One of the reasons I love Orenda Books is because they bring us the best literary fiction from across the globe. Tasting Sunlight is from Germany and is a case exactly on point. I am more than ready for the joy of discovering an author who, in the words of his agent, ‘can bring theContinue reading “COVER REVEAL: TASTING SUNLIGHT BY EWALD ARENZ trs Rachel Ward @EwaldArenz @FwdTranslations @OrendaBooks”
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The Last Crossing by Brian McGilloway @BrianMcGilloway @emily_glenister @DomePress
Source: Review copyPublication: 2nd April 2020 from Dome PressPP: 323ISBN-13: 978-1912534371 Tony, Hugh and Karen thought they’d seen the last of each other thirty years ago. Half a lifetime has passed and memories have been buried. But when they are asked to reunite – to lay ghosts to rest for the good of the futureContinue reading “The Last Crossing by Brian McGilloway @BrianMcGilloway @emily_glenister @DomePress”
You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @BloomsburyBooks @AnneCater
Source: Review copyPublication: 2nd April 2020 from BloomsburyPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1408886052 A beautiful and heart-breaking story set in South Africa where two mothers – a century apart – must fight for their sons, unaware their fates are inextricably linked. Orange Free State, 1901. At the height of the Boer War, Sarah van der Watt and herContinue reading “You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr @Damian_Barr @BloomsburyBooks @AnneCater”
Wild Dog by Serge Joncour trs Jane Aitken and Polly Mackintosh @BelgraviaB @sergeJoncour
Source: Review copyPublication: 2 April 2020 from Gallic BooksPP: 372ISBN-13: 978-1910477793 Franck and Lise, a French couple in the film industry, rent a cottage in the quiet hills of the French Lot to get away from the stresses of modern life. In this remote corner of the world, there is no phone signal. A mysteriousContinue reading “Wild Dog by Serge Joncour trs Jane Aitken and Polly Mackintosh @BelgraviaB @sergeJoncour”
Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith @michael_f_smith @noexitpress @annecater
Source: Review copyPublication: 19th March 2020 from No Exit PressPP: 256ISBN-13: 978-0857303905 The town of Red Bluff, Mississippi, has seen better days, though those who’ve held on have little memory of when that was. Myer, the county’s aged, sardonic lawman, still thinks it can prove itself — when confronted by a strange family of drifters,Continue reading “Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith @michael_f_smith @noexitpress @annecater”
The Operator by Gretchen Berg @headlinepg @annecater #TheOperator #GretchenBerg
Source: Review copyPublication: 10th March 2020 from Headline ReviewPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-1472264107 It’s 1952. The switchboard operators in Wooster, Ohio, love nothing more than to eavesdrop on their neighbours’ conversations, and gossip about what they learn. Vivian Dalton is no different (despite her teenage daughter’s disapproval), and always longs to hear something scandalous. But on theContinue reading “The Operator by Gretchen Berg @headlinepg @annecater #TheOperator #GretchenBerg”
The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue @CorvusBooks #templehousevanishing
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th February 2020 from CorvusPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1786499387 Power. Jealousy. Desire. Twenty-five years ago, a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl and her charismatic teacher disappeared without trace… When Louisa arrives at Temple House, an elite catholic boarding school, she quickly finds herself drawn to sophisticated fellow pupil Victoria and their young bohemian art teacher, Mr Lavelle.Continue reading “The Temple House Vanishing by Rachel Donohue @CorvusBooks #templehousevanishing”
The Snakes by Sadie Jones @ThatSadieJones @ChattoBooks @midaspr @annecater #TheSnakes
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th February 2020 from VintagePP: 448ISBN-13: 978-1784708825 Bea and Dan, recently married, rent out their tiny flat to escape London for a few precious months. Driving through France they visit Bea’s dropout brother Alex at the hotel he runs in Burgundy. Disturbingly, they find him all alone and the ramshackle hotel deserted,Continue reading “The Snakes by Sadie Jones @ThatSadieJones @ChattoBooks @midaspr @annecater #TheSnakes”
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano @napolitanoann @VikingBooksUK #DearEdward
Source: Review copyPublication: 20th February 2020 from VikingPP: 352ISBN-13: 978-0241384077 One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 192 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning fromContinue reading “Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano @napolitanoann @VikingBooksUK #DearEdward”
A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende @isabelallende @BloomsburyBooks
Source: Review copyPublication: 21 January 2020 from BloomsburyPP: 336ISBN-13: 978-1526615909 September 3, 1939, the day of the Spanish exiles’ splendid arrival in Chile, the Second World War broke out in Europe. Victor Dalmau is a young doctor when he is caught up in the Spanish Civil War, a tragedy that leaves his life – andContinue reading “A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende @isabelallende @BloomsburyBooks”
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