I loved the twists throughout... a very enjoyable read.' -- Natalie K. Martin, No.1 Amazon best-selling author'Lily's House is a beautiful, rich, haunting and addictive read. Cassandra Parkin effortlessly weaves magic in this story of long-gone secrets, self-discovery, empowerment, and love. The book is assured, mature... a masterpiece. I'll never forget it.' -- Louise Beech, author of How to be Brave'If you are looking for a real page turner of a novel, then this is the book for you… with twists and turns which are both unexpected and wonderful to read.' --A Nose for Food'Lily's House is a perfect book. I loved every word and simply want to go right back and read it all again.' --Linda's Book Bag'First impressions can be unexpectedly deceptive. That gorgeous cover cleverly conceals a darkness… I find it astonishing how words can stealthily raise ugly issues to such powerful effect, yet remain so beautifully written.' --Little Bookness Lane'Lily's House was a wonder to read and a book I could scarcely put down – Parkin's writing reeled me in and kept hold of me from start to finish.' --Mari Ellis Dunning'I would recommend Cassandra Parkin and the wonderful Lily's House to anyone as ultimately it is about hope and love in their truest forms.' --Fenland Book Worm'An enchanting, quirky and often surprising tale of unconditional love between a grandmother and granddaughter.' --Mad House Family Reviews'A real page-turner' --Nudge 'A beautiful, original story that entranced me from page one.' --Random Things Through My Letterbox'A really special book' --Being Anne'A surprisingly dark read' --A View from the Balcony'I laughed, I cried, I got angry and I closed the last page with a satisfied sigh, regretting only that the journey was over. A truly enjoyable read, one of my favourites this year.' --But Books are Better'I adored this book… a very special book indeed.' --Brew and Books Review‘...wonderfully poignant and important novel… clever and arresting’ --Literature WorksWhen Jen goes to her grandmother's house for the last time, she's determined not to dwell on the past. As a child, Jen adored Lily and suspected she might be a witch; but the spell was broken long ago, and now her death means there won't be any reconciliation.Lily's gone, but the enchantments she wove and the secrets she kept still remain. In Lily's house, Jen and her daughter Marianne reluctantly confront the secrets of the past and present - and discover how dangerous we become when we're trying to protect the ones we love.

Lily's House

Parkin, Cassandra

'Compelling, chilling investigation into the dark instincts of masculinity' -- GuardianLonglisted for the Guardian Not the Booker prize 2016When we moved into the wild, the wild moved into us.When a troubled advertising salesman loses his job, the fragile wall between his public and private personas comes tumbling down. Fleeing his debtors, Adam abandons his family and takes to sleeping rough in a local park, where a fraternity of homeless men befriend him.As the months pass, Adam gradually learns to appreciate the tough new regime, until winter arrives early, threatening to turn his paradise into a nightmare.Starving, exhausted and sick of the constant infighting, Adam decides to return to his family. The men, however, have other plans for him. With time running out, and the stakes raised unbearably high, Adam is forced to question whether any of us can truly escape the wildness within.Liam Brown brings us another enthralling survival tale which questions human belonging in either nature or society. Adam gambles with his life in this Lord of the Flies style struggle as he tries to escape back to modern society, with his sanity intact.What Reviewers and Readers Say:'An inventive, finely written and disturbing portrait of 21st century park life, a world where the urban and the feral are bound to clash but are also destined to unearth a fragile, tender optimism.' Jim Grace (Man Booker Prize- shortlisted author)'Viscerally propulsive. I read Liam Brown's new novel the way I might have once gone on a three-day bender. Wild Life is as intoxicating as home-distilled hooch.' Stephen May (Costa Novel Award- shortlisted author of 'Life! Death! Pirates!')' A deliciously visceral undercurrent of violence ... this compulsive read demands to be devoured in one sitting.' Kerry Hadley-Price (author of 'The Black Country')'With shades of Ballard, Lord of the Flies and Bear Grylls … dark, brutal, funny and unforgettable.' Benjamin Myers (author of 'Beastlings' and 'Pig Iron'

Wild Life

Humor & Entertainment

Brown, Liam

Humor

<p>In the heat of an Israeli summer, amidst fresh attempts to restart peace talks with the Palestinians, Udi struggles to fill a UK immigration form. At 26, Udi is a veteran of the Israeli Defence Force and has killed five men. He wants a new life, in a new country. Daniel is 29, a Londoner, an investment banker, an Arsenal fan, and a Jew. He wants for nothing, yet he too is unable to escape an intangible yearning for something more, and for less. He looks to Israel for the answer. But as the war with Hamas breaks out, Daniel cannot know that the star-crossed love of Dara and Kaseem, a Jewish girl and an Arabic man in Jerusalem 10 years earlier, will soon complicate all that he thinks has become clear.</p>

Chains of Sand

Wayne, Jemma

<p>Written with barely controlled fury after she was confined to her room for "nerves" and forbidden to write, Gilman's pioneering feminist horror story scandalized 19th-century readers with its portrayal of a woman who loses her mind because she has literally nothing to do.</p>

The Yellow Wallpaper: And the Other Stories

GILMAN, Charlotte Perkins

United States

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