Shelley’s Books

Two books published – and more on the way…

Shelley has published two books under the pen-name Elle JH, with more titles still to come.

Both are humorous explorations of topics which could also be seen as more serious.

They are available as hardbacks or instant-download electronic flipbooks.

The Curious Case of the Shifting Bins

Anyone who has lived in suburbia for long enough has probably encountered a bin drama of some description.

There are positions.
Boundaries.
Unwritten rules.
And, occasionally, strong feelings.

The Curious Case of the Shifting Bins follows one entirely ordinary set of wheelie bins as they become unwilling participants in a seven-part neighbourhood drama involving vertical relocation, emerging boundary lines and increasingly sophisticated waste-management diplomacy.

A small story about bins.

Electronic flipbook

Suggested price of $5

Available as instant download through underthesun.

Full colour hardback

$30 + postage

Available from Shelley (contact her by email for more details)

The Rough Surf Theory

The Rough Surf Theory is an illustrated satirical memoir about belonging, family dynamics, boundary violations and the often-unseen adaptations people make to remain connected to the people they love.

Some family stories begin with love, distance and the determination to keep showing up.

This one also involved a recurring variable.

Told through narrative storytelling, colour photographs, illustrations, equations and a slightly overworked filing system, the book follows one woman’s attempt to make sense of experiences that only revealed their broader pattern over time.

Part memoir, part risk assessment, part family archive, it uses humour to examine material that is considerably more serious underneath.

The Rough Surf Theory is the first part of a continuing memoir series, with later volumes following the same family story into new files, new classifications and consequences that had not yet fully emerged.

The surf, for the record, was not rough.