- Location(s): Nigeria
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Ayòbámi Adébáyò, the Women’s Prize shortlisted author of Stay With Me, unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria and two families caught in the riptides of wealth, power, romantic obsession and political corruption. Eniola is tall for his age,...
- Location(s): Alaska, Nova Scotia
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Contemporary
Scarlett Fontaine is a true Hollywood legend—a singer, actress, and beloved fashion icon. But Scarlett dies tragically at just thirty-six years old, leaving behind no children. Or so the story goes… Gwen Hollingsworth is the curator at a museum...
- Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople)
- Genre(s): Fiction, In Translation
- Era(s): Contemporary
As a child, Mevlut always felt like he was missing out. When he moves to Istanbul – ‘the centre of the world’ – he is immediately enthralled. He wanders through its alleys for forty years, working as a street...
- Location(s): Baghdad
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): Twentieth Century
In beautifully rendered prose, a mother and a daughter struggle as outsiders in Baghdad and London in this intergenerational drama set against a background of political tension and intrigue “Who would be charmed by tales of life in the...
- Location(s): French Riviera (Cote d'Azur)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
- Era(s): Contemporary
They’re from different worlds, but for one summer their lives will suddenly collide… Bella Mason always dreamed of a life beyond her small town but never had the opportunity – until now. When she lands a job as chief...
- Location(s): Afghanistan
- Genre(s): Anthology, Fiction
- Era(s): Looking back over 2,500 years
In the Western mind, Afghanistan has come to mean many things in recent decades, most of them bad. Partly thanks to the relentless media coverage of the “War on Terror”, it has become synonymous above all with war and...