Books published by Troubador Publishing

The Clockmaker waits for you... A gripping supernatural novel set in post-blitz Scotland, the first of an upcoming series.

"16 Weeks and Everything After..." uncovers the remarkable fact that over the last 50-60 years the establishment has failed to genuinely independently review Thalidomide, and as a consequence, harms on developing life continue to have the potential to occur into the future.

Rob Krane, now unemployed, has taken a holiday in beautiful Slovenia - except it turns out not to be as peaceful as expected when he witnesses a woman's murder and the abduction of a man and his daughter. This isn't just any man: Burak Demir, a master criminal with an extensive international network of criminal and legitimate business operations.

In a world befuddled by the concept of 'fake news', where words like 'post-truth' are common parlance, and the thinking individual is frequently unable to decide between one version and another of any discourse, or between sense and nonsense, it is essential that we look calmly and with clear vision

How long does it take to learn to handstand? Why exactly are handstands so popular? What are the benefits of learning to handstand?

This book features three variations on the theme of time which together introduce young readers to the cyclical rhythms of the seven days of the week, the four seasons and the twelve months of the calendar year.

"The Cartwright children hadn't entered Jasmine's thoughts for many years but hearing Grant's name mentioned last night had evoked memories from her childhood which refused to go away." Jasmine Campbell sets out to make sense of the information gleaned from an overheard phone call which has shocked and intrigued her in equal measure.

The Threshold of Broken Waters is a memoir in verse that highlights the life-changing influence of significant events in which pregnancy and birthing are presented as metaphors for poetry writing. The book is based on the sublimation of the mnemonic traces that sustain growth.

Calvino and the Pygmalion Paradigm is the first book-length analysis of the representation of the feminine in Calvino's fiction. Using the structural umbrella of the Pygmalion paradigm and using feminist interpretative techniques, this book offers interesting alternative readings of two of Calvino's important early narrative collections.

This sacred romance between two lovers fills the pages of an English housewife's on-going diary, continuing on from Marina de Nadous' previous books; The Celestial Sea, Dry Dock and Setting Sail.

Runcorn in the 1950s. An industrial town in the North of England. A man from this town, James Cooke, claims to have travelled with aliens to a distant planet.

After Henry of Lancaster's rebellion has been crushed, a restless peace settles over England. But the young Edward III is no longer content with being his regents' puppet, and soon enough Adam is torn between his loyalty to the young king - and that to his former lord, Roger Mortimer, now co-regent and effective ruler of England.

A compelling story of one man's quest to solve a hidden mystery, of shady deals and shadowy threats - and discoveries that make him question everything he knows...

A young woman is found, emaciated and unconscious, in the mountains surrounding a village in Transylvania. When it is discovered that she is of the same ethnic group that was violently driven out of the region years before, old wounds are reopened as villagers are reminded of their part in the bloodshed.

The long-awaited follow-up to The Second Footman. A modern take on the nineteenth-century novel, set in 1880s' France and full of period detail and atmosphere. Who is Max Fabien? Is he the loyal secretary and faithful lover of the marquis de Miremont? Or a handsome but unscrupulous trickster, who regards any sexual quarry as fair game?

A fleet of longships emerge out of the morning mist on 8th of June in AD 793, and race toward the island of Lindisfarne, one of England's most holy sites.

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: center; line-height: 14.0px; font: 10.0px 'Hoefler Text'}Silence in the Desert is a psychological thriller set against the backdrop of the Second World War.

The Lantern is a political and philosophical think piece, exploring the complex issues that have prevented real change in current Arabian states. The author opens groundbreaking new thinking by challenging readers to embrace western philosophy and adapt them to the current realities and politics in the Arab world.

This is a story in which authentic, historical characters meld imperceptibly into a world of fantasy. While the backdrop of the tale is the launching of the Third Crusade, all is veiled in a cloak of Middle Eastern and Mediaeval mysticism.

Set in late 1950's Lancashire, the book follows the lives of children who don't have mobiles, television, or homework, but they do have freedom after school, when they join their friends in a secret society. They start to look for adventures, but soon the adventures come looking for them.