From independence movements in Sri Lanka to train stations in contemporary Ontario, an intimate and witty selection of Michael Ondaatje s most widely loved poems taken across fifty years'My life always stops for a new book by Michael Ondaatje' JHUMPA LAHIRIThrough poems that grow out of his profound understanding of the subtle complexities of life and relationships, of how we lose and find ourselves, Michael Ondaatje navigates his own past, beginning with memories of his childhood in Sri Lanka and his eccentric family, to his life in rural southern Ontario with its beloved rivers, celebrations of treasured friends, the close ties of children.
From the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Inverness comes the unforgettable story of a Scottish town on the cusp of change and the group of townspeople whose lives will be irrevocably altered over the course of one tumultuous year.
Recipient of the Windham Campbell Prize for Poetry 2024Jen Hadfield is increasingly recognized as one of the singular poetic voices of our time, admired for the sheer vitality of her style and for her devotion to the natural world.
Now on Channel 5: COOPER AND FRY, starring Robert James-Collier (Downton Abbey) and Mandip Gill (Doctor Who)Dark, intense and utterly compelling, Black Dog is first in the gripping Cooper and Fry detective series 'Where Cooper stood was remote and isolated.
An atmospheric story of obsession and inner conflict set in the oppressive heat of a Venetian summer, Death in Venice is considered to be one of Thomas Mann's greatest works.
The Menu of Happiness, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the third book in the delightful, bestselling Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.
The heartwarming, award-winning Japanese sensation, My Grandfather, the Master Detective is an affectionate, cosy whodunit - and a story of living your days to the fullest.
'Gripping and thoroughly eerie' LUCIE MCKNIGHT HARDY'Deliciously spinetingling' ANNA MAZZOLA'The perfect ghostly web of claustrophobia and grief' ESSIE FOXA SPINETINGLING SEASIDE FOLK HORROR NOVEL, SET ON THE YORKSHIRE COAST AGAINST THE 1970s BLACKOUTS When the lights go outYou can lose sight of what is real .
The bestselling Irish debut novel a multigenerational portrait of small-town life bursting with caustic wit for fans of Jon McGregor, Elizabeth Strout and Paul MurrayWelcome to Ballyrowan: a village built out of stories.
A gulp-it-down-in-one-sitting novel, The Winter Guest, from Sunday Times bestselling author, Sarah Moss, is an enthralling story about how the past will always come to find you in the end.
From the award-winning author of Song of the Crocodile comes a lyrical and masterfully woven novel about women, creation, belonging and the precious fragility of a life.
'Beautiful, lyrical and unvarnished' MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of THE PAPER PALACE'Affecting and powerful' OBSERVER'A page-turner' FINANCIAL TIMESA riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families and long-buried secretsSummer, Cape Cod.
From Sarah Moss, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Summerwater and Ghost Wall, comes a story about the circumstances and the consequences of isolation.
First published in 1960, The Coming of Fabrizze has been called by the New York Herald Tribune a comic folklore festival about an Italian American colony in Cleveland, Ohio, back in the 1920s when all the land was a little slaphappyand no one more so than these transplanted countrymen of the Medicis, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Christopher Columbus and others whose hearts have belonged to Italia.
First published in 1960, The Coming of Fabrizze has been called by the New York Herald Tribune a "e;comic folklore festival about an Italian American colony in Cleveland, Ohio, back in the 1920s when all the land was a little slaphappy-and no one more so than these transplanted countrymen of the Medicis, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Christopher Columbus.
This is a novel to savour CHRISTINA LAUREN, bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners A gorgeously warm and inviting novel HOLLY GRAMAZIO, bestselling author of The HusbandsInspired by the viral 'treasure houses' on social media, a single mother and her daughter relocate to rural Maine for the chance to own their very first home only to discover that the real treasures hidden inside arent just objects, but community, belonging and love.
A mouthwatering and uplifting story about honouring tradition and finding your own way in life, set in family-run restaurants between Malaysia and Hong Kong Deeply comforting and nourishing' SAMUEL BURR, author of The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers A delicious read with lots of heart' SHANNA TAN, translator of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong BookshopA STRAITS TIMES BESTSELLEREvery morning before sunrise, Lim Ah Hock opens the shutters of his small kitchen on Carpenter Street, lights an incense stick and prepares the best laksa soup in all of Kuching.
In einem Wald irgendwo auf den Hohenzugen um Wuppertal wird eine nachtliche Schwarze Messe gefeiert: unheimliche Gesange in der Dunkelheit, Fackelschein, Symbole auf dem Waldboden, Blut fliet.
'One of the greatest storytellers of our time' - Delia Owens, author of Where the Crawdads SingFrom the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Women and The Nightingale, On Mystic Lake is an emotional, moving and poignant story about love, loss and beginning again.
**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE****THE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**'A slim, profound study of intimate human fears set against epic vistas' GUARDIAN'Stunning.
GRAB THE JOYOUSLY FESTIVE AND HEART-WARMINGLY ROMANTIC NEW NOVEL FROM JENNY BAYLISSWhite Christmas meets Sarah Morgan with a sprinkle of Heidi Swain and splash of Josie Silver for the seasonal fiction!
