They Do Things Differently There

By JAN MARK, Mark, Jan

A humorous collection of character sketches from a town with no soul. Compton Rosehay (aka Stalemate) is not what it seems, and nor are its inhabitants. The book was shortlisted for The Guardian Ch...

A Can Of Worms

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

A collection of seven short stories exploring the more bizarre and intriguing aspects of life. The author is the winner of the Carnegie Medal, the Observer Teenage Fiction Award, the Penguin/Guardi...

Nothing To Be Afraid Of

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

Aquarius

By JAN MARK, Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

Viner gets his name from his craft - that of a water diviner. However, this skill is not appreciated by the people amongst whom he lives, because they suffer from floods. Blamed for them, he drifts...

The Hillingdon Fox

By JAN MARK, Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

Two brothers, and two diaries, eight years apart: Hugh, 17 in 1990, writes for himself because his girlfriend is away and he has no one else to talk to. Gerald, 18 in 1982, writes for people 100 ye...

Thunder And Lightnings

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan, Mark, Jan, 1943-2006

Set in Norfolk, it features a developing friendship between two boys who share an interest in aeroplanes, living near RAF Coltishall during the months in 1974 when the Royal Air Force is phasing ou...

They Do Things Differently There

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

A humorous collection of character sketches from a town with no soul. Compton Rosehay (aka Stalemate) is not what it seems, and nor are its inhabitants. The book was shortlisted for The Guardian Ch...

The Sighting

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan

The funeral of Jack's great-grandfather brings together a family split by a 50-year-old feud. But feelings still run high. The cause of the bitterness is mysterious - as mysterious as the photograp...

Mystery Stories

By Needle Jan, Dahl, Roald, Aiken, Joan, Mark, Jan, Roald; Mark, Jan; Aiken, Joan; Needle, Jan Dahl

Previous ed., 1981

The Ennead

By Jan Mark, Mark, Jan