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An exhilarating, wildly inventive tour de force of love, humanity and the end of the world as we know it. Two women, one raised in near solitude in a research pod in the depths of the ocean and one a luxury-resort bartender who may or may not be a robot,…
Before the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as we’d gone through life together. A man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto a…
A love story that feels both new and achingly true, capturing the intensity, uncertainties and intimacy of falling for someone. Art student Isogai first models for one of his tutors, the much older Yuri, then begins a passionate affair with her. As he…
An evocative meditation on longing and buried resentment, set in the beautiful Croatian city of Zadar. Ivona has returned to her childhood home to care for her father. While there, she reconnects with the man she divorced over ten years ago and finds…
'A delightful collection of original, vibrant and heart-warming writing.' -- Nigel Slater Food can embody our personal histories as well as wider cultural histories. But what are the stories we tell ourselves about the kitchen, and how do we first come…
A collection of eighteen deliciously disturbing tales by Saki, the Edwardian master of the short story. Saki's sharp satire pierces the polite veneer of country house parties, hunting meets and evenings round the pianola. Wild beasts stampede through…
ollowing the Nazi occupation of Prague, Josef Roubick, an ordinary ex-bank clerk, finds his whole world rendered extraordinary. Overnight he changes from being a simple Czech citizen to being a hunted Jew. "Life With a Star" relates Josef's life under…