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A middle-aged couple, whose marriage is on the rocks, return to Seville for a 'second honeymoon' — a gift from their children — only to encounter their younger selves on their first honeymoon 30 years earlier!The older, sadder couple recognise their younger selves, but the younger couple, so newly in love, only have eyes for each other.No one leaps through time. Each couple remains in their own era, yet somehow they can encounter and relate to each other in this timeless, magical city.When the shock wears off, a plan begins to form — at least in the mind of the older man.Can meddling with their past, starting right there in Seville, give the fractured pair any hope of a future? Or — more dangerously — will it wreak untold havoc on the present?Seville is a bittersweet romantic comedy where past, present, and future mingle, clash, and resonate. A tale full of tension, poignancy, reflection and, of course, magic.

When Henry the Half-Time Hero and his League of Not Really Very Super Heroes are invited to the grand opening of HeroParc, the world’s best superhero theme park, it’s a dream come true. But the fun doesn’t last long and something goes terribly wrong: the world’s greatest heroes, including Henry’s dad Orangeman, start acting… fourteen. Moody, lazy and glued to their screens, they’ve completely stopped saving the world.With disasters looming and villains running free, it’s up to Henry and his friends to step in. As they investigate, they uncover a chilling plot involving mass hypnosis, a mysterious American girl and a secret underground lair where the heroes’ worst enemies are planning a full-scale takeover.Things aren’t looking good for planet earth. Will our brave League save the world in time – and get their parents back?It’s the biggest and most daring adventure yet for Henry the Half-Time Hero and his League of Not Really Very Super Heroes!

How could the scuzziest man in the world and the kindest woman alive ever fall in love?Arnie Garth has it all. An LA porn empire, a gorgeous pornstar mistress and a legendary wife. Unfortunately, he has the morals of a sewer rat. And when he finds himself on his premature deathbed, he receives some unexpected news: he has no soul.According to the Keeper of Souls, he was born without one. A heavenly clerical error. His was mistakenly given to the baby girl behind him in the queue – a sweet, selfless Englishwoman named Noreen Milburn, who now has two.To avoid a fate worse than death, Arnie has just one week to find Noreen, fall genuinely in love with her, and make her fall for him too. No explanations. No shortcuts. Just real love. The problem? Noreen is a sheep-loving Lake District shepherdess who prefers charity work to men, while Arnie’s world is full of porn stars, a furious wife and a hired hitman.The route to true love runs from LA to Cumbria to Las Vegas. But will it find its way home?

Stories don’t emerge out of thin air. They’re inspired from what we see, what we hear and most importantly, what we experience. Sometimes they’re funny, sometimes moving, often plain weird. All a writer has to do is – listen.In this intriguing and occasionally surreal volume of novellas and shorter fiction, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and acclaimed novelist Paul A. Mendelson explores with humour and pathos how our worlds make us so vulnerably human. A volunteer on a helpline hears a voice at the other end that changes her world forever...A failing scriptwriter tries to sell his mad movie to a famous director by pretending it’s the story of his life...A proud Scotsman wakes up after a mild stroke to discover he has turned English...A middle-aged man whose young father died before he was born meets his long lost parent in a dusty attic...A husband leaves his wife forever – until he realises he has left his precious watch behind...

Twelve-year-old Marius is on the run from the Government. He’s the only one in the whole nation that values his sense of humour. Everyone else was de-humoured at birth – well, most people were. Yet somehow with Marius there was a glitch.He is captured on the run, but this time it’s not the soldiers. He has been taken by The Funnies – renegades who, like him, somehow escaped the ‘zappers’ at birth, but were betrayed by their loved ones. Marius meets their leader – Clown, plus Punchline, Slapstick, Stand-Up, Dummy (and his wooden owl, Too-Wit), Corny, Sick, Sarky, Mimic, Poo (yes, sorry) and Mime. He is entranced – kindred spirits – fellow laughers.His loyalties are put to the test when The Funnies snatch his best friend Peter, humourless son of Mr. J, the Deputy Minister of Humour. Marius dreams of being able to make Peter laugh. Could the de-humouring be reversible and if so, could he restore the humour of an entire population?

To get the girl of his dreams he needs a good sense of humour. To get a good sense of humour he needs a miracle. Stephen Gibson is a gifted young horticulturist. But surprisingly this isn't the quality most women look for in a mate. According to all the 'personals', it's GSOH. A good sense of humour. Trouble is, Stephen doesn't have one. Not a trace! Surely he can acquire a GSOH – and win the girl of his dreams. How hard can it be? He reckons the Killer Comedy Academy can teach him all he needs to know. Yet it's the person he least expects who shows him how he can really stand-up for himself.

We used to get standing ovations. Now we get ovations for standing. The last place in which that great lady of the theatre Elspeth Quest wishes to spend her final years is Dustingford Hall, rest-home for retired actors and entertainers. Yet failing health and worse investments have led her to become a charity case here.  She blanches at the sight of various actors and actresses, in various degrees of physical and mental decline, with whom she has worked over the years but never really wished to see again. (Not to mention tap-dancers, ventriloquists, impressionists, contortionists!) Telling them all she is only here until her town house in Kensington has completed major structural improvements, she wonders how she is ever going to survive. Or, more importantly, explain her permanent stay. But all these performers, who once lived purely for the present are now talking only of the past. As though simply waiting to die. When she observes the residents jeering en masse at a TV talent show, Elspeth sees her opportunity. She tells them to stop living in the past – they still have their talents – they should put on one tremendous final show for family, friends and trustees. And for themselves. It’s Christmas, for heaven’s sake. (And of course she will produce, direct and star!) But will it truly give them all a new lease of life – or will they die trying?Praise for Their Exits and Their Entrances:"Funny and touching – brilliantly distinctive characters." David Lister, The Independent."A feel-good novel of considerable substance that will be loved by fans of The Thursday Murder Club." Petra Fried, BAFTA-winning producer. The Misfits. End of the F***ing World."Laugh-out loud on London Transport funny." Carolyn Pickles, Actress. Broadchurch. Harry Potter. Canterville Ghost. "A truly charming read. A tale of ‘dramatic’ twists and turns." Francine White, Show business journalist"Unpredictable, unsentimental, unputdownable." Daniel Peak, BAFTA-winning writer. Not Going Out. Code 404. Horrible Histories."Witty, touching and profound. No murders but plenty of ‘corpsing’. Mendelson’s best yet." Paul Harrison, BAFTA-winning director. Ballykissangel. A Touch of Frost.