Contemporary fiction titles are those which focus on the present or near past. Stories rooted in the current cultural, social, and political landscape which feature characters we can all recognise.
Contemporary Fiction Books
Transworld The Simple Truth
Book SynopsisA young woman is dead.A very wealthy client needs a favour. You''re newly qualified as a lawyer and this could be your big break, so you jump at the chance.The case is about to be closed.All you have to do is talk to a family, ask them to sign some papers. How difficult could it be? Their daughter was found dead at a beauty spot on the outskirts of London in what you''re told was a tragic suicide.Only you can uncover what really happened.But the truth is never that simple. And this case could cost you your life...---------------------------------------------------------------------''Pacy and clever, The Simple Truth is a multi-layered mystery, brimming with action and intrigue, all woven perfectly together in the expertly crafted plot.'' Andrea Mara''A web of intrigue in the hands of a master storyteller ... A deceptively simple premise that deepens and darkens with every page. I may h
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Tortoise Books Afterward
Book SynopsisIn an unnamed city, a young woman deals with an unspeakable tragedy, and her boyfriend’s subsequent hospitalization.Torn from her normal routines—coffee, sex, barhopping, and disc golf—she finds herself in an unfamiliar world of hospital visits and doctor’s appointments, all while navigating an unexpected move to a new apartment and enduring the disapproval of her boyfriend’s mother, as well as the gossip of her friends and coworkers. (Plus the suspicious looks of strangers, and the unbearable strain on her credit card…and did we mention the gossip of her friends and coworkers?) Along the way, she meets every obstacle with…well, not grace, exactly. In fact, pretty much the opposite of grace. Maybe more like bitchiness, truth be told. And all the while, the aftereffects of the tragedy cast a pall over everything she does—and threaten to destroy everything she has.Bristol Vaudrin’s fascinating debut novel is an engrossing and darkly comedic read with an unforgettable narrator/protagonist. Watching her struggles—real, imagined, and in-between—we too must choose between kindness and judgment, between condescension towards someone who simply doesn’t have a clue, and empathy with a person struggling to deal with something we all must face: the desire to hold on to the things we enjoy when the world around us changes in ways we didn’t expect.
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Europa Editions (UK) Ltd Dog
Book SynopsisDOG is a novel full of deft humour and escalating tenderness a tale about misfits, human and canine, and the currents of hope and courage that bring them together. Ross Raisin, author of God''s Own CountryWhen 18-year-old Benjamin Glass goes to look at a dead whale that has washed up on the beach, he meets an unfamiliar dog who follows him home to his caravan. Benjamin isn't equipped to take care of a dog he has a chronic fear of germs, and is currently living alone while his grandmother is in hospital.But when a delivery driver recognises the dog as The Mighty Gary, the fastest greyhound in the country, and tells Benjamin about his unsavoury owners, Benjamin is forced to trust the stranger on his doorstep and devise a plan to keep Gary safe. As Benjamin becomes more attached to the dog, it becomes clear that his trust in the delivery driver may well have been misplaced. He will have to leave his comfort zone, take some unhygienic r
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Haverhill House Publishing Girl Gone North
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Outlook Verlag The Leaders of Public Opinion in Ireland:
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Europa Editions (UK) Ltd City of Fiction
Book SynopsisA story of love, blood and dreams, set in early 20th century China
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Outlook Verlag Lectures on the History of the Church of Scotland
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Independently Published The Religion Of SelfEnlightenment
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Profile Books Ltd Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen
Book SynopsisOVER A MILLION COPIES SOLD The cult classic that defined a generation - first UK publication in 47 years 'An extraordinary novel ... women will like it and men should read it for the good of their immortal souls' Los Angeles Times Sasha Davis has everything a girl in 1950s suburbia could want: beauty, intelligence and an all-star sports captain boyfriend. All she needs to succeed is to keep her skin clear and her intelligence hidden under her Prom Queen tiara. But when she drops out of college to marry, Sasha soon realises her life has become a fearful countdown to her thirtieth birthday - the year when her beauty will have faded, and life as she knows it will end. As Sasha rebels against her fate, she finds herself experiencing an intellectual and sexual awakening that might be her only chance of outrunning the aging process. First published in 1972, Alix Kates Shulman's landmark novel follows Sasha's coming of age through the sexual double standards, job discrimination and harassment of the 1950s and 60s. Five decades later, it remains a funny and heartbreaking story of a young woman in a man's world.Trade ReviewFunny, frank and full of righteous rage, Memoirs Of An Ex Prom Queen will make you laugh and want to smash the patriarchy * Red *This dazzling 1972 novel blazes with fury at women's lot from the Forties onwards ... Shulman's gripping account of the female experience in a man's world is hilarious, shudder-making and inspirational. * Daily Mail *Kates Shulman's sardonic examination of life in small-town America in the 50s and 60s gets a welcome republication ... a hugely likeable heroine and a voice that still resonates down the years * the i paper *An important piece of fiction that mirrors many women's experiences, both fifty years ago and today * The Lady *Sad and witty, expertly conceived and executed ... important * Newsweek *An extraordinarily fine novel ... Men may curse, they may howl . . . yet men owe it to themselves to see themselves plain, as their wives and girlfriends perceive them ... A writer of remarkable narrative talent, sharp wit and acerbic insight * Los Angeles Times *A vicious little gem of a novel * Cosmopolitan *This story, told with astringent wit, explores every facet and cliché of what it means to grow up female and beautiful * San Francisco Chronicle *An extraordinary novel ... women will like it and men should read it for the good of their immortal souls -- The New York Times... an instant bestseller now considered a feminist classic ... The energetic prose exudes American confidence ... [and] exposes the darker side of traditional values ... An important piece of fiction that mirrors many women's experiences, both fifty years ago and today. * The Lady *Furious, fiercely funny, provocative, sexy, and wise-a must read -- Dani Shapiro
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Mint Editions The Dead
Book SynopsisDescribed by T.S. Eliot as one of the greatest short stories ever written, The Dead is a beautifully crafted novella by Irish novelist and literary critic, James Joyce.It's Christmastime in Dublin. The snow is falling. And a thirty-year strong annual Christmas party is underway. Gabriel Conroy, nephew to the hosts, frets over his impending after-dinner speech, while Gretta, his wife, wanders the affair thinking of her childhood home. The lavish festivities proceed in full swing, Gabriel's long-awaited speech ends in a rousing rendition of For They Are Jolly Gay Fellow, and as the party winds to a close, the guests spill out into the winter nightall except for Gretta.At the top of the stairs she stands chillingly still, seemingly mesmerized by the sounds of a soft song being sung in another room. And while the Conroys eventually leave, Gretta's mind remains with the musichaunted by a long-lost memory that will shake her husband to his core.James Joyce's The Dead is a critically acclaimed novella that explores how much of living we owe to lives of the dead and how much the ghosts of our past truly shape us. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.
