Fairlight Books
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Fairlight Books has one aim – to celebrate quality writing and promote the best of new and contemporary literary fiction. Based in the thriving and dynamic publishing hub of Oxford, we’re a young, dynamic team wanting to do things a little differently. For us, it’s about a wider community coming together to celebrate and promote quality writing. Find our literary short story blog at: www.fairlight
03/06/2024
Happy Pride Month! We’re discounting all of our LGBT+ e-books to £1.99 for the entire month!
The Fish by Joanne Stubbs
A Good Year by Polis Loizou
The Prince of Mirrors by Alan Robert Clark
The Piano Room Clio Velentza
The Redemption of Isobel Farrar by Alan Robert Clark
The Old Haunts by Allan Radcliffe
We are happy to finally reveal the cover for Jennifer Love’s debut novel PLEASE FEAR ME which will be publishing on the 5th of September! If you're looking for witty book with a unique and intimate narrative voice add this one to your list!
‘We were wild animals after all. And some of the ones with the biggest teeth.’
Sixteen-year-old Smidge is on the run, burdened with a shameful secret. Together with her fellow runaway, a performance artist called Violet, she travels through the underbelly of America, desperately searching for a way to rise above her past.
On meeting a travelling circus filled with misfits and drifters, they think they might have found a home. But as Violet is drawn under the influence of its sinister ringleader, Smidge learns that belonging comes with a price.
Forced to choose between her past and present, Smidge must confront the shame that has shaped her, and return to face her flawed mother, before it is too late.
Brazen, tender and painfully raw, Please Fear Me is a biting exploration of complex family ties, addiction and survival.
22/04/2024
Happy Earth Day everyone! We’re discounting our nature-centric e-books to celebrate!
🌎Starling by Sarah Jane Butler
🌏Mother sea by Lorraine Wilson
🌍The Fish by Joanne Stubbs
Discount running on Amazon, Google, and Kobo!
18/04/2024
Happy publication day to Katherine Mezzacappa’s ‘historical fiction tour-de-force’ THE MAIDEN OF FLORENCE.
Florence, 1584. Rumours are spreading about the virility of a prince marrying into the powerful Medici family. Orphan Giulia is chosen to put an end to the gossip. In return she will gain her freedom, and start a new life with a dowry and her own husband. Cloistered since childhood and an innocent in a world ruled by men, Giulia reluctantly agrees, only to be drawn under the control of the Medicis’ lecherous minister.
Years later, married and with a growing family, Giulia hopes she has finally escaped the legacy of her past. But when a threat arrives from a sinister figure from her youth, she must finally take control of events – and become the author of her own story.
Available in all good book stores!
Here is the gorgeous new cover of Other Names, Other Places by Ola Mustapha. Paperback edition publishing 18th of July! (designed by .and.her.book.covers)
Mama, Baba… and Mrs Brown.
Wayward Nessie is caught between cultures: too English for her Tunisian parents, yet not ‘white enough’ or ‘African enough’ to fit in with any of the groups at school. Her father is determined to make the family ‘respectable’, while Mama is lost in nostalgia for the country she left behind. Even Nessie’s sister Sherine, who appears to find it easiest to slip between identities, faces struggles of her own.
Then there is the charismatic Mrs Brown, who befriended her parents on their arrival in England. She soon becomes the glue holding the family together, until one day she disappears from their lives as quickly as she arrived.
Years later, struggling with patterns of self-sabotage, Nessie returns home to confront the mysteries of her childhood. Forced to re-examine everything she thought she knew, she begins to wonder: what really happened between her parents and Mrs Brown?
Available for pre-order now!
26/03/2024
Our E-Book sale for our Fairlight moderns series is ending soon! Don't miss this chance to get up to 80% off on Amazon, Kobo, or Google Books!
Happy publication day to DANCING IN THE SHALLOWS by Clare Reddaway! 🎉
Isla Wintergreen has not seen her grandfather since
she was seven, but when she unexpectedly inherits his
cottage on the Isle of Skye, she cannot resist the
opportunity to escape her purposeless life. As she
slowly becomes a part of the island community, she
learns more about the family she never really knew –
from her estranged father, to her reclusive grandfather,
and her intelligent but oppressed great-grandmother.
Meanwhile, her mother Cathy reflects on her own past.
Mother and daughter both hope to find new freedom –
but can family patterns ever really be broken?
Available in all good bookshops!
02/03/2024
Look out for the MOTHER SEA 🦀🐟 paperback edition, coming 16th of May!
Sisi de Mathilde lives on a remote island in the Indian Ocean. With her community under threat from rising sea levels, Sisi must fight to save her home, her people and her unborn child.
Pre-order your copy via the link in our bio!
'A historical fiction tour de force' — Deborah Swift author of The Poison Keeper
'A sensuous and raw story about beauty, s*x, sacrifice, and a mother’s undying love.' — Gina Buonaguro, author of The Virgins of Venice
'A beautiful story of a woman's resilience and quiet strength.' - NetGalley Reviewer
'This haunting historical novel is both tender and terrifying.' - NetGalley Reviewer
THE MAIDEN OF FLORENCE is available for pre-order now!
22/02/2024
Happy Publication Day to THE PLASTIC-FREE GARDENER!!! 🌹👨🌾
For plastic-free gardening solutions which work in harmony with wildlife and nature.
