During Tunisia's Arab Spring and its tilt toward Islamism, we meet three friends: Saleem, who is about to turn fifty and whose once-blissful marriage teeters on the edge as his mental health deteriorates; Aziz, a homely retired postal clerk who finds solace in literature and international cinema; and Omran, a well-traveled writer and public intellectual navigating a complex relationship with a young Franco-Tunisian woman who lives in Paris.
Set in the Syrian neighborhood of al-Qaweyq, Sour Grapes is a collection of fifty-nine wry, satirical short stories loosely connected by a cast of rotating characters living at society's margins.
While researching in Nantes, a port city enriched by the slave trade, celebrated French novelist Fabienne Kanor came across a chilling report written in 1774 by the commander of a slave ship, Le Soleil.
Set in the Syrian neighborhood of al-Qaweyq, Sour Grapes is a collection of fifty-nine wry, satirical short stories loosely connected by a cast of rotating characters living at society's margins.
A BOOK OF THE YEAR choice in the New Yorker, Washington Post and Electric LitDeeply uncanny and hauntingly resonant strange stories about modern America, for fans of George Saunders, Mariana Enriquez and Shirley Jackson'One of 2024 s superlative debuts - this writer s got talent to burn' Washington Post'These stories will change you' Jonathan Safran Foer A young family is trapped in a time loop in an idyllic holiday cabin.
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERA History Today Best Book of the Year 2025 Elegantly written and powerfully argued it ranks among the best works on this terrible period Sunday TimesA biographical study of Hitler's inner circle offers a new way to understand the horrors of the Nazi regimeWhy did so many Germans take part in the crimes of Nazi Germany?
'If I could only have one night - one night pretending you're mine - I'd take it'A Promise so Bold and Broken is the second in an epic, spicy, slow-burn romantasy series from Sophia St Germain, perfect for fans of Gild, The Cruel Prince, The Veiled Kingdom, and Sarah J Maas.
Mona Passage is the story of two neighbors in San Juan, Puerto Rico: Galan Betances, a Cuban emigrant, and Pat McAllister, a young Coast Guard officer.
Abraham Karpinowitz (1913-2004) was born in Vilna, Poland (present-day Vilnius, Lithuania), the city that serves as both the backdrop and the central character for his stories.
'[A] rich, stylish and immersive epic'Irish Independent'Deeply researched and fascinating'The Guardian'[Rory Carroll is] an exceptionally gifted storyteller' Max Hastings'A gripping read' The i Paper'A thrilling account of one of the most unpredictable, memorable and poignant figures in our history' Irish TimesThe Irish Times No.
First serialized in the journal "e;The Dark Blue"e; and published shortly thereafter in the short story collection In a Glass Darkly, Le Fanu's 1872 vampire tale is in many ways the overlooked older sister of Bram Stoker's more acclaimed Dracula.
Fifteen-year-old Justin Lyle does not see in himself the qualities he admires in heroes like his paternal grandfather, awarded a medal of honor during World War II, or in the fictional heroes of television and comic books.
New York Times bestselling author Lynn Kurland returns to her enchanting Nine Kingdoms saga as the epic adventure of a weaver and an elven prince continues…
Aisling of Bruadair is frantic to find both the truth about her future and a mercenary to save her country.
'Julie Shackman knows how to bring the feel-good factor to fiction' Woman's WeeklyA cosy autumnal story of love, believing in yourself and starting over set in the Scottish HighlandsFor Bailey McArthur, her family and job mean everything.
A powerful new translation of Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s masterpiece of youthful rebellion—with a foreword and cover art by James Franco
A young man awakens to selfhood and to a world of possibilities beyond the conventions of his upbringing in Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse’s beloved novel Demian.
In this city-based series of outstanding erotica stories, a romp through the cobbled streets of the city of light unveils fascinating sexual variations, surrealist kink, gourmet stories of love and lust that would make even a Frenchman blush!
While Jane Austen is often regarded as an author who embodies Georgian refinement and restraint, this book argues that her work was deeply engaged with the medieval tradition of courtly love and its investment in happy endings.