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Austin Macauley Publishers LLC Undertow
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Profile Books Ltd The House on Fripp Island
Book Synopsis'Brilliant' The Times 'An absorbing summer read' Mail on Sunday 'Gripping' Sunday Times 'A skilful domestic whodunit' Shots When two families - one rich, one not - go on vacation together, little do they know that someone won't be returning home. Fripp Island, South Carolina, is the perfect destination for the wealthy Daly family. For Lisa Daly's childhood friend, Poppy, it's a world away from her everyday life - so when Lisa invites Poppy's family to join them, she can hardly turn down an all expenses paid vacation for her husband and children. But everyone brings secrets to the island, distorting what should be a convivial, relaxing summer on the beach. As revelations from the past unfold, events in the present build to a shocking conclusion. What would you do to keep someone you love safe? What wouldn't you do?'Trade ReviewA disconcerting story about the toxic power of suspicion and rumour. A smart summer read. * Daily Mail *Brilliant ... It is rare to care about every character in a crime novel. Rebecca Kauffman, in wryly highlighting the inherent sadness of things, ultimately resembles not Alice Sebold but the great Alice Munro. * The Times *In watchful prose by turns powerful and delicate, the action builds to an event as inevitable as it was unpredictable. Gripping. * Sunday Times *[An] absorbing summer read * Mail on Sunday *This is subtly suspenseful, unsettling stuff, the characters drawn with such vivid precision that they fairly jump off the page * Guardian *Rebecca Kauffman turns each cog of this compelling murder-mystery with a delightfully sensual slowness. Her taut prose and punchy observations add to her steady, assured delivery ... an excellent summer read' * Press Association *Rebecca Kauffman has long been one of my favorite writers, and The House on Fripp Island is her best novel yet ... Kauffman's latest is a rare and gripping combination of gloriously observed prose and three hundred pages of pure suspense. I loved it. -- Julie Buntin, author of MarlenaA sharp, modern story about the wilderness of family life. -- Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire and The DaughterA novel full of secrets set in a stunning beach house is my definition of a perfect summer read ... Bring plenty of sunscreen when you take this book to the beach, you'll be reading all day long. -- Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Same SkyRebecca Kauffman has produced a disturbing novel for our times ... a skilful domestic whodunnit * Shots *Kauffman's characters leap off the page ... Readers will devour this suspenseful summer drama. * Publisher's Weekly *
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Yale University Press The Holy Innocents
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Profile Books Ltd The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other
Book SynopsisA Libreria Book of the Year 2023 'A beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore of the Caribbean and weaves a powerful narrative of identity, trauma, resilience and hope' Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me Home Zora and Sasha Porter don't know much of their Jamaican father Nigel's and Trinidadian mother Beatrice's pasts. What they do know: the mythic stories of Nigel's flight to America on the string of a purple balloon, the violent histories in Beatrice's book of Anansi Stories, that Nigel had a brother, once, and that Beatrice has a tangle of silvery scars on her back. With their parents' marriage falling apart, the pair navigate their own relationships and secrets - Zora has impure thoughts about a jock, and Sasha drinks cheap beer with a girl who binds her chest. A celebration of the power of stories, this startling debut presents a tale of slippery contradictions and an examination of the limits of resilience.Trade ReviewSometimes characters are so lively and entertaining, you don't want to say goodbye to them. In wild, firecracker prose, Palmer whirls the reader into a realm where the real and unreal are constantly changing places. It's a stunning feat of storytelling in itself. -- Suzi Feay * Financial Times *What happens to stories that are born of another land? When they migrate multiple times and across multiple generations? Soraya Palmer's ambitious and passionate debut, The Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts, is a thoughtful exploration of these questions ... This is a book written with the gods of storytelling in mind; it highlights what stories can do - that it's not just the stories that evolve with each telling, but we ourselves who are rearranged too * New York Times Book Review *A brilliant, compelling exploration of familial legacies. A mythic and edifying read -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Speak GigantularA beautiful ode to the power of storytelling, this novel is steeped in the folklore of the Caribbean and weaves a powerful narrative of identity, trauma, resilience and hope. Palmer's dynamic and sometimes playful prose had me hooked from the beginning and each character was rounded, nuanced and will stay with me long after reading -- Eleanor Shearer, author of River Sing Me HomeAn all-consuming novel about sisterhood, motherhood, belonging, loss, and self-discovery. Soraya Palmer's characters are unparalleled and her prose is musical. Read this novel with a sibling, a cousin, or a very close friend -- De'Shawn Winslow, author of In the West Mills and winner of Center for Fiction's First Novel PrizeAt once mischievous and warm, Soraya Palmer's voice will bewitch you from the very first page, leading you through the complexities of sisterhood and motherhood, belonging and loss -- Mina Seçkin, author of The Four HumorsThe Human Origins of Beatrice Porter and Other Essential Ghosts envisions family as always in motion, careening through history, connection, attachment, discovery and warmth, with all the pain, loss, and even violence that might include. Expertly paced, deeply imagined, by turns playful and heartbreaking, I love the way this novel understands that sometimes nothing will sustain us except the right story that is truer than true -- Madeline ffitch, author of Stay and FightPlayful and deft -- Daphne Palasi Andreades, author of Brown GirlsPalmer weaves folktales and magical realism in her moving debut ... Palmer brings whimsy to her portrayal of the family even in painful moments-such as when Beatrice tells the girls fables to cheer them up-and nuance to the evolving attitudes of the Black American and Caribbean people in Sasha's orbit toward her exploration of sexuality and gender identity. This will stick with readers -- Publisher's WeeklyVivid and otherworldly, this masterfully told novel brings together many threads of family history, personal memory, collective choices, sexuality, and a realm of mysteries and mythic creatures with deep origins and powers . . . A striking and imaginative debut -- BooklistThe long and winding name of this assertive debut matches the magnitude of the stories within, which draw on folklore to capture the dynamic between two sisters, Zora and Sasha Porter. Their mother's illness and their father's violence has fractured their relationship, but their bond is reforged as an old family secret-and a surrounding cache of remarkable tales - roars to the surface * Elle, A Most Anticipated Title of the Year *[A] stunning debut novel ... With magnetic prose and nuanced characters, Palmer has created a story where readers will be invested from page one * Shondaland *
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Zaffre Kill Pill
Book SynopsisAfter his daughter overdosed and died, William Thomas Knox brutally murdered billionaire Skip Buchanan, patriarch of the family most responsible for the American opioid epidemic.
