Bøker av Anne Goodwin

A care home in lockdown isn't the best place for a big birthday, but Matty wants to mark her centenary in style. But hidden histories haunt her: the child she gave up for adoption and her ancestors' role in the transatlantic slave trade.

Stolen Summers: A heartbreaking tale of betrayal, confinement and dreams of escapeAll she has left is her sanity. Will the asylum take that from her too?In 1939, Matilda is admitted to Ghyllside hospital, cut off from family and friends. Not quite twenty, and forced to give up her baby for adoption, she feels battered by the cruel regime. Yet she finds a surprising ally in rough-edged Doris, who risks harsh punishments to help her reach out to the brother she left behind.Twenty-five years later, the rules have relaxed, and the women are free to leave. How will they cope in a world transformed in their absence? Do greater dangers await them outside?The poignant prequel to Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home is a tragic yet tender story of a woman robbed of her future who summons the strength to survive.

He never intended to be a jailer ...After years of travelling, responsible to no-one but himself, Steve has resolved to settle down. He gets a job, buys a house and persuades Liesel to move in with him.Life's perfect, until Liesel delivers her ultimatum: if he won't agree to start a family, she'll have to leave. He can't bear to lose her, but how can he face the prospect of fatherhood when he has no idea what being a father means? If he could somehow make her stay, he wouldn't have to choose and it would be a shame not to make use of the cellar.Will this be the solution to his problems, or the catalyst for his own unravelling?Praise for Anne Goodwin:A dark and disturbing tale of a man who appears ordinary on the surface, but is deeply damaged. Clever and chilling; [Underneath] is a story that will stay with you long after you've finished reading. - Sanjida Kay, author of Bone by Bone[Underneath] is a compelling, insightful and brave novel of doomed, twisted romance driven by a sustained and unsettling voice.- Ashley Stokes, author of The Syllabus of ErrorsThis secret tantalisingly grips the reader, gradually being pieced together bit by bit, so intrinsically and poignantly mapped out that I truly cannot praise this novel highly enough.- Isabelle on The Contemporary Small PressFiction delivered by a writer who knows not only how to craft her words but also what those words should be communicating.- Dr Suzanne Conboy-Hill in The PsychologistAn absorbing, clever and heartening debut novel.- Alison Moore, author of Booker-shortlisted The LighthouseI loved this book. Sugar and Snails is beautifully written and a truly impressive debut by Anne Goodwin. It reminded me a little of Claire Messud's The Woman Upstairs. The character of Di, at first frustrating, grows more endearing as you begin to understand her. Her friend Venus and lover Simon are well-drawn; there as foils to Di's story. A beautiful and gripping read.- Fleur Smithwick, author of How to make a FriendSugar and Snails is a brave and bold emotional roller-coaster of a read. Anne Goodwin's prose is at once sensitive, invigorating and inspired. I was hooked from the start and in bits by the end. Very much to be recommended.- Rebecca Root, actor and voice teacher

No Business Like Ghost Business captures the idea that children have their own special world, one that is generally quite elusive to adults. Christa meets a friendly ghost named Anthony and Anthony becomes her secret friend who shares in her adventures. Christa's parents are unaware of her secret friend and do not believe Christa when she tries to tell them about her new friend. Everything is fine. Then Christa goes missing. Who has taken Christa? Will anyone be able to find her?