This epic love story between an Irish immigrant and a black slave is set in the pre-Civil War Southern state of Virginia in 1849 and based on the experience of the author's great-great grand-parents.
Written in melodious and hypnotic 'slow prose', A New Name: Septology VI-VII is a transcendent exploration of the human condition by Jon Fosse, and a radically other reading experience - incantatory, hypnotic, and utterly unique.
The multi-million copy international bestseller Linwood Barclay is back with a thriller that will keep you awake all night . . . From the author of FIND YOU FIRST
Just when the world needs it comes a story of kindness and hope from one of the masters of Hopepunk. Hugo Award-winner Becky Chambers's delightful new series gives us hope for the future.
Written in 1949 but only published in 1979, Robbe-Grillet's first novel is a disquieting and satirical avant-garde political thriller which bridges the gap between traditional novel and the nouveau roman genre he would later espouse and make famous.
It begins at the stroke of midnight on the first day of 1997. As the year turns, a group of disparate individuals from different backgrounds, from all corners of the country, are about to embark on separate journeys which will converge over the course of the next twelve months.
India, 1919. Desperate for a fresh start, Captain Sam Wyndham arrives to take up an important post in Calcutta's police force. He is soon called to the scene of a horrifying murder. The victim was a senior official, and a note in his mouth warns the British to leave India - or else.
The beautifully wrought new novel - from the Man Booker prize-shortlisted author of The Secret River - tells a story of passion and resilience, giving voice to a woman silenced by history; shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction