Last year, Caroline Smailes’ cult modern fairy tale The Drowning of Arthur Braxton became the talk of Twitter when a Kickstarter campaign was set up to turn it into a film. As we reissue the novel with beautiful new artwork and an introduction from Luke Cutforth, director of the film, we asked Caroline to tell us how it all came about…
For our first cover reveal of the year, we’re delighted to share a new look reissue of The Drowning of Arthur Braxton, Caroline Smailes’s novel about a teenage boy who discovers a naked girl in a swimming pool and is plunged into a tragic romance of mythological proportions. After a successful Kickstarter campaign by YouTube star Luke Cutforth to turn the book into a film , we’re hoping to introduce this dark and quirky cult hit to a whole new audience this July.
