Books published by Fairlight Books

This stunning debut, rich with the political intrigue of medieval Europe and imbued with the intense colour of Moorish Spain, deftly outlines a battle for power between Church and State - the outcome of which has shaped how we view the world today.

In this hauntingly surreal tale, a couple finds the distance between them mirrored in a strange epidemic sweeping the globe. Little by little, each victim becomes transparent, their heart beating behind a visible rib cage, an intricate network of nerves left hanging in mid-air. Finally, the victims disappear entirely, never to be seen again.

Bonnie, a traumatised concert pianist, finds refuge in a cliff-top house haunted by memories and broken dreams. When Dominic, a road sweeper who is visited by neurological hauntings of his own, gives Bonnie a ring, elemental forces are unleashed that neither is able to control.

Eight-year-old Pepper sees the world a little differently from most people. During a school field trip, Pepper is kidnapped by a stranger and driven to rural Arkansas. The man claims that Pepper's mother has died and they are to live together from now on - but the boy is absolutely certain his mother is alive, and he's going to find her

Nicholas Anderton is a highly respected neurosurgeon at the top of his field. But behind the successful facade all is not well. Tormented by a toxic marriage and haunted by past mistakes, Anderton has been eating to forget. But when mistakes are made and his old adversary Nash steps in to take advantage, Anderton knows things are coming to a head.

In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, Sarah travels back to her home town with her young son and is forced to face what she fled from years ago. Set in the wild, beautiful and unreliable landscape of southern New Zealand, Emma Timpany's novella is an evocative story of a woman coming to terms with her past and forging a brighter future.

Prince Albert Victor is heir presumptive to the British throne. Handsome and good-hearted, he is regarded as disastrously inadequate to be the king. By contrast, a renowned intellectual, Jem Stephen is a golden boy worshipped by all. He is appointed as Prince Albert's tutor - the relationship that will change both of their lives.

It's 1960s Mallorca. Thomas Sebastian, an English conman, has taken an old Spanish finca as his hideout. He finds the house untouched since its last owner, the renowned Senyor Rodriguez, died - with fine art on the walls, a library of books, a cellar full of wine. Thomas puts on Rodriguez's white linen suit and heads into the city.

The Madonna of the Pool is a collection of short stories which explore the triumphs, compromises and quiet disappointments of everyday life. Drawing on a wide array of characters, Helen Stancey shows how small events, insignificant to some, can resonate deeply in the lives of others.