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Europa Editions (UK) Ltd The Brittle Age
Book SynopsisA powerful mother-and-daughter story, a profound exploration of human fragility, and of the haunting shadows of the past
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Profile Books Ltd Sunken City
Book Synopsis'A very powerful and moving book' Margaret Drabble 'What an extraordinary voice! I was captivated from the first page and I know Marta's unique voice will stay with me for a long time. Bravissima!' Tomasz Jedrowski, author of Swimming in the Dark Newly-bereaved, bookish and lonely in Turin, a young woman sets out to chronicle her father's secret lives - and her struggle to accept his loss. She is startled to discover that the gentle, mercurial doctor was sentenced to jail in 1986 for membership of an armed band. Her father, L.B., lived through the Years of Lead, a time of unrest when extreme factions of left and right took hostages, set bombs and murdered their countrymen. Unable to move on before she can understand her family's past, she goes in search of him - and ultimately of herself too - the only way she knows how, by reading everything she can ... Through her search for the truth, a very different picture starts to emerge.Trade ReviewA transfixing amalgam of novel, memoir and history ... exquisite prose * TLS *In uncovering her father's story, the author has discovered her own; and her father's story coincides with a dark and partially disremembered chapter in Italy's history ... And given that to find one's father is to find a history, a remembered city resurfaces -- Sofia Silva * Rolling Stone *This is the perfect book for those who want to understand the fog of those extraordinary years and what happened when it lifted and things became visible again and clear to see... This is a book about paternity as a cleaving into two, and it is an unblinking account of what is to be gained by learning who our fathers really are -- Simonetta Sciandivasci * Il Foglio *Sunken City is a vital book. And it is not just the life story of L.B. Nor is it simply the story of a nation during those tragic years. Because here we embark on a descent into an inferno [...] in which the true protagonist is the writer herself, 'the unsatisfactory daughter', a Dante with no Virgil to guide him -- Giovanni Pacchiano * Robinson di Repubblica *What a blazing debut! - Marta Barone switches as deftly and elegantly as Sciascia would have between the crude inhumanity of court documents regarding her father's trial, recollections of her own bookish adolescence, and a steely chronicle of Italy's infamous 'years of lead'. -- Enrico Deaglio * Il Venerdì di Repubblica *Barone masterly weaves dates, recreations, documents and memories of the ones who told her about their story and her 'difficult' father's as well. -- Marta Stella * Corriere della Sera *Thoughtful and smart - a contemporary-set novel which reaches back into the past of Italy's Years of Lead. -- Catherine TaylorA very powerful and moving book -- Margaret DrabbleA wonderful book that breathes life into Italian counterculture as the 60s and 70s and their revolutionary optimism and fervour slip away from us... astute and perceptive * International Times *Spellbinding... immersive, original, and sophisticated -- Enrica Maria Ferrara * Reading in Translation *That rare thing, a consciously and successfully literary memoir (impeccably translated by Julia MacGibbon) that also tells a story of historical importance... such haunting city landscapes, such speaking domestic interiors, such complex living beings brought back to life! Wonderfully done -- Margaret Drabble * TLS Best Books of 2022 *
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Duckworth Books Pel Picks Up the Pieces
Book SynopsisWhen Chief Inspector Pel receives a letter from an old friend, it becomes a sign of all hell breaking loose. An international plot begins to unravel and Pel is called in to pick up the pieces.
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Bonnier Books Ltd Good Things
Book Synopsis'I adored it' JULIE HAWORTH'Witty, well-observed and utterly charming' SOPHIE COUSENS'Funny, tender and insightful' ERICKA WALLERTwo sisters, one absent father and a grand inheritance . . .Maggie and Liz may be sisters (and yes, named after a pair of much more famous siblings), but that's about all they have in common. Maggie is a free spirit - travelling the world, flitting through life and relationships without ever really having to connect. Liz, meanwhile, is the lynchpin of Little Martin village society and determined to be the perfect wife, mother and homemaker - even if she does live in a new build.When Liz and Maggie's beloved grandmother, Queen Vic, dies in a characteristically dramatic fashion, they are left to deal with the aftermath - inheriting the family Manor, as well as full responsibility for their profligate father, a notorious womaniser who causes trouble wherever he goes.Maggie and Liz have been living separate lives for years - but now might finally be the time to put their differences behind them.'A joyous read' ANNIE LYONS
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Profile Books Ltd The Mare
Book Synopsis'Bold, dramatic and deeply unsettling' Guardian When Velveteen Vargas, an eleven-year-old Fresh Air Fund kid from Brooklyn, comes to stay with a couple in upstate New York, what begins as a two-week visit blossoms into something much more significant. Soon Velvet finds herself torn between her hosts - Ginger, a failed artist and shakily recovered alcoholic and Paul, a college professor - and her own tormented mother. Ginger longs for a child of her own, but Paul continues to refuse. Bemused by her gentle middle-aged hosts, but deeply intuitive in the way of clever children, Velvet quickly senses the longing behind Ginger's rapturous attention. Velvet's one constant becomes her newly discovered passion for horse riding, and her affection for an abused, unruly mare. A profound and stirring novel about how love and family are shaped by place, race and class, The Mare is a stunning exploration of the sometimes unexpected but profound connections made throughout our lives.Trade ReviewGaitskill's work feels more real than real life and reading her leads to a place that feels like a sacred space. * Boston Globe *Penetrating ... confronts, head-on, white privilege and black victimhood. * Daily Mail *Gaitskill's novel is not a children's book, but it is a book about what children long for, and how we long for the same thing many years after we've left childhood behind * The New York Times *Velvet is that most wonderful of fictional creations: a convincing child who manages to be a captivating and perceptive narrator. * New Yorker *Visceral and haunting, and the telling, with its shifting first person narrative, is nothing short of masterful. * GQ *A poignant, beautiful coming of age story about race, class and motherhood. * Women and Home *A thoroughly compelling read ... redemptive and moving, The Mare offers as much fresh air for the author (and the reader) as it does for her characters. * Spectator *A timely examination of the pains and pleasures that follow one woman's attempt to bridge the yawning gap of understanding between two races. * Sunday Express *Emotionally complex voices crafted with skill and sensitivity. * Mail on Sunday *Her voice captures a child's mixture of insight and innocence ... As a model for getting back in contact with the natural world, this is a delirious dream. As an acknowledgment of what human beings fail to offer each other, it comes closer to being a nightmare. * Times *A novel about race, class and, as Gaitskill's convincingly drawn characters show how different worlds collide, the seemingly unbridgeable gap between the two in America. * Daily Express *The Mare is a dark, dreamlike novel, at times nightmarish, at others offering glimpses of the sublime, shocking in its raw depiction of violence, and beautiful in its evocation of flawed love. * Financial Times *a devastatingly good novel * psychologies magazine *Here, without a drop of condescension, is fiction that pumps blood through the cold facts of inequality * Washington Post *The range of Gaitskill's humanity is astonishing and matched only, it seems, by a desire to confront readers with the trembling reality of our shared ugliness * LA Times *
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Granta Books The Naked Eye
Book SynopsisA young Vietnamese woman is invited to travel from Ho Chi Minh City to speak at an International Youth Conference in East Berlin. On her arrival, as she is preparing to present her paper in Russian on 'Vietnam as a Victim of American Imperialism', she is abruptly kidnapped and taken to a small town on the western side of the Berlin Wall. There she falls under a strange spell of domestic and sexual boredom with her abductor, until one night she manages to escape on a train to Moscow... but mistakenly arrives in Paris. Alone, penniless, and in a completely foreign land, Anh (her false name) wanders the fringes of society, meeting a sex worker, another Vietnamese immigrant, a theatre troupe and other shadowy characters. But at the centre of her new life is Catherine Deneuve, the iconic film star whose films she loses herself in and who becomes the object of her obsessions. Crossing borders of language, nation, ethnicity, sexuality and art, The Naked Eye is a cinematic, incandescent novel that anticipates and embodies our twenty-first century nightmares and dreams.
