Elizabeth Baines

A charismatic but troubled Irishman, and his daughter's search to solve the mysteries that surround him.

'I greedily consumed every paragraph, and yearned for more free time when I had to put the book down
to do something inconsequential like work or sleep ... I can't remember the last time a work of fiction
aroused such sympathy and indignant anger in me ... one of the most memorable and brilliant books I've read this year'
- Bookmunch
'Deeply engrossing ... a fine novel written with great skill and empathy' - Susan Osborne, A Life in Books
'Beautifully constructed ... emotionally gripping ... a book to lose yourself in' - Annabel Gaskell, Shiny New Books

Reviews of Astral Travel

A series of four short videos in which Elizabeth talks about the connections Astral Travel has with some other novels

Podcast: Charlie Place talks to Elizabeth about Used to Be and Astral Travel

TOO MANY MAGPIES
Salt Modern Fiction

How do we safeguard our children in a changing and dangerous world? And what if the greatest danger is from ourselves?

'I could not drag myself away from its eerie storytelling' - Lisa Glass

MORE COMMENTS AND REVIEWS

AUDIO CLIP: Elizabeth reading extract from Too Many Magpies

Salt interview with Elizabeth about the book

Film: Salt Podcast: Elizabeth talks about Too Many Magpies

FLYING WITH MAGPIES: A VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR

Elizabeth visited blogs to answer questions about the book and writing in general.

THE BIRTH MACHINE
ebook available from Salt Publishing and Amazon
Author's Cut paperback edition available by
contacting Elizabeth

As Zelda labours in childbirth, she sinks into a surreal world where the past blends with the present, and facts become merged with fairytale and myth. Reissue of the groundbreaking novel which exposed a woman’s experience of hi-tech childbirth and tells a gripping story of a long-ago murder and present-day betrayals.

'A disturbing and thought-provoking meditation on power, control and the uncertain language of logic' - Carys Bray
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Adapted by Elizabeth Baines and broadcast as a play for Radio 4

VIDEO CLIPS of Elizabeth reading extracts HERE AND HERE

Guest post by Elizabeth on the Spectator book blog about the cultural forces affecting publication and the history of the publication of The Birth Machine

Guest post by Elizabeth on Nicola Morgan's blog about the history of the publication of The Birth Machine