B Thorn: 5 books

In modern-day Melbourne, Penny sinks into depression after breaking her ankle and losing her girlfriend. Her housemate Rafi comforts her by telling a story inspired by the 1001 Nights. Rafi narrates the adventures of Adiba, a scribe's daughter fleeing from an unwelcome suitor; Adiba sets out to rescue...

The night-shift nurse on a dementia ward discovers the price of an old musician's talent. But is the bargain complete? Weird horror, 6800 words.

"Good gothic writing and mysterious mystic themes, a puzzle box of a story carefully researched and set in early twentieth century America and Europe" - Feminist Erotica reviews.In 1923, Boston heiress Josephine Hart meets Ruth Summers, daughter of an eccentric clergyman. As their friendship...

"A very very lovely, exciting and crying my eyes out kind of experience" - anonymous reader.After outing herself to a homophobic manager, Yvonne feels unwelcome and out of place at her work's Christmas party... until she meets Phoebe, an aspiring cellist who happens to be the boss's...

Stanley Mandelstam (1928–2016) was one of the most influential and respected particle theorists. Coming as a young chemical engineer from South Africa to study theoretical physics in England, he quickly became a leading physicist in his field. With his deep understanding of quantum field theory,...