🌷Now available in all good book stores 🌷
14/02/2024
Happy Valentine’s Day from Fairlight Books ❤️❤️
08/02/2024
THE PLASTIC-FREE GARDENER will be officially available in just two weeks!!! Pre-order your copy of this beautiful photographic guide for the gardeners in your life.
03/02/2024
In case you missed it... THE MAIDEN OF FLORENCE hardbacks have officially arrived and we couldn't be happier with them! Available for pre-order now 💛💛💛
Gorgeous cover design by
27/01/2024
We’re almost at the end of January and hope everyone’s keeping up with their resolutions! How many books do you want to read this year? (Plus an updated Fairlight bookshelf 📚🪱📚🪱📚🪱📚🪱)
31/12/2023
Happy New Year from the Fairlight team!! Here's to another year of good books and great reads 🍾
12/12/2023
On the twelfth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, WINTER LIGHTS by Deborah Jenkins! What better way to round out the year than with a heartfelt collection of wintry themed stories. Perfect for times when you need a little reminder that there’s always a silver lining🌟🕯
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11/12/2023
On the eleventh day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, THE TWO-TAILED SNAKE by Nod Ghosh! A bit of mystery, mythology, coming of age, and political upheaval make this a wonderfully compelling and unique novel.
10/12/2023
On the tenth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, THE OLD HAUNTS by Allan Radcliffe. This debut has been succinctly praised as ‘equally heart-warming and sorrowful’. For those looking for short and meaningful reads this winter.
To be adapted for BBC Radio 4's Book at Bedtime!!!
09/12/2023
On the ninth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, RED DUST, WHITE SNOW by Pan Huiting. This novel explores a social media world unlike any we’ve seen before…
08/12/2023
On the eighth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me OTHER NAMES, OTHER PLACES by Ola Mustapha. This masterful debut has been a fan favourite and for good reason. Beautifully written and captivating, Ola portrays Nessie’s inner thoughts surrounding family dynamics and cultural dichotomy all wrapped up with a surprising twist ending!
07/12/2023
On the seventh day of Christmas Armillary Books gave to me, DIRTY GEESE 🦢 by Lou Gilmond. This is the first instalment in the Kanha and Colbey series and we can’t wait to see what the next book will bring...
06/12/2023
On the sixth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, BECOMING DELILAH by Sara Marchant. BECOMING DELILAH is a lengthened version of our Fairlight modern THE DRIVEWAY HAS TWO SIDES. In this long version we get to see Dolores become Delilah and find out all her secrets...
05/12/2023
On the fifth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, THE REDEMPTION OF ISOBEL FARRAR by Alan Robert Clark. This is our third novel with Alan Robert Clark and follows the heart breaking reunion between Mother and Son in 1920's England.
(Also a recent Amazon Best Seller!!!)
04/12/2023
On the fourth day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me, MOTHER SEA by Lorraine Wilson. Written with beautiful prose, MOTHER SEA leaves little to be desired.
MOTHER SEA was recently shortlisted for the Scottish Fiction Book of the Year!
03/12/2023
On the third day of Christmas Fairlight gave to me 3 paperback editions of our 2022 hardbacks!
Today we have:
❄The House of Marvellous Books by Fiona Vigo Marshall
❄Starling by Sarah Jane Butler
❄Instructions for the Working Day by Joanna Campbell
02/12/2023
On the second day of Christmas, Fairlight gave to me TEMPER by Phoebe Walker.
TEMPER made quite the splash this year with its bright red cover and magnificently portrayed ennui.
01/12/2023
On the first day of Christmas (actually back in February) Fairlight gave to me, WITH OR WITHOUT ANGELS by Douglas Bruton. This novella follows an ageing artist on his last endeavour as he reflects on life and art to create something new.
WITH OR WITHOUT ANGELS has been shortlisted for the Rubery Short Fiction Book award and is Douglas's second novella with Fairlight Books!
01/11/2023
Happy National Authors Day! We couldn’t do what we love here at Fairlight without our incredible authors so here’s a big thank you to our wonderful writers! ❤
20/10/2023
We still can’t believe it’s been a year since MOON AND STARS hit the bookshelves! Loosely inspired by The Phantom of the Opera and Cyrano de Bergerac, this warm and witty debut novel is the perfect read for fans of David Nicholls.
Don’t miss this read if you love:
🎼Opera
🎶Music
🎭Theatre
💕Romance
18/10/2023
In OTHER NAMES, OTHER PLACES, Ola Mustapha takes the readers on the journey of a flawed character grappling with cultural displacement, dysfunctional family dynamics, self-sabotage and alienation.
Want to find out more? Check out the synopsis here 👇🏼
Growing up in London with Tunisian parents, wayward Nessie finds herself caught between cultures. Her life is further complicated by the charismatic Mrs Brown, who befriends her parents and then betrays them. Years later, as Nessie seeks independence by moving to Japan, she begins to wonder: what really happened between her parents and Mrs Brown?
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Fairlight Books has one aim – to celebrate quality writing and promote the best of new and contemporary literary fiction.
Based in the thriving and dynamic publishing hub of Oxford, we’re a young, dynamic team wanting to do things a little differently. For us, it’s about a wider community coming together to celebrate and promote quality writing.
Find our literary short story blog at www.fairlightbooks.co.uk
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