A SHEERLUXE READING LIST PICK FOR 2025 'Fans of Bridget Jones will love Lizzie Frainier's tales from the dating front line' Sunday Times Style'Lizzie Frainier is admirably frank and deeply likeable.
AN OF-THE-MOMENT NOVEL FOR READERS OF FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE'Timely, risky and dazzling' Polly Clark, author of Tiger'Sharply funny, perceptive, and surprising at every turn, The Smash-Up is a story that's acid-etched and full of heart, intimate, and relevant' Amy Bloom, New York Times bestselling author of White Houses and Away'Every woman should read this book.
A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING READER FAVOURITE'Funny, poignant, smart and wonderfully, achingly real' SARAH WATERS'Rambunctiously funny' THE TIMES, Book of the Year'I can't think of another author who can make me ricochet so quickly from painful empathy to helpless laughter' ERIN KELLYWho do you choose when the cracks begin to show?
A quietly powerful addition to the canon of migrliterature The Moscow TimesNo longer at home in Russia, but not quite assimilated into the American mainstream, the daily lives of Russian immigrants are fueled by a combustible mix of success and alienation.
Thomas Ausa, an obscure but adequately credentialed professor of American International Relations, at the end of his career imagined he might best illustrate what he called the "e;themes"e; or "e;frames"e; or "e;buzzwords"e; of American foreign policy by telling a few stories about typical Americans living through these pandemic times in ways he hoped would illustrate terms like "e;deterrence,"e; "e;containment,"e; "e;asymmetrical warfare,"e; and "e;mutual assured destruction.
'Desire, class and Welsh nationalism prove a combustible combination in this brooding literary romance' Observer'At once a love story and a simmering tale of class, identity, and masculinity' i paper'Evokes North Wales in all its complexity, in water, resin and sky' Jessica Andrews_______Geth and Olwen live in different worlds.
Wie kann man den Fußstapfen des Vaters entkommen oder gar entwachsen, wenn dieser den Titel »Kaiser der Schuhe« innehat, eine Schuhfabrik sein Eigen nennt und auch sonst mit seinen Spleens recht einnehmend bis übergriffig ist?
Tender, brutal, devastating, OVERSPILL is the debut novel from incredible new literary talent, Charlotte Paradise, perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Coco Mellors'This book will break your heart, mend it, and send you away with hope' Lucy Rose, author of The LambA gorgeous, aching, generous novel - this is the kind of book that demands to be passed between friends Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors'Paradise brings the reader on a journey of both pleasure and pain' Madeline Docherty, author of Gender Theory'With fluid prose reminiscent of both Jessica Andrews' watercolour-esque writing and Coco Mellors' sculpted syntax' Jessie Elland, author of The Ladie Upstairs'Raw, heart-breakingly precise and utterly luminous' Ella McLeod, author of Rapunzella, Or, Don't Touch My Hair'A groundbreaking debut and one that readers will love to share between friends.
*Discover the magic of The Twilight Garden, the brand new novel from Sara Nisha Adams - available to buy now**A finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fiction, discover this year's most uplifting and heart-warming debut*'Absolutely gorgeous' RUTH WARE'A joyful, uplifting read!
Love, passion, and friendship collide on the road trip of a lifetime in this breathtaking novel from Paullina Simons, internationally bestselling author of The Bronze Horseman and Tully.
Ein atmosphärischer Kriminalroman, der zwischen einem einsamen piemontesischen Bergdorf und der lärmenden Kino- und Politikmetropole Rom spielt: «Longo ist einer der fabelhaftesten Schriftsteller Italiens.
Scathing dialogue and heated romance combine in this fiery romantic novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey, for fans of Bridgerton, Georgette Heyer and Jenny Hambly.
LONGLISTED FOR THE GERALD LAMPERT MEMORIAL AWARDDeer with binoculars, wolves with resumes: bioengineered poetry that unsettles truth, fact, and history.
"e;I read the Children of Violence novels and began to understand how a person could write about the problems of the world in a compelling and beautiful way.
Grimme-Preis für die Drehbücher von »Heimat« – jetzt ein literarischer WurfPeter Steinbach hat sich als Drehbuch- und Hörspielautor einen Namen gemacht.
Erik Jäger ist ein blendender Selbstdarsteller, ein Meister der Manipulation, der Menschen emotionslos danach beurteilt, ob sie ihm nützlich sein könnten oder nicht.
Mit unverwechselbarem Sound und großem Witz erzählt Stefanie de Velasco in ihrem neuen Roman von drei Frauen, die keine Lust auf das Lebensmodell haben, das für sie vorgesehen ist.
This is the story of a child with black eyes that float in and out of focus, a child soft and round, with translucent, blue-veined legs unable to hold his weight, an eternal baby.