Fiction: narrative themes

"e;If you have a dog you will likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and prospectively, to equally profound sadness.

A speechwriter shot during a botched assassination starts to recover powers of speech along with pieced-together memories of the campaign he served and the candidate he helped make president of a "e;bankrupt and volatile"e; republic.

The year is 2024.

Creaturely reads like an urban Thoreau.

The last book of essays by Church of Satan founder LaVey.

Wisdom, humor, and dark observations by the founder of the Church of Satan.

Der persönlichste und bewegendste Roman von Barbara Leciejewski: dramatisch, bewegend und mitreißend.

'The truth is that all family lines, from the highest to the lowest, originate somewhere, on some particular day.

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for FictionThe Turners have lived on Yarrow Street for over fifty years.

WINNER OF THE 2011 YOUNG ADULT CATEGORY IN THE GERMAN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE AWARDA beautifully written, darkly funny coming-of-age story from an award-winning, bestselling German authorMike Klingenberg isn t exactly one of the cool kids at his school.

A suburban psychic's ominous warning.

An emotionally moving story of family, friendship, love, loss and hope from TOP #5 bestselling author, Kate Frost.

In a poverty-stricken neighbourhood wedged between the city and the sea, a father and son struggle to keep their heads above water.

In seven interconnected short stories, the Guatemalan countryside is ever-present: a place of timeless peace, and the site of sudden violence.

Following the international success of Die, My Love (longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2018), Ariana Harwicz again takes us into the darkest recesses of the imagination with this delirious, furious account of a mother and daughter bound by chaos as much as love.

"e;His stories shimmer like revelations - the clarity, mystery, beauty, depth, and sheer, thrilling peculiarity of ordinary life when the veil lifts.

"e;This is one beautiful book.

Author of International Booker Finalist Not a RiverInternationally acclaimed author of Not a River , Selva Almada tackles the issue of gender violence in this hybrid work that follows in the tradition of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood or John Hersey's Hiroshima .

A lyrical celebration of storytelling, of childhood, and of the transformative power of music.

Lucia and Pablo are Colombian immigrants who've built their lives together in the US yet maintain conflicting attitudes towards their homeland and the extent to which it defines their identity.

Discover the wonderfully uplifting Starfish Cafe series from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland.

'Dark, funny and wild.

Midsummer night's eve in Edinburgh.

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"e;If you wanted to hold me.

A town is in turmoil.

The last night of a dysfunctional relationship precedes its one-night stand beginnings in this bittersweet heartbreak comedy.

The memories I had built exploded.

How do you keep a friendship intact, when Alzheimer's has stolen the common ground of language, memory, and experience, that unites you?

Five hundred miles from mainland Colombia, grassroots resistance, sloppy vacationers, and a muddy history of conquest converge for Veronica, returning after living in Mexico City, ready to understand herself and the place she came from.

Women's Prize for Fiction 2023 FinalistThe coming of age story of an award-winning translator, Homesick is about learning to love language in its many forms, healing through words and the promises and perils of empathy and sisterhood.

What happens when two revolutionaries are left with nothing to believe in, not even each other?

Byobu reveals a rich inner world, one driven by its meticulous attention to our rich outer one.

A mother and son inhabit an isolated and increasingly dangerous private world.

Author of International Booker Finalist Not a RiverTwo young men, Pajaro Tamai and Marciano Miranda, are dying in a deserted amusement park.

'I read Roger Sander's book earlier this year.

At the core of this debut collection is a question - what is worth holding onto?

'I don't understand how we got here.

It is 1989 and a seemingly invincible Prime Minister has sacked Geoffrey Howe, her Foreign Secretary.

It was the dinner that changed history: the night in February 2016 when Boris Johnson decided to vote 'leave' and a nation's future was sealed.

This is an educational book about a real life story and contains some upsetting themes.

This is an educational book about a real life story and contains some upsetting themes.

A varied collection of 30 contemporary duologues from Mark Wheeller's plays.

Recommended Year Group: 9+Show Length: 90 minsAll the boys at school seem to be only interested in one thing, so when naive Charlotte meets an older guy online who promises her a fairytale romance, she is sure it s true love.

Recommended Year Group: 8+Show Length: 80 mins Sophia feels stifled by boarding school life, has a poor body image and struggles to control her mood.

'Few people can write the way Jendella does' - Kelechi Okafor, author of Edge of Here'All That We've Got is simply brilliant' - Dorothy Koomson, author of Every Smile You Fake'Simultaneously thought-provoking, heartrending and uplifting' - Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, Maybe'An engrossing, empowering story' - Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?

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