Read the North West
The books listed here are all strongly linked to the North West region. Most are set in the region while some, such as poetry titles, venture beyond the boundaries but are written by writers inspired by the region. Use the right hand column to search for writers by keyword, genre or A to Z of authors.
Book of the week
- Title:
- Quiver
- Author:
- Deryn Rees-Jones
- Genre:
- Poetry
- Publishing Details:
- Seren, 2004
ISBN: 1854113542 - Description:
- A book-length murder-mystery poem which explores the nature of creativity. Fay Thomas, a poet with writer’s block, becomes a murder suspect after she stumbles over the body of her husband’s former lover, Mara, as she runs one morning in a local cemetery. With the help of her friend Erica, trailed by a bewildered policeman and haunted by a ghostly figure, she tracks the killer through the docklands of Liverpool, before the final dramatic showdown in Chinatown.
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