Blurb Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public …
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart
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Affinity by Sarah Waters
Blurb Margaret Prior has decided to become a ‘lady visitor’ to the female inmates in Milbank Prison. She is supposed to be an example of …
Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson
Blurb As she races along Canada’s Douglas Channel in her speedboat – heading toward the place where her younger brother Jimmy, presumed drowned, was last …
The Hunter by Julia Leigh
Blurb An unnamed man arrives in a small community with only one purpose in mind: hunting the Tasmanian tiger. The Thylacine, creature of fable and …
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Review
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Blurb The Republic of Gilead is beginning to rot from within. At this crucial moment, two girls with radically different …
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood Review
The year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood Blurb The sun brightens in the east, reddening the blue-grey haze that marks the distant ocean. The …
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Review
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro Blurb From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational abilities, watches carefully the …
How We Are Translated by Jessica Gaitan Johannesson Review
How We Are Translated by Jessica Gaitan Johannesson Blurb Swedish immigrant Kristin won’t talk about the Project growing inside her. Her Brazillian-born Scottish boyfriend Ciaran …
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah Review
Kololo Hill by Neema Shah Blurb Uganda 1972 A devastating decree is issued: all Ugandan Asians must leave the country in ninety days. They must …