'I, Daniel Blake, am a citizen, nothing more, nothing less.'Dan is a carpenter. A Geordie through and through. He had a heart attack recently, but he's on the mend now.Katie has just arrived from London. She's finally got a council flat, somewhere for her and her daughter, Daisy. A fresh start.In adversity, people come together. But when the system is stacked against you, how does anyone get by? With 14.5 million people (Joseph Rowntree Foundation 2022 Pove...

"1857. Jaffy Brown is running along a street in London's East End when he comes face to face with an escaped circus animal. Rescued by Mr Jamrach - explorer, entrepreneur and collector of the world's strangest creatures - the two strike up a friendship. Before he knows it, Jaffy finds himself on board a ship bound for the Dutch East Indies. His journey will push faith, love and friendship to their utmost limits.Carol Birch's epic novel brings alive the smells, sights and flavours o...

Bex and Ollie are a couple of small-time and small-town domestic burglars. They do enough to keep themselves in beer and out of work and have no ambition beyond stealing. Narrator Bex talks and walks us through a dozen note-worthy jobs and gives us his thoughts on life, love - and nicking things...

On the eve of his 36th birthday, author Mike Gayle picked up a pen and contemplated his life. He is nowhere near being an adult - even though his tenth wedding anniversary is looming and his second child due shortly. Appalled by this lack of maturity, Mike draws up a to-do list containing every item he's been meaning to do but keeps putting off...

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Michael "Moo" Nelson is an overweight 15-year-old who suffers relentless teasing from other kids. To find peace, he sits alone high on a bridge and watches traffic flow by. One day on the bridge, he witnesses a murder. When a gangster is framed by police for the crime, Moo faces a hard decision - help the corrupt police, or help a violent criminal? Kevin Brooks delivers an engaging novel that will keep listeners riveted until the end.

When Rob's girlfriend asks him to leave London and live with her in Manchester not only will it mean moving cities and changing the only job he's ever had, it'll also mean leaving behind his best mate in the entire world. Believing in love conquering all Rob takes the plunge and, convinced of his ability to make new friends, tries his best. But when six months in he still finds himself without even so much as a regular drinking buddy, he begins to realise that making friends in your thirti...

Habitual teenage delinquent Wayne Banstead is expelled from yet another school for sticking up the tuck shop. He finds himself hauled off to Gafin School for Misdirected Boys: a 'special school' for 'special children'. It plays host to the worst of the worst, the cream of teenage offending - thieves, bullies, arsonists and flashers. The teachers should have their work cut out, but things aren't quite what they seem at Gafin School. Far from rehabilitating the boys, the teachers seem intent...

John Dave "Pete" Fuller, Jr. was born on February 2, 1898. When he was about five, they moved from the city to the country, and his dad decided to become a farmer. He saw that things were different in the country. The people talked differently, the smells were different, and time seemed to stand still.

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Celebrate 40 years of Kerrang! with this year-by-year review of the greatest artists and moments in metal and alternative music.Kerrang! has an unparalleled reputation as one of the world's best-loved rock-focused publications. It continues to be at the forefront of alternative music, flying the flag for metal, hardcore, punk and beyond, introducing millions to their new favourite bands.Anyone who's anyone in the metal scene has featured Kerrang's hallowed ...