Andrew Daws: 11 books

A young student student of art history, Andrew Ashton, makes a long trek to a Greek island to visit Ben Burgess, son of famous artist Royston Burgess, a painter of vast, mysterious canvases that sell for millions now, in the hope that he will interview him and complete his university thesis. But he...

Oliver visits Brighton Beach one hot summer's day, and while swimming, meets Martin, a handsome man his age. They get on in the water, and out of it, until Oliver begins to hope for more. As summer ends and they meet during autumn, Oliver realises Martin is troubled and unable to respond to him. And...

Voyages is a comedy of manners set on board a liner. Miles, a seasoned traveller, once again sets sail across the Atlantic, to be intrigued by his fellow passengers, not least an elegant, mysterious Countess recovering from illness, and a morose poet she is taking back to America with her after an...

On a boat off the coast of Devon, a boy waits with his father’s new wife as all the men, friends on one of their diving holidays, all descend to the depths. Rachel is uneasy, and the boy is bored, but as Rachel begins to talk, she reveals something of her relationship with the boy's father, how...

What is true and what is false, what is love, and how we come to terms with loss - this beautiful, tender, and often funny collection of short stories about the sea tries to answer some of those questions. August Blue, a fiction based on a real painting, describes Charlie's adventures with...

August Blue, based on a real painting, is a fiction in which Charlie, one of a group of small boys, steal a boat to go swimming out in the harbour one hot summers day. Years later, he is remembering what happened to him to his daughter, who is delighted to have seen the picture at last. But then she...

Reminiscences by a famous artist's son to a fatherless student are clouded when each has to confront the consequences of their past. Illuminating, and tender, this is a story of a young student student of art history, Andrew Ashton, who makes a long trek to a Greek island to visit Ben Burgess,...

Witty, funny, and highly observant, Voyages takes us across the Atlantic in the company of Miles, a seasoned traveller, a Countess recouperating from illness, a failed poet, and a host of other juicy characters, who all seem to think of Miles as a bit of a 'catch'. Will they net him, or will he be...

A chance encounter while swimming off the beach at Brighton, England results in frustration for Oliver as he longs for love. Funny and touching, Oliver visits Brighton Beach one hot summer's day with his best friend, and while swimming, meets Martin, a handsome man his own age. They get on,...

Lyrical, tender and sexually exhilarating, The Marble Boy is a record of a man's journey through the Mediterranean. Real and imaginary, Edmund tries to come to terms with lost love. When Edmund Payne ran from an unfulfilling marriage and a job as an art school teacher to tour the rich and...

A boy yearns for recognition from his father, but then soon realizes he is nothing like the kind of man he wants himself to be. On a boat off the coast of Devon, a boy waits with his father’s new wife as all the men, friends on one of their diving holidays, all descend to the depths. Rachel...