This week, we finally managed to install our new (not new ) item of furniture - a mid-18th Century grandfather clock. It's not bright and shiny like more modern ones, but a dark oak with a warm patina which the beeswax polish is drawing out. In order to set it up, we had to do a certain amount of research - how to hang the pendulum, where the weight went on the endless chain - and it got me thinking... where and when did certain divisions of time come from? The time periods which I have written either had household clocks or didn't, I have not written novels from the time of their invention. Clocks have been around for a long time, and the obsession with measuring time in an ordered fashion dates back to at least the ancient Sumerians. It was they who established a circular reading of time and, I imagine, the sixty seconds/minutes came about as much because it was an easy way to divide a circle as anything else. But it wasn't until much later that the precision of seconds ...
Last week, we shared a blog about our Children's and Young Adult books, with a promise to share some bookish ideas for adults the following week. And here we are!
We don't really go in for the "books for him/her/it" thing, and a number of our books don't fit snuggly in with market genres, so instead we're going to give you a brief introduction to our books as individuals. Why? Because our books are as unique as our readers: we do not like to pigeon-hole.
Proudly introducing our books...
But you don't need to take our word for it - this book was a Wishing Shelf Book Award Finalist.
Beneath Black Clouds and White is set against the backdrop of the abolition movement in the 1790s, while Day's Dying Glory explores family life during the Napoleonic Wars.
Child of the Isle is a memoir of childhood in rural Lincolnshire during the 1950s and 1960s.
This book is based on a successful series of blogs about Susan's childhood. Including photographs and nostalgic anecdotes, this is a book which not only tells the story of a way of life now gone, but also inspires readers to connect with this wonderful recollection of everyday adventures.
This book is a change of direction from Virginia's usual writing. Baptism of Fire follows two broken individuals who are brought together in their need of one another: a man born to be a father, and a boy desperate for a safe home.
Described as a "compelling, character-driven thriller", this books swings from heartrending to heart-warming as it follows these two lives which tragic circumstances have brought together.
Winner of the 2022 Coffee Pot Book Club award for Supernatural Historical Fiction and Shortlisted in the 2022 Rubery Book Prize and the Chanticleer Chaucer Award, The Year We Lived has ignited the imagination of readers around the world since its release in 2021.
This is the story of Edith and her brother Robert, Saxons in the age of Normans. But there is something more at work than an invading force, and this book features an ending which has left readers "laughing with delight at how cleverly it was all woven together".
10 stories of the supernatural, each one taking the reader into the realms of darkness with an artistry akin to M.R. James and Edgar Allan Poe. From ghosts to trows, werewolves to witches, this is gothic horror at its best.
Set in the aftermath of the failed Jacobite rebellion, Caledon is the story of an unlikely leader.
This Historical Fantasy is the opening book in a series of adventures which delves deep into the Scottish landscape as the Clan of Caledon fight to bring justice for the people of their country.
When Zip and Irene Cooper decide to tour the NC500, they discover more then they expected about their country, themselves and each other. The perfect book to accompany a journey.
We're not the only ones to think so, this book was shortlisted in the Chanticleer Shorts Award.
The Folly at Raighvan Park was shortlisted for the Eyelands Book Prize. This book was inspired by a folk tale from Leicestershire.
The latest release in our adult catalogue, Child at the Pantry Door is an exploration of life through the appreciation of food. This book is in keeping with Susan's other books, reflecting on the past and looking forward to the future with a sense of hope.
We at Crowvus love to keep the tradition of Christmas ghost stories alive. Our Crowvus Christmas Ghost Story Anthologies are the winning and shortlisted stories from our annual competition.
For a combination of fiction, commentary, and poetry, Crowvus has its Hooded journal. These range from topics to genres, and feature our broadest range of author voices.
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