A gripping and beautiful novel from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author of The Island of Missing Trees and 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange WorldOne rainy afternoon in Istanbul a woman walks into a doctor's surgery.
WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDA TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR 'One of the best books of the last decade' Caro Claire Burke, number one Sunday Times bestselling author of YESTERYEAR If you haven t read it, you re missing out Bonnie Garmus, bestselling author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY 'One of the best debuts I've read in recent years .
**WINNER OF THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2024****SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2024**Reeling from a disastrous love affair, actress Sonia Nasir finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine.
'Deeply moving' Abi Dar 'Weaves expertly between present and past' Celeste Ng 'Unforgettable' Washington Post 'Mesmerising' Harper's Bazaar Suchi first sees Haiwen in their Shanghai neighbourhood when she is seven years old, drawn by the sound of his violin.
A Waterstones Book of the MonthAs read on BBC Radio 4A Sunday Times Best Book of the YearAn Observer Best Debut of the YearA baby is found abandoned on a windswept Irish beach, and nothing in this small coastal town will ever be the same again.
A writer to cherish Susan Sontag The story of a shattered life can only be told in bits and pieces A pink cigarette lighter, lollipop sticks, a beer-bottle opener: these are some of the contents of Roland the Walrus s stomach, displayed in the Berlin Zoo.