Gillian Ashurst

A hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams, but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares.

Two teens in an earthquake damaged city go on a journey to rediscover the life in the cracks.

A strange woman wanders from town to town... Everyone she meets sees her in their own image of perfection. They cannot resist her, and she passes on to them a contagious virus which brings enlightenment.

Would-be novelist Jess Bartlett stages a "quiet night in" to finish her new book, fuelled by glasses of wine and her favourite board game, "Cluedo". Then all manner of odd friends and acquaintances show up with only one thing in common - they pay 'Cluedo'. As Jess moves her pieces into place, her life unravels as she becomes "trapped" in her house with a troubled footballer, a manic TV advice show host and a randy old author and an unseen chicken.