WINNER OF WATERSTONES NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDA TOP FIVE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS DEBUT OF THE YEAR 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.
WINNER OF THE GORDON BOWKER VOLCANO PRIZE (SoA Award) 2024WINNER OF THE LAMBDA AWARD IN TRANSGENDER FICTION 2024Soula is the most exciting new voice in Irish writing' Barry Pierce, i-D'One of my favourite books so far this year' Shahed Ezaydi, Stylist'Soula Emmanuel is a phenomenal talent' Laura Kay'Searingly sharp, deliciously funny, profound' Danielle McLaughlinNew home, new name and newly thirty: Phoebe Forde has stepped into emigrant life in Copenhagen with her anxious dog, Dolly.
'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.
As read on BBC Radio 4A Sunday Times Best Book of the YearAn Observer Best Debut of the Year'Compassionate, lyrical and full of devilment' - Louise Kennedy, author of Trespasses'A joy .