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Queen of The Mist (2024)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2024). Queen of The Mist. HarperCollins Publishers

US and Canadian Editions. There is also a exclusive edition for Indigo Books.

School teacher. Widow. Legend.
It’s 1901 and the mists of change are swirling. Queen Victoria’s reign is about to come to an end, and an obscure widow in Buffalo, New Y... Read More about Queen of The Mist.

Proua van Gogh (2024)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2024). Proua van Gogh. Estonia: Tänapäev

Aastal 1890 sureb Vincent van Gogh rahata, tundmatuna, vaimus piinatud mehena. Tal on õnnestunud müüa vaid üksainus teos.

Alles üksteist aastat hiljem pannakse tema tööd Pariisis välja. Vincent van Gogh saab maailmakuulsaks.

See oli ühe naise,... Read More about Proua van Gogh.

Mrs Van Gogh [Canadian edition] (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mrs Van Gogh [Canadian edition]. Toronto: HarperCollins Canada

She’s been painted out of history…until now
Who tells her story?

In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind.

Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled talent finally recognise... Read More about Mrs Van Gogh [Canadian edition].

Mrs Van Gogh [US Edition] (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mrs Van Gogh [US Edition]. New York: HarperCollins US

She’s been painted out of history…until now

Who tells her story?

In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind.

Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled talent finally recogni... Read More about Mrs Van Gogh [US Edition].

An der Seite van Goghs (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). An der Seite van Goghs. Hamburg: HarperCollins Publishers

1888 zieht die Niederländerin Johanna Bonger nach Paris. Sie saugt das dortige Savoir Vivre auf und fällt durch ihren scharfen Verstand und ihr Kunstverständnis auf. Als sie den Galeristen Theo van Gogh heiratet, ist sie aus der pulsierenden Pariser... Read More about An der Seite van Goghs.

La signora Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). La signora Van Gogh. Milan: Piemme

From the publisher:
Quando Johanna Bonger arriva a Parigi non ha idea di cosa possa riservarle il destino: in fuga dalla bigotta Amsterdam dopo una relazione clandestina con un uomo che non l'avrebbe mai sposata, con l'onta dello scandalo che la seg... Read More about La signora Van Gogh.

The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cauchi, C. (2023, March). The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political. Presented at Craft, Creativity, Critique: A Department of English Postgraduate Symposium, University of Malta

This lecture considers the question of creativity as a form of political and ethical discourse. In it, I focus on my latest novel – Mrs van Gogh (Cauchi, 2023) – which voices the role Vincent van Gogh’s sister-in-law played in his rise to fame. Thus,... Read More about The Role Of The Creative In Addressing The Political.

Mevrouw Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mevrouw Van Gogh. Amsterdam: HarperCollins Holland

From the publisher:
Zij vertelde Vincents verhaal; nu is het tijd voor dat van haar. Gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal.

Om het uitlekken van een schandaal te voorkomen verhuist de Nederlandse Johanna Bonger in het jaar 1888 naar haar broer in... Read More about Mevrouw Van Gogh.

Mrs Van Gogh (2023)
Book
Cauchi, C. (2023). Mrs Van Gogh. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
She’s been painted out of history…until now
Who tells her story?

In 1890, Vincent Van Gogh dies penniless, unknown, a man tortured by his own mind.

Eleven years later his work is exhibited in Paris and his unparalleled tal... Read More about Mrs Van Gogh.

HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame (2022)
Thesis
Smailes, C. (2022). HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame. (Thesis). Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4481731

Taking Nochlin’s view that, ‘We will need our wit and courage to make sure that women’s voices are heard, their work seen and written about’ (Nochlin, 2015, p. 321), this two-volume thesis by practice addresses why creative women became invisible in... Read More about HERstory: Johanna Van Gogh-Bonger. A Creative and Critical Exploration of the Role a Woman Played in Vincent van Gogh’s Rise to Fame.

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film (2021)
Digital Artefact
Cutforth, L., Otsmane-Elhaou, H., & Smailes, C. (2021). The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film. [Film]

The film, which picked up the award for Best UK Feature at the 2021 Raindance Film Festival, is based on Caroline Cauchi/Smailes’ 2013 cult novel of the same name.

Seeking to escape his alcoholic-depressive father and the constant humiliation and... Read More about The Drowning of Arthur Braxton - film.

The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke (2020)
Book
Smailes, C. (2020). The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke. London: Red Door Press

From the publisher:
Theodora Quirke has no reason to be merry.

It's bad enough that she has to work on Christmas Eve but now there's a drunk bloke dressed as Santa and claiming to be St Nick hanging around outside her flat. Given he's professing... Read More about The Unwrapping of Theodora Quirke.

The Finding of Martha Lost (2017)
Book
Wallace, C. (2017). The Finding of Martha Lost. London: Penguin Random House

From the publisher:
Liverpool, 1976: Martha is lost.

She’s been lost since she was a baby, abandoned in a suitcase on the train from Paris. Ever since, she’s waited in lost property for someone to claim her. It’s been sixteen years, but she’s sti... Read More about The Finding of Martha Lost.

Disraeli Avenue (2014)
Book
Smailes, C. (2014). Disraeli Avenue. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
A novella from Caroline Smailes featuring characters from her critically acclaimed debut, In Search of Adam.

The houses on Disraeli Avenue all looked the same, the same shape, the same size but behind each coloured front door... Read More about Disraeli Avenue.

The Drowning of Arthur Braxton (2013)
Book
Smailes, C. (2013). The Drowning of Arthur Braxton. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
The bestselling modern fairytale, with a new introduction from Luke Cutforth.

Arthur Braxton has had enough. His mum has left, his dad is broken and he’s the laughing stock of his high school.

But things are about to change... Read More about The Drowning of Arthur Braxton.

Freaks! (2012)
Book
Perring, N., & Smailes, C. (2012). Freaks!. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
The weirdest stories you will ever read.

A bizarre collection of short stories, each featuring a character with an unusual superpower.

Meet The Photocopier, a woman who can reproduce herself at will and who attempts to teac... Read More about Freaks!.

99 Reasons Why (2012)
Book
Smailes, C. (2012). 99 Reasons Why. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
From the brilliant author of ‘Black Boxes’ comes a gritty and heartfelt novella with a twist: 99 Reasons, 11 endings, your pick.

Kate isn’t like other 22 year olds. She’s got a job to do for her Uncle Phil. Each day, she spies... Read More about 99 Reasons Why.

Like Bees to Honey (2010)
Book
Smailes, C. (2010). Like Bees to Honey. London: HarperCollins Publishers

From publisher:
Nina, her son Christopher in tow, flies to Malta for one last visit with her aging parents.

Her previous attempt to see them ended in tears. Disowned for falling pregnant while at university in England, she was not allowed into th... Read More about Like Bees to Honey.

Black Boxes (2009)
Book
Smailes, C. (2009). Black Boxes. HarperCollins Publishers

From the publisher:
Julie Myerson meets Ian McEwan in this gripping novel of family breakdown.

Ana Lewis is trapped by her own expectations. Her intense relationship with fellow student Alex begins to crack beyond repair when she falls pregnant,... Read More about Black Boxes.