Devilskein and Dearlove

Just as Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book reworked Kipling's The Jungle Book for a modern audience with a liking for the supernatural, Devilskein & Dearlove is a darker, more edgy, contemporary reworking of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic The Secret Garden. An orphaned teenager is taken in by a reluctant distant relative, and in her new home makes an unexpected friend and finds a secret realm. It has shades of the quirky fantastical in the style of Miyazaki's (Studio Ghibli) animated films like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle (originally a novel by Diana Wynne Jones).

Alex says "As a child The Secret Garden was one of my first favourite novels - one of the first I relished reading by myself. Although Devilskein & Dearlove is very different, it was inspired by that novel and its themes."

"Alex Smith's quirky imagination knows no bounds." - André Brink


  1. Everyday Kindness : A collection of uplifting tales to brighten your day

    LJ Ross, Various Authors, C.L. Taylor, JD Kirk, Sophie Hannah, Victoria Connelly, Will Dean, David Leadbeater, Adam Hamdy, Alex Smith, Alison Stockham, Barbara Copperthwaite, Caroline Mitchell, Chris McDonald, Claire Sheehy, Clare Flynn, Darren O’Sullivan, Debbie Young, Deborah Carr, Emma Robinson, Graham Brack, Hannah Lynn, Heather Martin, Holly Martin, Imogen Clark, James Gilbert, Jane Corry, Louise Beech, Jean Gill, JJ Marsh, Judith O'Reilly, Kelly Clayton, Kim Nash, Leah Mercer, Liz Fenwick, Louise Jensen, Louise Mumford, Malcolm Hollingdrake, Marcia Woolf, Mark Stay, Marcie Steele, Natasha Bache, Nick Jackson, Nick Quantrill, Nicky Black, Patricia Gibney, Rachel Sargeant, Rob Parker, Rob Scragg, S.E. Lynes, Shelley Day, Casey Kelleher, Victoria Cooke, Ian Sainsbury, Anne O’Leary

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  2. Die Spuren, die sich verlieren - Detective Robert Kett, Band 5 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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  3. Die Stimmen, die dich rufen - Detective Robert Kett, Band 4 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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  4. Die Angst, die niemals endet - Detective Robert Kett, Band 3 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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  5. Grumpus og hans nedrige, modbydelige juleplan

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  6. Ein Schrei, den niemand hört - Detective Robert Kett, Band 1 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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  7. Die Schatten, die dich jagen - Detective Robert Kett, Band 2 (Ungekürzte Lesung)

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  8. Six Days, Six Hours, Six Minutes : A Brutal British Crime Thriller

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  9. The Harder They Fall : The Softley Softley Thrillers Book 1

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  10. Kohtalokas kierros

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  11. Growing Vegetables : A step-by-step guide to planning, planting and produce

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