A lesbian couple - one of whom is an egotistical, bullying narcissist - decide to have children. The novel turns on what happens when the decent one finally determines to leave, taking at le... read more
A deft and powerful retelling of the myth of Medusa - the only mortal born to a family of gods, whose life was upended by Athene's revenge on Poseidon. Haynes' work is always exciting.
The fifth and final book in the Barbarotti series sees the investigator take on a cold case, in which the chief witness/suspect of course turns out to be a particularly slippery and terrifyi... read more
A hut in the middle of the woods doesn't sound promising for Valdemar Roos... In the hands of 'the godfather of Swedish crime', something's sure to go bump in the night.
Her life in disarray, La Stibbe returns to London for a sabbatical and lodges with Deborah Moggach. As ever she's funny, but there is pathos and pain here too.
A new collection of short stories by the acclaimed writer who moved to Rome in 2012 and now only writes in Italian. Her many awards include a Pulitzer prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Na... read more
Another mysterious tale in which the gardeners of eden, who serve huge angelic birds, are threatened with turmoil when one of their number escapes over the wall.