Books by Kate A. Hardy
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Londonia
Overview:
Hoxton, said by many to be the most beauteous dame in Londonia, makes her way through life as an expert ‘Finder’ with her finder-partner, Jarvis. Shared with a horse named Kafka, her home and finding/trading headquarters is a Hackrovian church in the canton of Sureditch, Londonia.
2072 London is made up of two states. Londonia: a sprawling and anarchic area populated by thieves, travellers, barterers; fortune-tellers, self-proclaimed religious figures and ordinary people getting by and re-learning lost skills of survival, and The Cincture: a small but rich and powerful state. Technology still makes advancements, cars are still driven and consumerism has vanquished religion.
Publishing by: Tartarus Press on the 13th March 2020
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-912586-19-6
The Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Book
Overview: After finding a mysterious book entitled ‘Five’ in his overlooked bookshop, Hamish’s life rockets into elated chaos.
Published: Due for publication.
Language: English
ISBN: 978-0-244-01977-8
Dog, and other tales
Overview: A collection of unrelated short stories involving space vehicles, confusion over small words in the English language, the possible existence of Heaven and Hell; fur hats, boat travel, chickens, and the hazards of writing.
Published:
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Language: English
The Mad Dog Café
The Mad Dog Café welcomes you for lunch, dinner, and live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Rustic lodging is also available for those who wish to over-indulge. Third in the ‘Going out in the Midday Sun’ trilogy.
Published: Gangly Dog Publications, 2014
Pages: 323
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-291-93661-2
Staying out of the Midday Sun
Overview: Set in France, London and Las Vegas, ‘Staying out in the midday sun’ is the second part of a trilogy spanning twenty years, in which the heroes are challenged with the everyday: love, babies, gite cleaning, a new language, ageing parents – as well as shoot-outs, Las Vegas weddings, bureaucracy, duck gizzard salad and possibly the end of the world.
Published: Gangly Dog Publications, 2014
Pages: 322
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-291-61694-1
Going out in the midday sun
Overview: Four Londoners out of 8 million – through a series of coincidences their lives begin to intertwine . . . Part one of a trilogy set in London and the South of France.
Published: Gangly Dog Publications, 2013
Pages: 265
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-291-42036-4
Alfi Beasti – Don’t eat that!
Overview: Children’s book written and illustrated by Kate A.Hardy, partially based on the bizarre eating habits of her son . . .
Published: Puffin Books, 2003
Pages: 32
Language: English
ISBN: 0-670-91301-4