Blogs in June 2015

The Ladies of Managua 29th June 2015

When Maria returns to Nicaragua for her beloved grandfather’s funeral, she brings with her a mysterious package from her grandmother’s past. And she also carries the burden of her tense relationship with her mother inaction, once a storied revolutionary,...

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Sylvia 28th June 2015

Manhattan 1960s –  Leonard, a young writer drifting through the city, meets Sylvia by chance at a friend’s shabby Greenwich Village apartment. He’s instantly besotted with her striking beauty and quiet disdain, and the question of what to do...

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Orhan’s Inheritance 27th June 2015

When Orhan’s brilliant and eccentric grandfather Kemal—a man who built a dynasty out of making kilim rugs—is found dead, submerged in a vat of dye, Orhan inherits the decades-old business. But Kemal’s will raises more questions than it answers....

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Day Four 23rd June 2015

Four days into a five day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the ageing ship Beautiful Dreamerstops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew have no way to call for help....

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The Memory Thief 23rd June 2015

When Angel sets fire to her childhood home, it isn’t the end-it’s the beginning. Left with nothing but a few memories in her pocket, Angel escapes into the fields of tobacco, the only place she has ever felt safe....

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