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Cornerstone Whoever You Are Honey
Book Synopsis'Built on simmering tensions at the precipice of boiling over . . . vivid storytelling' VOGUE'An intimate, pitch-perfect fable of the time' YRSA DALEY-WARD'Sensual, detail-rich, utterly immersive . . . So propulsive and atmospheric' JENNY MUSTARD***BEHIND THIS GLASS, EVERYTHING IS MORE BEAUTIFUL On the Santa Cruz waterfront, every house is as perfect as the people inside. Not so for Mitty and Bethel, the oddball pair in the dilapidated bungalow they are the last vestiges of a town now housing the tech elite. But Mitty is about to cross the threshold. Someone has arrived next door who finally wants to know this forgotten girl. Lena is different and she knows it. Reliant on her entrepreneur boyfriend Sebastian, her life is oddly limited for someone bathed in wealth. But when she sees Mitty, Lena begins to recognize a part of herself she has yet to face, something anxious, something broken something real. And in this salt-blasted town, friendship will bleed into obsession, minds and bodies will betray, and the past will come back with a howl and a bite. Thrilling, seductive and prescient, WHOEVER YOU ARE HONEY is a blazing debut that dissects perfection, examines how women are made and explores the intersection of passion, technology, and power.
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Profile Books Ltd Don't Cry
Book Synopsis'A writer of prodigious gifts' Guardian Full of jagged, complex emotion and powerful, incisive writing, the stories in Don't Cry are a testament to Mary Gaitskill's incomparable excavation of character. 'An Old Virgin' describes a nurse's obsession with her forty-three-year-old patient's virginity; 'Folk Song' dissects the lives of people behind newspaper headlines, including a murderer who gives a prime-time interview and a woman attempting to break a world record by having sex with one thousand men; in the title story 'Don't Cry', a grieving widow reflects on her marriage whilst accompanying a friend on a journey to adopt an Ethiopian orphan during a violent election season; and a musician accidentally steals a girl's soul during a one-night stand in the urban fable 'Mirrorball'. The provocative, searching stories of Don't Cry remind us that no experiences should be taken lightly, but instead explored for their physical, emotional and even spiritual revelations.Trade ReviewThis new collection shows one of the great American writers continuing to evolve, proving that she can surprise as well as shock. * Sunday Times *Gaitskill's prose is conceptual, clean-limbed and immediate... The media still presents sex, despite progressive gestures, in such a limited, codified way that to read an author who takes it seriously, as one of the soul's deep concerns, is an experience to savour -- Vidyan Ravinthiran * Daily Telegraph *No writer understands and gratifies the voyeurism inherent in reading fiction better than Mary Gaitskill... Gaitskill writes with visceral power, with what sometimes feels like an exultantly destructive energy... They don't require suspense building toward a crisis and denouement, because they hold our attention with the promise of revealing what is ordinarily hidden from view. Hold it fiercely. Glimpses of what characters would forbid us to see are seductive, immediately involving. They insist we keep looking, just as we would at a car wreck; keep eavesdropping, as we would on a couple fighting next door; keep reading, as we would a diary left open by accident. The fierce artistry of Gaitskill's writing, its weirdly graceful introduction of the sublime into the sordid -- Kathryn Harrison * New York Times *Gaitskill is good at the throb and pop of cities and populates her stories with startling ugly-beautiful sentences. * Observer *Economical, intimate and unsparing, the story's control of perspective and acuity of insight give it the rich, satisfying feel of a novel. * Press Association *Each of the stories in Don't Cry ... makes for similarly hazardous reading, fractured with faultlines, traps for the unsteady reader ... in probing the unseemly, Gaitskill sees what others can't ... sentences throughout prickle with a similar tactile electricity, whether it's the soft glow of nostalgia ... brimming with this sensual and soothing disquiet, these stories are impossible to ignore. * Financial Times *Compelling -- Houman Barekat * Spectator *This new collection shows one of the great American writers continuing to evolve, proving that she can surprise as well as shock * Sunday Times *Praise for Mary Gaitskill: Gaitskill's work feels more real than real life and reading her leads to a place that feels like a sacred space. * Boston Globe *Both stripped-bare fragile and 'fuck you' tough. * Dazed & Confused *Gaitskill writes beautifully about the agonising emotions we often try to keep under wraps in real life. * Grazia *A sensitive, astute and uncompromising exploration of the beauty and ugliness of human relationships * Observer *Gaitskill is a formidably gifted, astute writer. * The Sunday Business Post *Praise for The Mare: Visceral and haunting, and the telling, with its shifting first person narrative, is nothing short of masterful. * GQ *A thoroughly compelling read ... redemptive and moving, The Mare offers as much fresh air for the author (and the reader) as it does for her characters. * Spectator *Penetrating ... confronts, head-on, white privilege and black victimhood. * Daily Mail *Emotionally complex voices crafted with skill and sensitivity. * Mail on Sunday *The Mare is a dark, dreamlike novel, at times nightmarish, at others offering glimpses of the sublime, shocking in its raw depiction of violence, and beautiful in its evocation of flawed love. * Financial Times *A devastatingly good novel * Psychologies Magazine *a thrillingly talented writer -- Joanna Briscoe * Guardian *Gaitskill is more than a gifted story-teller. She is an enchanter * New Republic *
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Turtle Point Press Hard Margins
