Mother tongue

A story set in Russia, about the aftermath of a terrorist attack in which the 18-year-old narrator, Darya, loses her young sister Nika. Darya escapes to Moscow where she eventually realises that running away is no cure for grief.

In the quiet

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A monster calls: A novel

Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window. It is not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill, but an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

monster calls: inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd

OverviewrnAn unflinching, darkly funny, and deeply moving story of a boy, his seriously ill mother, and an unexpected monstrous visitor.rnrnAt seven minutes past midnight, thirteen-year-old Conor wakes to find a monster outside his bedroom window. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting— he's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the nightmare he's had nearly every night since hi…