Not all of Brian’s books are fantasies. Most of his earlier books are set in the everyday world which we all recognise. To find out about these books click on one of the links below.
Family Secrets
Kate’s family has a past full of secrets which she never thought to ask about until now. But all that changes when a letter arrives on the doormat and her world is suddenly turned upside down.
Age ( 12 +)
The Private Life Of Georgia Brown
Stephanie is good-looking, fashionable, super-confident and the start of Georgia’s problems! Almost as soon as she arrives at school she starts to take Georgia’s best friend away from her. Desperate to be liked and to fit in, Georgia does a terrible thing.
Age ( 12 +)
Bitter Fruit
Rebecca’s dad is so much stricter than her friends’ fathers. When she stays out late and comes home smelling of alcohol and smoke they have a blazing row and she tells him she hates him. She doesn’t realise those are the last words she will ever say to him.
Age ( 12 +)
Balloon House
When she was a child Neve’s father used to make up stories about a magical Balloon House that could fly anywhere its owner wanted it to. She missed him so much when he left her and her mother for a new life in a foreign country. But now that a man is pointing a gun in her direction, the one thing she dreads is hearing the sound of his key in the lock.
Age ( 12 +)
Falling For Joshua
Abi is just like any other teenage girl except that she has epilepsy. It’s something she’s learned to live with, part of what makes her who she is. But then, for the first time in her life, she meets a boy who is interested in her. How can she tell him and what will he think of her?
Age ( 12 +)
Where Mermaids Sing
Alice and her two friends Jasmine and Phoebe were inseparable. But during a school visit to Cornwall friendship turns to rivalry and they begin to drift apart. Then tragedy strikes and Alice knows life can never be the same.
(Age 13 +)
No Stone Unturned
Lisa Foster likes to go walking on the lonely Cornish cliffs. It’s one place she can get away from her violent husband, David. That’s where she meets Simon - rich, successful and kind. He talks her into leaving David. But Lisa’s husband is the kind of man who sill stop at nothing to keep his hold on her - in life or death.
(Age 14 +)
Books from your library
Brian Keaney’s earliest books are no longer in print but you can find them in your library. Click
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