Book SynopsisA MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS PICK FOR (THE REST OF) 2025. —Michael Patrick Brady, Substack“BEAUTIFUL AND NECESSARY . . . EXAMINES MANY OF THE LIES UNDERPINNING OUR NATIONAL MYTHS.” —Jeffrey Condran, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteA Bureau of Indian Affairs agent in a remote Wyoming reservation reckons with the clash of cultures, his own failings, and the attempted destruction of a people. Five teenagers take a joyride through the barren landscape of a small Wyoming reservation. Only four survive. It’s 1958, and the death triggers years of pent-up tensions between the town of Suncreek and the members of the Towuk tribe. The locals barely subsist in a tenuous small-town existence; the Towuk are still mourning the loss of their long-gone way of life. The white residents of Suncreek deeply resent what they see as the Towuk tribe’s windfall—oil deposits that have turned the desolate reservation into something of sudden value. But the tribe struggles with its newfound money, which has brought them a modicum of wealth for which they have been swindled and abused. The town’s sheriff threatens to make an example of the teenage driver, Nelson Antelope. Tim Hubbard of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, a troubled Korean War vet, acts to thwart that effort and protect the boy. Shut out by the tribe, Hubbard finds guidance in the archived reports from an earlier agent named Dorrance. A protégé of Horace Greeley and his Utopianism, Dorrance was recruited to make farmers out of a horse-borne nomadic tribe—and thus force hard boundaries on how and where they could exist. The dual tales of Hubbard and Dorrance chronicle these conflicted stewards and the devastating toll their reluctant mission takes on a culture not their own.Morally complex and fully relevant to today’s issues of freedom and land occupation, Hard Margins is about captive people and their desire to escape their fates, and the captors who desire just as fervently to escape theirs.
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Profile Books Ltd Alison: a stunning and emotional graphic novel
Book SynopsisAN IRISH TIMES FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 A GUARDIAN BEST COMIC AND GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022 A TELEGRAPH BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2022 'Alison absorbed, delighted and moved me with its quiet truthfulness' Helen Garner 'A genius graphic novel (but lots of words) about a young woman from Dorset who leaves her life to be with a much older famous artist in London. It's also brilliant on relationships, creativity and friendship (and the art world)' India Knight 'Every now and again a book comes along that is such a bright joy, so true, so beautiful and moving. Alison is one of those books. I loved it' Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist 'Alison is Posy Simmonds meets Edward Bawden - and really, what higher praise could there be?' Observer 'Subtle and deliciously complicated, this is a big book on big subjects, but lightly, elegantly done. I loved it' Tessa Hadley, author of Free Love Alison is newly married, barely twenty and struggling to find her place in the world. A chance encounter with an older artist upturns her life and she forsakes convention and her working-class Dorset roots for the thrumming art scene of London in the late seventies. As the thrill of bohemian romance leads inevitably to disappointment, Alison begins to find her own path - through art, friendship and love. 'This book is a testament to the right to choose your own life' Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater 'A delicious portrait of 80s and 90s London and a more universal tale of a working-class young woman making a life in a world that has not been designed for the likes of her. For all its effortlessness [...] Alison ends up carrying a great emotional heft. It's a lovely book, and I cried at the end.' GuardianTrade ReviewSubtle and deliciously complicated -- Tessa HadleyAlison is a haunting book, complex and intimate. Lizzy Stewart has written and drawn the aches and confusions of love and growing up with immense skill -- Posy SimmondsI totally loved Alison. It's the story of the life of an artist told with subtlety and truth. It made me cry and I immediately wanted to share it with female friends -- Amy LiptrotA delicious portrait of 80s and 90s London and a more universal tale of a working-class young woman making a life in a world that has not been designed for the likes of her. For all its effortlessness [...] Alison ends up carrying a great emotional heft. It's a lovely book, and I cried at the end * Guardian *Sad and sweet and joyful and hopeful. -- Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled GroundA genius graphic novel (but lots of words) about a young woman from Dorset who leaves her life to be with a much older famous artist in London. It's also brilliant on relationships, creativity and friendship (and the art world) -- India KnightHer compassionate depictions of women alone, women together, will undoubtedly find welcoming audiences * Shelf Awareness *Her every page looks exquisite, which is entirely fitting, given that this is a book about an artist. Alison is Posy Simmonds meets Edward Bawden - and really, what higher praise could there be? * Observer *A vivid and moving book about friendship, art and making hard choices to stay on a creative path -- Sinéad Gleeson, author of ConstellationsAlison absorbed, delighted and moved me with its quiet truthfulness. No shouting, no hatred, no bitterness-just a patient, determined tackling of the eternal question: how can a woman artist fight her way out of the back seat and get behind the wheel? -- Helen GarnerLizzy's work is beautifully executed with an eye for composition, colour and fine detail * It's Nice That *This book is a testament to the right to choose your own life. It is a tender, heartbreaking meditation on the bonds between women, the dazzle of the city, the struggle to become a female artist within the bounds of patriarchy, and the desire to make a mark on the world. It made me long for my friends; the dreams we have shared over the years and the ways in which they make the world feel possible. I want to give a copy to everyone I love -- Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater and Milk TeethA captivating new graphic novel that could have been dreamt up by Edna O'Brien and Judith Kerr of The Tiger Who Came To Tea fame, had they ever collaborated. * The Gloss Ireland *What is it like to be a muse who is also an artist? Lizzie Stewart's Alison is a tender and powerfully precise work about class, gender, patriarchy and race in the art world of the late 20th century. And, like Alison's own paintings, its clear perspective on the wrongs of this world never overshadows its generous capacities for beauty, love and joy -- Joanna Walsh, author of Girl OnlineEvery now and again a book comes along that is such a bright joy, so true, so beautiful and moving. Alison is one of those books. I loved it -- Jessie Burton, author of The MiniaturistBeautiful ... A coming-of-age tale with stunning artwork that will resonate with women everywhere * Red *Alison's various relationships, which are few but complex, are beautifully drawn - both figuratively and literally - especially a friendship she strikes up with a female sculptor. And the author skilfully manages to tease out all the nuances of a life in a tale that, despite being as old as the hills, manages to feel fresh and relevant * the Crack *A beautiful depiction of life as an artist, of the movements of love and time. I absolutely loved it. -- Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start FromStewart does a wonderful job * Buzz Mag *Alison is a marvel. A compassionate story of