Books written by Justin Cartwright

Fighting Men

Fighting Men
The Promise of Happiness

A powerful story examines the layers of intimacies and idiocies with an ordinary family, the Judds, that reveals the dramatic implications of the release from prison of Juliet, the prodigal daughter, and her reunion with her siblings and ...
Other People's Money: A Novel

In the aftermath of a small bank's takeover by the son of an aging owner, actor manager Artair Macleod learns that the monthly grant on which his company depends was orchestrated by his wife in a scandalous affair with the bank owner that ...
Masai Dreaming

* WINNER OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN M-NET LITERARY AWARD * A tale of deception, misunderstanding, and betrayal set between modern-day Africa and Nazi-occupied France. Haunted by his dreams of the...
Lion Heart

Emily's face has become thinner, even more Virginia Woolfish, her nose apparently longer and her eyes more distant from the action, so that she looks strangely like an icon. She has the aspect of a writer — serious, a little worried ...
To Heaven By Water

But he told me last night when you nipped off to the loo that you are wonderful. He loves you. He likes the way you walk.' 'He said those exact words?' '“Lovely mover,” he said. He notices odd things like the way your feet come down, ...
Lion Heart

Richard Cathar was named after his father's hero, Richard the Lionheart.
Leading the Cheers

* WINNER OF A WHITBREAD NOVEL AWARD * A rich portrayal of small-town life with wonderfully evoked characters and beautifully observed writing.
White Lightning

White Lightning