An acclaimed novel by a Georgian who writes in German... at 900 pages it promises loves, lives, and losses through a hundred years on the fringes of the Russian and Soviet empires. We have ... read more
Those who read 'Look Who's Back' will know that Vermes does white-knuckle satire. In this, he imagines a column of refugees walking to Europe in front of TV cameras.
The conflict between rights and responsibilities: a Sri Lankan immigrant in Australia must choose whether to tell the police what he has seen in relation to a murder, thereby risking deporta... read more
A lauded debut novel by a graduate - like her father - of the UEA writing course. She also describes herself as a 'bibliotherapist' because she once was a bookseller in Bath, which raises th... read more
Dynamic historical thriller set in Japan-occupied China, by the author of 'Decoded', another masterpiece by that Chinese literary sensation and former intelligence officer.
A modern Gothic triumph, that blends the lives of three women living, at different times, near the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Powerfully imagined, a deftly handled plot, and devastating.
A betrayal undoes a settled and apparently happy existence; the consequences are unknown to one but carefully considered by another. Unsettling, fierce, lyrical, delivered in clear, spare pr... read more
Edvard Behrends is a senior diplomat, spending time in a hotel in the Tyrol while slowly pushing on with delicate negotiations. A long look at a certain kind of solitude, love and loss.
The 4th in his wonderful series, in which Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has slipped back into England from exile: the consequences could be catastrophic.