Het is loodgieter Joseph Forbes' eerste werkdag na een lang ziekteverlof en hij zou een boiler moeten vervangen. Dat is makkelijker gezegd dan gedaan als je steeds wordt afgeleid door gedachten aan wat er is gebeurd met je vrouw, met je zoon. En door de twijfel of je wel ongeschonden de dag doorkomt. De lezer kruipt in het hoofd van de worstelende Joe, die ook nog onverwacht zijn zoon Edward op bezoek krijgt, net vrijgelaten uit de gevangenis. Intussen bezoekt Joes vrouw Alison een reisbur...

JOSEPH is trying to focus on a plumbing job, but is too distracted by the terrible things that have been happening in his family. JOSEPH believes that his son has tried to murder his wife. JOSEPH is afraid that his wife is going to leave him. JOSEPH is terrified that his son will try to kill again. Insignificance – the debut novel for adults from Carnegie Medal-nominee James Clammer – unfurls over the course of twenty-four hours, placing the reader right inside the head of its struggling n...

There is no blurb for The Cruellne.It stands entirely alone. You just have to read it. Trust me. And you just have to know what a Cruellne is. And how to say it... Oh and it's also probably useful to know that James Clammer is a serious talent. A name to remember.

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal.Longlisted for the Branford Boase Award.Aidan needs his bike to deliver all the mail his postman dad’s been hoarding since his mum was sectioned. But his bike’s just been stolen.In the early morning, Aidan chases after the thieves, hellbent on getting it back. When he reaches the abandoned factory where they’ve stashed his bike, he has moments to grab it and escape. But he finds more than just stolen goods. There’s a mysterious prisoner...