The Anatomist’s DreamThe Anatomists Dream is a sumptuous feast for the senses that chronicles the early life of a very special boy as he makes a fantastic and epic journey with a travelling carnival across the dark and troubled landscape of 1840s Germany. Something to be savoured by fans of Mervyn Peakes Gormenghast trilogy, Erin Morgensterns The Night Circus or Patrick Sskinds Perfume: the Story of a Murderer. In a small salt mining town, Philbert is born with a taupe, a

his publications include The Terrors (2009) and How To Build A City (2009)

We hope a second volume witll be forthcoming

John Killick on Helena Nelson

Women on a Journey between Baghdad and London by Haifa Zangana

showcasing their beautiful and unusual literary stylings to audiences closer to home

One is Walter Benjamin’s Angel of History

with their sweet or streetwise kids

His trembling wings drop off

Some with a flattering word

its music grave and necessary as time

artist Antun Fiskovic experiences a sea-change in his fortunes following the dramatic revelation of the identity of his real parents

The writers come from nine countries – Huzama Habayeb from Palestine