art, friendship, agency and desire, beautifully told through pictures and prose -- Chloë AshbyA highlight ... subtle and sympathetic * Daily Telegraph *Stewart's artwork is sensuous, lush and gorgeously textured. The best-looking book of the year * Herald *Every page is a marvel; I absolutely loved it to death -- Jenny ColganI adore this book. The gorgeous inky drawings guide us with so much more than words. The story; quiet but compelling. An altogether beautiful book that I defy anyone not to love -- Nina Stibbe, author of One Day I Shall Astonish the WorldNuanced, lovely, and very real, Alison haunted me for days and left me wanting to give it to everyone I know -- Jessie Greengrass, author of The High HousePraise for It's Not What You Thought It Would Be: 'This brilliant debut collection explores the intensity of teenage ennui and female friendship, with a deft feel for its slights and tensions -- Rachel Cooke * Guardian *Mournful, lovely ... Stewart's dynamic, warm, flowing art invites the reader in * The New York Times *A quietly powerful book, and Stewart's well chosen and often witty dialogue goes straight to the heart. Her artwork is filmic and beautiful -- Isabel Greenberg, author of Glass Town
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New Haven Publishing Ltd Bigger Than The Beatles
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Bindery Books The Unmapping
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Profile Books Ltd The Memory Monster
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE PRIZE 2022 A HISTORY TODAY BEST HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 'A brilliant short novel that serves as a brave, sharp-toothed brief against letting the past devour the present' The New York Times 'Excels in its readiness to court controversy without surrendering nuance, and in place of moralising it offers questioning that's as necessary as it is unsettling.' Observer Written as a report to the chairman of Yad Vashem, Israel's memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, the unnamed narrator of The Memory Monster recounts his own undoing. Hired as a promising young historian, he soon becomes a leading expert on Nazi methods of extermination, guiding tours through the death camps. The job becomes a mission, and then a dangerous obsession. With great perspicuity and the bitterest black humour, The Memory Monster confronts difficult questions that are all too relevant to Israel and the world today: How do we process human brutality? What makes us choose sides in conflict? And how do we honour the suffering of our forebears without becoming consumed by it?Trade ReviewA brilliant short novel that serves as a brave, sharp-toothed brief against letting the past devour the present * The New York Times *A brilliant, challenging, and uncompromising novel * Jewish Currents *A bracing corrective to the recent literary fashion for Holocaust kitsch. It takes a fearless and astringent look at the use and abuse of Holocaust memory and emerges with answers every bit as challenging and uncomfortable as this topic demands -- William SutcliffeSarid's incisive critique of Holocaust memorialization, the corruption within it, and the perverse forms of nationalism it can engender is courageous.... Anything but moralistic, it leaves the reader to draw their own conclusions about the complex politics of Holocaust memorialization and its many layers of irony ... Nuanced and subtle at every level * LA Review of Books *The short but powerful novel raises the question of how far we let the horrors of the past infiltrate our present-day lives.... The Memory Monster is not an easy book to read but its message is important to hear * The Times of Israel *While countless writers have asked the question of where, or if, humanity can be found within the profoundly inhumane, Sarid incisively shows how preoccupation and obsession with the inhumane can take a toll on one's own humanity... A bold, masterful exploration of the banality of evil and the nature of revenge, controversial no matter how it is read * Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review *Sarid boldly highlights the risks of "harnessing [ourselves] to the memory chariot" and of how remembrance can calcify our views, in this complex, rewarding story of a man brought low by good intentions -- John Self * Guardian Best Translated Fiction Picks 2022 *Taboo-breaking, anguished ... Sarid's irony-inflected narrative illuminates how the monstrous legacy of the Shoah can devour integrity, ethics and self-respect in individuals and nations alike * Jewish Chronicle *Intelligent and powerful... anything but complacent * Times Literary Supplement *A brave and brilliant short novel translated to great deadpan effect ... Sarid is an exciting writer ... The Memory Monster is clever, funny, disturbing and tragic * Litro magazine *Unflinching ... a provocative exploration of Holocaust memory in a moment of generational shift -- Rhys Griffiths * History Today *
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Bantam Murder on Sex Island
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Kodansha America, Inc Initial D Omnibus 6 Vol. 1112
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Profile Books Ltd Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors: Shortlisted for
Book Synopsis'Truly infectious' Guardian Appa and Amma have driven home a shiny new Honda Civic to show off to their neighbours in Blue Hills housing colony. But their triumph is short lived. Their eldest son Sreenath is behaving strangely, and the reason soon becomes clear: a secretly filmed video of Sreenath and his girlfriend Anita has been posted to a porn site, and nearly everyone they know has seen it. The ensuing war - with Sreenath and Anita on one side and their families on the other - becomes a news sensation, emblematic of a wider generational struggle. The novel is narrated by Sreenath's younger brother, just as eager to rebel against conventional morality. But to keep his family together he will have to compromise his integrity and, in doing so, bring buried tensions between him and his brother to the surface. Full of dark comedy and insight about shame and the online generation, this is a poignant story about now told by a narrator who will beguile and surprise you.Trade ReviewOur narrator's acerbic observations inject a truly infectious energy into the prose. Humorous and heartwarming ... a fresh take on the family drama, the internet novel and the comedy of manners. * Guardian *A sparkling debut, full of tenderness and mischief. It's as if Roth and Narayan had a baby * Aatish Taseer, author of The Way Things Were *Humorous, insightful and enormously touching . . . an exquisite debut * Clare Allan, author of Poppy Shakespeare *Laugh-out-loud funny - a beguiling debut by a writer of great charm. -- Paul Murray, author of Skippy DiesOne of the wittiest, cleverest, most perceptive books I've read about India