This novel tells of the Brandons of Stories and Brandon Abbey. It is set and written just before the start of WW2. It contains a soft humour and strong character development of character with both large and small roles. The ordeals of matchmaking, marriage, death and inheritance are all included here.

Jaya is a Receiver, a human with the genetic ability to tap into alien communications. As riots and chaos errupt, she must somehow discover the plans of her powerful "friends". Have they come to end human suffering, or to make it worse? Should she help them or lead the fight against them?

This collection contains substantial extracts from the work of twelve seventeenth-century women from different walks of life, writing in a variety of forms covering an enormous range of topics including violence, travel, children and God.

Set in the disintegrating cities of Unthank and Glasgow, this book tells the interwoven stories of Lanark and Duncan Thaw, while offering a modern vision of hell. Its playful narrative techniques intend to convey a profound message, both personal and political, about humankind's inability to love, and yet our compulsion to go on trying.