Alan Warner Bücher

Morvern Callar bleibt nach dem Tod ihres Freundes gelassen und schickt dessen Romanmanuskript unter ihrem Namen an Verlage. Während sie auf Antworten wartet, arbeitet sie im Supermarkt und feiert mit Freunden. Als der Roman ein Erfolg wird, reist sie nach Spanien und erlebt dort eine Reihe von Partys und eine persönliche Erleuchtung.

After the scandalous theft of a pub's World Cup cash kitty, a homeless drifter pursues his eccentric uncle: 'The Man Who Walks', up into the Highlands to recover the money - a cool -27,000. And as the sinister, unstable nephew gains on The Man Who Walks, can it be that it will all end in a field and that this field is Culloden Moor?

Winner of the James Tait Black Fiction PrizeFor 16-year-old Simon Crimmons there is not a lot to do. Too posh' for the railways, too working class' for Varie, Simon must navigate what it means to be a man as his world is turned upside down.

Manolo Follano, a 40-year-old Spanish playboy, enjoys a comfortable life by the sea and maintains good relationships with his ex-wives. However, his world is turned upside down when he learns from his doctor that he is HIV positive, leading him to confront the implications of his lifestyle.

The Sopranos are back: out of school and out in the world, gathered in Gatwick to plan a super-cheap last-minute holiday reunion. Pitch perfect, darkly comic and brimming with life - in all its squalor, rage, tears and laughter - this is an unforgettable story of female friendship.

Focusing on electric blues guitar, this guide offers a thorough exploration of both modern and traditional styles. It features over 90 musical examples presented in standard notation and tablature, complemented by practical playing and performance tips. Additionally, a full-length CD provides demonstrations, exercises, and play-along backing tracks to enhance the learning experience.

High up in the Conrad Flats that loom bleakly over Acton, two future stars of the literary scene - or so they assume - are hard at work, tapping out words of wit and brilliance between ill-paid jobs writing captions for the Cat Calendar 1985 and blurbs for trashy novels with titles like 'Brothel of the Vampire'. Just 21 but already well entrenched in a life eked out on dole payments, pints and dollops of porridge and pasta, Llewellyn and Cunningham don't have it too bad: a pub on the corner, a misdirected parental allowance, and the delightful company of Aoife, Llewellyn's model fiancee, mother of his young baby - and the woman of Cunningham's increasingly vivid dreams.

An aircrash investigator haunts the hinterlands of an island. A woman makes landfall on the island, and DJ Cormorant is trying to organise a rave on the adjacent airstrip. This work features twisted characters - The Arganout, the Knife Sharpener, The Devil's Advocate and others - converging for one final Saturday night at the Drome Hotel.