Böcker av Dan Brotzel

"A master storyteller and observer of people and relationships. . . . Humour, suspense and unexpected twists. I could not put this book down." -Christy Lefteri, author of The Beekeeper of AleppoA couple tries to rekindle their relationship through a romantic weekend getaway . . . but everything goes awry. . . .Struggling with their marriage, midlife empty-nesters Colleen and Andrew plan to spend a week in an isolated cottage-just the two of them. But with a landlord named Wolf who lives next door and who won't leave them alone, the couple start to feel like there are three people in their relationship.Still, they are determined to make a valiant effort to overcome this marital crisis. However, with both of them engaging in illicit communications with others, they're starting off on shaky ground. And with Wolf's behaviour growing ever more unsettling, it's possible that leaving early would be a good idea. If only their car hadn't broken down . . ."Full of cutting insights into the reality of long-term relationships but not at all short on heart-warming humour, The Wolf in the Woods is a sometimes sinister but tenderly told tale." -The Independent"Dark and extremely funny." -Scots Magazine

Colleen and Andrew need a holiday ¿ their marriage is in crisis, they''re drinking too much and they both have secrets they''re afraid to share. A teetotal week in a remote cottage could solve all their problems. With no beach in sight, a broken-down car and a sinister landlord, rekindling their romance may be the least of their concerns.

They've all got a book in them, unfortunately.In December 2016, Julia Greengage, aspiring writer and resting actor, puts up a poster in her local library inviting people to join a new writers' group. The group will exchange constructive feedback and 'generally share in the pains and pleasures of this excruciating yet exhilarating endeavour we call Literature'.Seven people, each in their own way a bit of a work in progress, heed the call.There's Keith, a mercenary sci-fi geek who can write 5,000 words before breakfast and would sell his mother for a book deal. Tom, a suburban lothario with an embarrassing secret. Peter, a conceptual artist whose main goal in life is to make everyone else feel uncomfortable. Alice, who's been working on her opening sentence for over nine months. Jon, a faded muso with a UFO complex. Blue, whose doom-laden poems include 'Electrocuted Angel in the Headlights of My Dead Lover's Eye Sockets' and the notorious 'Kitten on a Fatberg'. And Mavinder, who sadly couldn't make the first meeting. Or the second. But promises to come to the next one...Soon, under Julia's watchful eye, the budding writers are meeting every month to read out their work and indulge each other's dreams of getting published. But it's not long before the group's idiosyncrasies and insecurities begin to appear. Feuds, rivalries and even romance are on the cards - not to mention an exploding sheep's head, a cosplay stalker, and an alien mothership invasion. They're all on a journey, and God help the rest of us.A novel-in-emails about seven eccentric writers, written by three quite odd ones, Work in Progress is a very British farce about loneliness, friendship and the ache of literary obscurity.

By turns tender and satirical, witty and bizarre, the stories in this debut collection cast a fresh eye on first-world problems. Funny and humane, they zoom in on the absurdities and poignancies in work, family, love and loss in our frenetic modern lives.