Des Dillon Bücher

Caroline's husband abandons her (bad move) for Stacie Gracie, his assistant at the meat counter, and incurs more wrath than he anticipated. Caroline, her five sisters, mother and granny, all with a penchant for witchery, invoke the lethal spell of the Six Black Candles. A natural reaction to the break up of a marriage? Set in present day Irish Catholic Coatbridge, "Six Black Candles" is bound together by the ropes of traditional storytelling and the strength of female familial relationships. Bubbling under the cauldron of superstition, witchcraft and religion is the heat of revenge; and the love and venom of sisterhood.

A story of boyhood friendship and irrepressible vitality told with the speed of trains and the understanding of the awkwardness, significance and fragility of that time. This is a day in the life of two boys as told by one of them. číst celé

Encompassing a myriad of characters and their stories, this book provides an emotional and intense insight into the world of alcoholism whilst exploring the themes of revenge and forgiveness.

Manny Riley is a recovering alcoholic and struggling scriptwriter with a serious anger management problem. Lately, though, things have started to change for the better. He'll soon find that these things only open up a whole new world of problems he'll have to face up to.

When the citizens of Leningrad find themselves cut off from the world and the enemy is pressing at the gate, survival becomes a question of how high you can fly or how far you're willing to fall. Violinist Yelena Petrovna is trapped in besieged Leningrad with her sister and their children. Yelena clings to music in an attempt to survive bombardment, freezing temperatures, starvation and the constant fear of Stalin's reprisals. Can Yelena survive long enough to play Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony with the Leningrad Radio Orchestra to be broadcast to the world outside the frozen city? Yelena's Leningrad challenges love, art and music to make life worth living even in the face of unspeakable horrors.

Danni, a past her sell by date nervous breakdown survivor, has been charged with contempt for using the word Cunt in Glasgow Sheriff Court. Back home researching the origin of the word Cunt she unwittingly conjures up an ebullient African Goddess who helps her overcome a bullying sister, a know all psychiatrist, a patronising Judge, a paedophile and a violent ned in a wheely bin. Danni emerges from the chaos having reclaimed the word Cunt for the sisterhood and transformed herself into a confident contemporary feminist. Des Dillon's hilarious black comedy asks who made the word Cunt bad and who must pay for it.

Set in Lanarkshire, the narrative explores a football team's unexpected success, driven by supernatural influences known only to a local psychic and a former footballer. The players, caught up in their chaotic lives and beer-fueled antics, remain oblivious to the mysterious forces at play. This humorous journey combines sports with the supernatural, inviting readers to suspend reality and enjoy the quirky evolution of a ghostly team throughout the season.