Fiction

A dozen interlinked musicoriented stories set in Port Harcourt Nigeria where Garricks was raised Each songlike story feels like a breakout hit encapsulating the brokenness and the beauty in lifes soundtrackBooklist starred review

Over the course of one fateful day Trisha Donahue begins to reclaim her courage and discovers secrets in a familiar place A surprising quietly dramatic adventure story infused with Ellen Cooneys warm humor and wisdom After years of skilled work and dedication Trisha Donahue is denied a wellearned promotion by her companys male executives who…

A jewel of a novel by New York Times bestselling author Claire Messud When the Armstrong family moves from New York at the dawn of the 1970s Australia feels to Alice Armstrong like the end of the earth Residing in a grand manor on the glittering Sydney Harbour her family finds their life has turned…

A escrava consiste em uma seleo de importantes textos em prosa e poemas de Maria Firmina dos Reis como o conto A escrava de 1887 a novela Gupeva de 1861 e 32 poemas dos quais 29 foram extrados entre os 56 de Cantos beiramar 1871 dois da antologia Parnaso maranhense 1861 e o famoso Hino…

An academic novel and a novel of ideas served up cheerfully and heroically by a very talented writer who doesnt care if both these genres are out of fashion You shouldnt either

A feminist gothic that evokes Shirley Jacksons The Haunting of Hill House New York Times Book Review

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR Longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction A sweeping and beautifully rendered exploration of home and yearning following the fracturing of a family upon the demise of its patriarch Each character here is richlyand deeply drawnThis isanovel that encourages us to stand in lifes burning…

A young American professor at the University of Tehran falls in love with an Iranian artist and is thwarted by social political and religious forces that seem beyond his control Set in the time of the Shah this is a heartwarming picture of the Iranian people who befriend guide love and laugh at the naive…

Set over the course of six decadesA Lion in the Grassdocuments the despair and hope of a spy who suffers the murder of friends and enjoys the success of mentoring protgs

A debut interlinked collection of stories exploring the primal nature of womens griefoffering insight into the profound experience of loss and the absurd ways in which we seek control in an unruly world