Disraeli Avenue - Hardcover

Smailes, Caroline

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906061696 ISBN 13: 9781906061692

Publisher: bluechrome Publishing, 2009

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A novella from Caroline Smailes featuring characters from her critically acclaimed debut, In Search of Adam.

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Praise for Caroline Smailes

‘Will Self and Caroline Smailes are arch-experimentalists’ OBSERVER

‘One of the most unusual and talented writers around .’ STUART EVERS, Netgalley

‘She experiments, she doesn't settle. She's a restless, questing spirit – always in search of the story that shocks her readers out of complacency. And she is – book after book – getting herself a reputation as a force to be reckoned with.’ STEPHEN MAY, author of Life! Death! Prizes!

Synopsis:

The houses on Disraeli Avenue all looked the same, the same shape, the same size but behind each coloured front door there was a story, a secret, a need. Bill Williams is lost, Aunty Maggie longs to be young and attractive, Crystal is searching to find out more about Adam. Tales of debt, infidelity, incest, love and loss all combine and weave into a mosaic of working class life. As the characters featured within Caroline Smailes' debut novel "In Search of Adam" are given individual voice, the flashes connect into the making of Disraeli Avenue. When Caroline Smailes' critically-acclaimed debut novel "In Search of Adam" was published she was overwhelmed by the response of her readers.Exploring themes of sexual abuse and self-harm, the book prompted many people to contact her to tell her of their own experiences. Smailes said 'when I realised what a chord had been struck with so many people I knew I wanted to find a way to give something back to those whose lives have been touched by abuse'. A talented author, Caroline began to craft a novella that she could publish as an eBook, asking only for donations to charity 'One in Four' in return.

The charity offers support for people who have experienced sexual abuse and sexual violence and as a small organization, desperately needs funds to continue its work. In distributing the eBook of "Disraeli Avenue", over GBP1500 was raised for the charity in a very short space of time. The publication of the limited edition will also raise funds for this great cause. "Disraeli Avenue" is a Limited Edition of 500 signed and numbered hardback copies.

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