Showing results by publisher "Author's Republic" in Literature & Fiction

Banjo "Jo" Mitchell has a lot to drink about: he's 25, his boyfriend walked out, he's not paid the rent and Australia is voting on his right to marry. Overwhelmed by shame, every passing bus is a tempting opportunity for Jo to leave this life behind. The only thing stopping him is a last glimmer of hope that things may get better, but is a glimmer enough?

Set in the late 80s, early 90s, a time when feminism meant women could behave like men, and the gay community in London were coming out of the closet. A time of exciting change as Gen Xers were leading the way towards 3rd wave feminism, the ‘Women can have it all’ approach. That was the plan anyway. London was feeding the world the first inklings of ‘Cool Britannia’ Isabel is caught between the old static world of female conformity and the new world of female masturbation & gay porn. Under the wing of her big sister’s strident feminism, Isabel attempts to be a modern teen.

Genocide. Jellyfish smack. Unrequited love. This is a tale of thirteen mermaid sisters, the last of their kind.