Books published by publisher The Greystones Press

The story of the fall of Anne Boleyn as it has never been told – this time with ravens.Young Kit finds himself on a plague cart wedged between the bodies of his mother and father. But he is alive and is rescued and taken into the home of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London. He soon finds he can speak the language of the big black birds, a skill which proves useful when he finds himself caught up in a story of queens and treason, princesses and executioners.There can be no change in the history of Henry Vlll’s first two wives but without Kit and the ravens another Tudor monarch might never have survived.“The Ravenmaster’s Boy is a dark but charming Tudor tale – history with a twist. The events of May 1536 – the days of the fall of the Boleyn regime – are still cloudy and mysterious, and it is possible that the birds of the air know as much as the rest of us about what really happened and why.“Hilary Mantelauthor of Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies.

The statue of David by Michelangelo has stood in Florence for over five hundred years but until now we have known nothing about the young man it was modelled on. Now Mary Hoffman has written the life of Gabriele, the young stonecutter, son of the sculptor's wet nurse, who walks in Florence in 1501, looking like that, and is immediately plunged into adventures involving politics, spying and coping with the man woman - and men - who are attracted to him.

Shakespeare and the paranormal. When Ned Lambert, a boy player in The King's Men, becomes a man, no longer able to play female roles, he attracts the attention of a mysterious woman in green. This is Faelinn, who comes from the other side of an invisible Boundary. Ned tells William Shakespeare of his experience and the poet reveals he has had dealings with the other world before and is now haunted by a spirit he believes comes from the other side of the Boundary. Faelinn wants beautiful Ned to come and live with her and, beset by fears of the plague, which wiped out his family and uncertainty about his future, Ned is tempted. YA/Adult crossover by the mistress of the historical + paranormal, Mary Hoffman, author of the Stravaganza sequence, The Falconer's Knot, Troubadour and David.

A story of family secrets. Three modern teenagers meet in Florence to discover the truth about a revered grandfather and a literary recluse. Their searches overlap and intertwine to reveal the shocking truth about past betrayal and present revenge.A double detective story that combines the secrecy and betrayal of Mal Peet’s Tamar with the search for an author as elusive as Elena Ferrante.Three teenagers meet in Florence, intent on unearthing secrets. For Jade and her twin sister Amber, it’s a family matter, trying to nd out the truth about their Italian grandfather, who has just died.But they have no idea what a can of worms they are opening as they delve into a past full of betrayal, murder, sex and love.Nico’s quest interweaves with the girls’ as he searches for the true identity of E J Holm, the author of the detective thrillers he devours. The victims and the killers in Holm’s books all seem to be linked to the Partisans who resisted the Fascists in Italy in World War Two.Gradually, Jade discovers that her grandfather’s secrets are linked to that too. Who is E J Holm really? And what is his connection with the girls’ grandfather?

It is Mongolia in the 12th century. Spirits walk under the blood moon. Guided by a prophecy that says the wolf will lie with the deer, a boy rides across the steppe seeking a bride to create a new nation.The hero is Temujin, eldest son of Yesugei the Brave, the leader of the Mongol Alliance. His bride is Borta the Beautiful, deer-whisperer and princess of her clan.When Temujin’s father is poisoned by a rival tribe on his way home, and an ambitious chief seizes control of the leaderless Alliance, their marriage seems doomed. Temujin and his family flee into exile on Holy Mountain, where they are joined by the orphaned Jamukha.The two boys become blood brothers, creating a spiritual bond between them that will tear the steppe apart as they fight for leadership of the Mongol clans and for Borta’s love.Based on the 13th century text The Secret History of the Mongols, Bone Music explores the spiritual aspect of Genghis Khan’s rise to power in three sections, each from the point of view of one of the main characters.

In Shakespeare’s Ghost, Mary Hoffman provides an imaginative answer to one of the great questions about Shakespeare’s work: why, from A Midsummer Night’s Dream onwards, are his plays increasingly peopled by fairies, witches, ghosts and apparitions? It’s 1610 and Jacobean London is full of dangers, from the plague to plots and revolutions.For William Shakespeare, life has taken an unexpected turn: one that will transform his writing. Haunted by a familiar spirit, he is urged to include more and more paranormal events and characters in his work.Meanwhile, Ned Lambert, a young player in Shakespeare’s company, The King’s Men, is having inexplicable experiences of his own, with a beautiful and elusive woman in green who is not of this world. Now a man on and off stage, Ned is caught between fears and temptations. The poet is his friend, as is the popular young Prince of Wales, but is the mysterious woman he sees friend or foe?