Leone Ross

'Powerful.' DAILY TELEGRAPH'[Ross] is a master of detail.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A literary rollercoaster.' PEOPLE'Chillingly real . . . unforgettable.' BOOKLISTFrom a singular voice: a gripping and deeply moving story of grief and memory. 1990s New York: Tony Pellar - a man of former style and fading beauty - now lives in the subway tunnels. From this place of darkness, Tony fights for his sanity as his mind overflows with memories of Agatha, a woman he calls the Soul Snatcher. Following the lost thread of his life story back to 1960s North Carolina, Ross unravels a tangle of hurt and lies with two interconnected tales: that of Mikey, his wealthy childhood best friend, and of Agatha - a complex woman with a heart full of painful secrets. Orange Laughter is a story of old prejudice and shattered innocence, and a vivid reminder of the importance of storytelling as a way to heal individual and collective memory. Readers loved Orange Laughter:'Masterful! The ride is intriguing with twists and turns and a huge dose of the unexpected. This novel will enchant, surprise and mystify; but ultimately, it will satisfy.' ?'A page-turner! I could not put it down, I read it all in one sitting. The author's touch is as beautiful as it is sure. A masterpiece of storytelling. Her characters live. Her prose sings. She is a writer of visions.' ?

AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW ‘Noisy, sexy, profusely inventive, Ross’s storytelling crashes over the reader like an invigorating ocean wave.’ DAILY MAIL‘Sensitive and skilful . . . deeply emotive.’ PRIDE MAGAZINEDiscover this powerful, provocative novel about three young women whose lives are upended by a sexual assault case.1996, London. Nicola, tall and gorgeous, has re-birthed herself. She has landed a breakthrough role and her star is rising – she can feel herself blossoming, can see it in the melting eyes of the men, and the jealous eyes of the women. If Nicola is a flower, Alexandra is a closed bud. Crushed by heartache from a recent breakup, she just wants to succeed as a journalist.Jeanette has just landed from Manchester. She refuses to let her mother’s warnings about London or her Doc Martens weigh her down: she’s ready for uni – for life – to start. This is the story of three women – and the mysterious Mavis - as they reach for dreams the whole world seems to want to destroy. But when sexual assault ruptures their world view, they soon discover that those who wear the cloak of friendship – family, community, lovers, peers – often cause the greatest pain.Readers love All the Blood is Red:''A stunning book . . . it''s about victory, even when it doesn''t look the way we thought it would. Ross has a powerful writer''s voice.''''I was hooked from start to finish . . . marvelling at how she wrote these four distinct women who were joined by threads of vulnerability and strength.''

''Kafka himself would love it'' The i''As captivating as it is thought-provoking'' Glamour''Unsettling and uneasy'' Daily Mail''Glorious'' Harper''s BazaarA collection of brand-new short stories written by major international writers and inspired by Kafka What happens when Kafka''s idionsyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the globe today? In this collection of stories, commissioned to commemorate one hundred years since his death, ten of our most celebrated international writers take ideas of Kafka''s - motifs from his stories, titles of his famous works, or unfinished fragments left behind in his Blue Octavo Notebooks - and run with them to make something new.