in years. An acidic comedy of manners, an anarchic demolition of modern Indian mores, as well as a melancholic, sweet-sour love story about the impossibility of being young. -- Rahul Raina, author of How to Kidnap the RichSo here it is, at last: an insider view of the clash between generations seen from the perspective of the online Indian Gen Z. Written with wryness, compassion, intelligence, crystal clarity and a dry sense of humour, Aravind Jayan's unputdownable debut features one of the most engaging and Nabokovianly complicated narrators I've encountered in the last God knows how many years. It's impossible not to love this book. You'll laugh and laugh until you find yourself devastated by the last thirty or so pages, and you'll still be laughing. -- Neel Mukherjee, author of The Lives of OthersUtterly original and beautifully rendered. In the age of the internet, still stories of family remain ageless. Jayan sets us in a moment when the past and present are in precarious balance and leaves us to settle for ourselves what has been broken and what will never be. Loved it. -- Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesGenuinely funny ... a strong debut novel from a sophisticated new author * Debut Digest *Told with dry and restrained humour ... Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors stands out not for what it tackles ... but for its graceful sidestepping of the usual narrative routes, without any loss of impact or verisimilitude. Jayan's book is the calling card of a novelist of promise and surprising maturity. * Times Literary Supplement *This novel about a young couple's sex scandal is an assured debut. With whip-smart humour and pointed observations, Jayan explores the frustrating consequences of the generation gap between parents and children * Scroll.in *
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Little, Brown Book Group El Dorado Drive
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Verso Books Sing to the Western Wind
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Duckworth Books Moving to Combe Tollbridge
Book SynopsisWhen a cosy country cottage goes up for sale in Combe Tollbridge, a small fishing village tucked away on a quiet corner of the Exmoor coast, young couple Jane and Jasper decide to make the move. But whilst Jane is returning to the place of happy childhood memories by the sea, another recent newcomer to the village, Angela, has sadder reasons for her move. Receiving a warm welcome from the colourful residents who call the village home, all three soon become embroiled in rural life, and find it not as sedate as they might have once imagined...Trade Review'A fun and entertaining book that was a joy to read. Combe Tollbridge is full of quirky and loveable characters that I'll look forward to meeting again' Rachel Burton, author of The Tearoom on the Bay 'Moving to Combe Tollbridge is an entertaining, richly textured novel of village life that lifts the spirits and makes you smile. I loved the characters, learned a lot from their experiences and believed in them as people. I'm moving in as soon as the next cottage is on the market' Peter Lovesey, author of Showstopper
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The Book Guild Ltd Making the Cut
Book SynopsisLydia Moffatt's foray into the competitive dance world with her two-year-old daughter, Annie, unveils fierce rivalries and buried traumas. How far will she go to protect her child?
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Duckworth Books The Death of Downton Tabby
Book SynopsisWhen the body of the most popular author at a literary festival, Sir Downton Tabby, is found in a secluded part of the grounds, Hettie and her faithful sidekick Tilly are plunged into crisis as a serial killer stalks the festival.
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Troubador Publishing My Dear Friend
Book SynopsisA journey to places that may remind us of parts of our own journey, and ultimately help us understand our own path.
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Double 9 Booksllp The Frozen Deep
Book SynopsisWilkie Collins wrote 'The Frozen Deep' as a play in 1856, it was modified by Charles Dickens as a novel. It's story line is based on a failed Arctic expedition of Franklin. Explorers mission was to find the Northwest passage in the Arctic. The two members of the expedition, Richard and Frank love the same woman Clara. Due to his friendly relations with Clara, Richard wishes to marry Clara but Clara loves Frank. When Richard realizes Clara's feelings about Frank, he becomes crazy and wants to harm Frank. Clara believes that she possesses the power of super vision and foresees the same tragedy. Clara has guilt and sickness about all these circumstances. Two sailors Richard Wardour and Frank Aldersely set of on the Arctic voyage on different ships. Two years of turbulent sea voyage Richard and Frank paired together in life threatening circumstances. Richard and Frank came in close contact and struggle hard for their survival. In the background of expedition, the story of the novel revolves around love, revenge and sacrifice and it ends in a melodramatic way.
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Cinnamon Press Deception
Book SynopsisA compelling story of political corruption and the will to find a better was of living.
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Double 9 Books LLP The Magic of Oz
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Double 9 Booksllp From October to Brest-Litovsk
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Troubador Publishing Adventures of an Old CxNT: The Thrill of Life
Book SynopsisNatalia Popov-Fitzcock, a Russian-British art historian in her mid-fifties, is trapped in a sexless marriage with Brian, a wealthy businessman who hardly notices her presence. Her frustration becomes unbearable after their son has left home. Being neglected as a woman by her husband, she feels unfulfilled and unappreciated. She throws herself into her work as a guide – the only side of her life where she can find some respect and self-esteem. Then disaster strikes as Natalia is diagnosed with cancer. She falls deeply in love with her surgeon, Doctor Kovac, who saves her life and shows care and concern for her. In attempt to win the doctor’s affection, Natalia transforms her looks and discovers aspects of life she never dreamed of before her illness – she even learns to fly a jet. She believes that Kovac spends a night in her apartment. But is this just the twisted games of a mind fuelled by cancer. Throwing herself into the world of online dating, Natalia embarks on an adulterous escapade to help to forget her feelings for Doctor Kovac. Eventually, she takes herself as far away from him as possible and sets off on an adventure to the North Pole. Here, she reconnects with her Russian spirit, breaking free of her painful past and finding the strength to face her uncertain future.
