Written, illustrated & published in Manchester

7 Books.
All Ours.

Written, co-written, illustrated and published by Christopher Leece — founder of Mancs Stuff Ltd. From a raw memoir of working-class Manchester life to a children's series loved by families across the UK.

7

Published books

2

Series

5★

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All 7
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Standalone · Memoir

The Manchester Maze

Christopher Leece

A raw, unflinching memoir of growing up on a tough Manchester estate. Street life, rave culture, addiction — and finding a way out.

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Standalone · Heritage

The Donkey Stone

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

Rag and bone, working-class heritage and the stories that built the north. A tribute to the Mancunian way of life.

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Flour series · Book 1

The Adventures of a Bag of Flour

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

Where it all began. Friendship, courage, and finding your place in the world — even when you feel ordinary.

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Flour series · Book 2

Tess's Tale

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

Tess's journey across the earth — adventure, belonging, and the bonds that hold us together wherever life takes us.

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Flour series · Book 3

Dusty's Tale

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

Dusty's adventure is full of unexpected turns and new friends. Being different is exactly what makes you special.

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Flour series · Book 4

Henry's Tale

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

Henry's story of finding where he belongs — identity, community, and what it really means to fit in.

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Flour series · Book 5

Minnie's Tale

Valerie Hickey & Christopher Leece

The latest instalment — Minnie's most daring journey yet, full of heart, humour and the magic of unexpected friendship.

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MCR
The Manchester Maze
Memoir · Standalone

The Manchester
Maze

A life lived on the edge of working-class Manchester.

Growing up on a tough Manchester estate in the 1980s — bullying, poverty, gangs. Undiagnosed autism and ADHD. Street life, rave culture, addiction, violence. And somehow, through all of it, a way out.

Christopher Leece's own story — raw, honest, and 90% true. A testament to resilience and the refusal to be beaten by your circumstances.

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MCR
The Donkey Stone
Working class heritage

The Donkey
Stone

Rag and bone — a tribute to northern working-class life.

The donkey stone was a symbol of northern working-class pride — used to scrub doorsteps clean, a quiet act of dignity in hard times. This book honours that heritage and the people who lived it.

Co-written with Valerie Hickey and illustrated by Christopher Leece.

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"Every book I've written or illustrated came from the same place — a genuine need to tell a story that deserved to be told."

Christopher Leece — Author, Illustrator, Founder of Mancs Stuff Ltd

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