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Double 9 Booksllp Gitanjali
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Double 9 Booksllp Finnegans Wake
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Hidden Child
Book Synopsis*An International Bestseller from the author of People Like Us, shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize and the RNA Historical Romantic Novel Award 2021* From the outside, Eleanor and Edward Hamilton have the perfect life, but they're harbouring a secret that threatens to fracture their entire world. London, 1929. Eleanor Hamilton is a dutiful mother, a caring sister and an adoring wife to a celebrated war hero. Her husband, Edward, is a pioneer in the eugenics movement. The Hamiltons are on the social rise, and it looks as though their future is bright. When Mabel, their young daughter, begins to develop debilitating seizures, they have to face an uncomfortable truth: Mabel has epilepsy – one of the 'undesirable' conditions that Edward campaigns against. Forced to hide their daughter away so as to not jeopardise Edward's life's work, the couple must confront the truth of their past – and the secrets that have been buried. Will Eleanor and Edward be able to fight for their family? Or will the truth destroy them? 'Shocking, emotive, and compelling, but ultimately a story of hope. I loved it' – Deborah Carr, bestselling author of The Poppy Field 'A poignant rendering of love and motherhood, human frailty and redemption, exquisitely told against the backdrop of the unthinkable... Fein deftly takes the reader back to a terrifying turning point in history and, with grace and compassion, reminds us of the importance of standing up for what we believe in our souls to be true' – Judithe Little, bestselling author of The Chanel Sisters 'The Hidden Child is the thought-provoking and compelling tale of one family and the battle to survive their daughter's illness. A reminder that ordinary people can so often be responsible for some of the most shocking episodes in history' – Louise Hare, bestselling author of This Lovely City 'An astonishing story about an aspect of British history that's long been swept under the carpet – surprising, moving and poignant' – Frances Quinn, bestselling author of The Smallest Man 'I was completely under its spell in this powerful, engaging, and ultimately heart-warming story. Bravo, Louise you've done it again!' – Gill Thompson, author of The Oceans Between Us 'The Hidden Child is a fascinating and thought-provoking story which is hard to put down' – Caroline Bishop, author of The Other Daughter 'The Hidden Child is a story of hope and redemption, of humanity and growth... both intimate and universal in scope. I loved this compelling read and its complex, flawed, but deeply human characters' – Addison Armstrong, author of The Light of Luna ParkTrade ReviewI am a huge fan of Louise Fein's writing. In The Hidden Child, just as in her wonderful debut, People Like Us, Louise skilfully reels us into the world of the novel, with meticulously researched period detail, and flawed but highly sympathetic characters. Intertwining with this central theme are fascinating threads about female liberation and the growing fear of financial ruin. Louise's story is wonderfully spun through prose that is at times lyrical and poetic but always clear and forward moving. I was completely under its spell in this powerful, engaging, and ultimately heart-warming story. Bravo, Louise you've done it again! -- Gill ThompsonA heart-wrenching depiction of a golden couple in the 1920s when their perfect life is turned on its axis and shows the lengths a mother will go to when forced to protect her daughter from her ambitious husband and his twisted beliefs at a time when women's voices were not heard. Shocking, emotive, and compelling, but ultimately a story of hope. I loved it -- Deborah CarrA poignant rendering of love and motherhood, human frailty and redemption, exquisitely told against the backdrop of the unthinkable. A heroine for the ages, Eleanor Hamilton's predicament will tear your heart apart while her resolve is a testament to the power of intuition. Fein deftly takes the reader back to a terrifying turning point in history and, with grace and compassion, reminds us of the importance of standing up for what we believe in our souls to be true -- Judithe LittleA story of hope and redemption, of humanity and growth... both intimate and universal in scope. I loved this compelling read and its complex, flawed, but deeply human characters' -- Addison ArmstrongThe thought-provoking and compelling tale of one family and the battle to survive their daughter's illness. A reminder that ordinary people can so often be responsible for some of the most shocking episodes in history -- Louise HareA powerful, thought-provoking, and often heart-wrenching read * Beauty and Lace *Fein's story wakes us up to the challenge of watching what narratives we can come to accept and normalise * Mayo News *
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EduCart The Outlet
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Million Dreams
Book Synopsis'A captivating story that packs an emotional punch' Heidi Swain. Beth Brandon always dreamed of owning a florists, but today the bouquets of peonies and bright spring flowers are failing to calm her nerves. Because today, Beth has a life-changing decision to share with her husband. Izzy Vaughan thought she and her husband would stay together forever, but sometime last year, their love began to fade. They both find such joy in their young son Noah – but is he enough to keep them together? Eight years ago, something happened to these two women. Something that is about to bring them together in a way no one thought possible... Thought-provoking, emotional and uplifting, this is a gripping love story for fans of Jojo Moyes and Alice Peterson. Reviews for A Million Dreams: 'Beautifully written... A simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting tale of love, loss and sacrifice' Heat. 'Atkins writes with immediacy and compassion' Mail on Sunday. 'Powerful. Ruthlessly honest. Hauntingly moving. The characters ripped my heart wide open in this beautiful story about love and loss and heart-rending choices. Dani Atkins does not shy away from asking tough questions, and her answers are ones that will make you weep. Intense and emotional, I loved every moment of it' Kate Furnivall. 'A stunning, heartfelt story of fierce maternal love, sacrifice and second chances' Alice Peterson. 'A beautifully told story about a careless mistake that changes the lives of everyone involved... Deeply moving' Ella Harper. 'A gorgeous story with a perfect ending... Heart-breaking' Faith Hogan. 'A breathless read of hope and resilience... You'll never forget it' Penny Parkes. 'A true love story, written by a mother's heart' Milly Johnson.Trade ReviewDani Atkins is the undisputed queen of fiction that packs a huge emotional punch * Heat *Heart-breaking, brilliant * Sun *A beautiful romance with a twist * Woman *Emotionally intelligent, absorbingly rich... Atkins is a brilliant writer who has created wonderful characters' * Daily Mail *Have your tissues at the ready for this tear jerker of a read * Closer *I loved A Million Dreams. It's a beautiful, touching story of fierce maternal love, sacrifice and second chances. I was emotionally invested from the very first page, rooting for both Izzy and Beth, and the ending left tears in my eyes. Dani has done it yet again: a stunning heartfelt novel, and in my opinion, her best yet -- Alice PetersonA beautifully told story about a careless mistake that changes the lives of everyone involved... Deeply moving' -- Ella HarperA gorgeous story with a perfect ending... Heart-breaking' -- Faith HoganA captivating story which packs an emotional punch -- Heidi Swain.A true love story, written by a mother's heart -- Milly JohnsonWith a heart-stopping premise, this beautiful story about motherhood and a very modern dilemma had me gripped -- Catherine IsaacA breathless read of hope, resilience and, above all, generosity. As ever Dani Atkins has the magic touch to deliver an emotional punch with both empathy and finesse – you will not only adore this book, I'll wager that you'll never forget it -- Penny ParkesBeautifully written... A simultaneously heartbreaking and uplifting tale of love, loss and sacrifice' * Heat *Atkins writes with immediacy and compassion, humanising a storyline whose many plot twists might otherwise seem sensationalist * Mail on Sunday *Draws you in from the first page but be prepared to have some tissues to hand as you are taken on an emotional rollercoaster... This is not one to be missed if you love a romance with a twist' * My Weekly *What a gorgeously emotional and heart-warming read this is... The words reached inside me, made me ponder, and truly affected me. The characters are so engaging, the ups and downs so accessible. This is a relationship story with real personality, yes there is some anguish along the way, there is also plenty of hope, love, and feel-good too' * LoveReading *A thought-provoking story of the power of love, family and friendship * Hertfordshire Life *
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EduCart The Middle of Things
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