«How to Stop Time» : Let Matt Haig take you on a journey… Original and fascinating
A love story across the ages. And for the ages . About a man lost in time, the woman who could save him, and the lifetimes it can take to learn how to live
How to Stop Time is a bighearted, wildly […]
«The Red-Haired Woman»: a masterful and mesmerising work by major novelist Orhan Pamuk.
«Many years have now gone by, and jealousy compels me to keep her name a secret, even from my readers. But I must provide a full and truthful account of what happened.»
It is mid-1980s Istanbul and Master Mahmut and his apprentice use ancient methods […]
«We Need New Names»: the stunning and extraordinary first book by NoViolet Bulawayo.
An exciting literary debut. The unflinching and powerful story of a young girl’s journey out of Zimbabwe and to America.
Darling is only ten years old, and yet she must navigate a fragile and violent world. In Zimbabwe, Darling and her friends steal guavas, […]
«The Man who Fell to Earth»: Behind the scenes of Nic Roeg’s 1976 sci-fi masterpiece starring David Bowie.
First advertised as a “mind-stretching experience,” Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 The Man Who Fell to Earthstunned the cinema world. A tour-de-force of science fiction as art form, the movie brought not only hallucinatory visuals and a haunting exploration of contemporary alienation. But […]
«The Little Red Chairs»: A vital and engrossing experience by Edna O’Brien
Vlad, a stranger from Eastern Europe masquerading as a healer, settles in a small Irish village where the locals fall under his spell. One woman, Fidelma McBride, becomes so enamored that she begs him for a child. All that world is shattered when Vlad […]
«A Gentleman in Moscow»: A book to spark joy by Amor Towles
With his breakout debut novel, «Rules of Civilty» , Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction. Bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style.
Great charm, intelligence and insight
«A Gentleman in Moscow» immerses us in another […]
Uncommon Type: A collection of pleasant, though unremarkable, stories by Tom Hanks.
This is a collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.
A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City. Just after his family and his life have been torn […]
«The History of Bees»: The Number One International Bestseller by Maja Lunde
This dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a spellbinding story of their relationship to the bees. And to their children and one another—against the backdrop of an urgent, global crisis.
«Haunting and poignant…an important […]
The Man Who Climbs Trees: a great read by James Aldred
This is the story of a professional British tree climber, cameraman and adventurer. He has made a career out of travelling the world, filming wildlife for the BBC and climbing trees.
James’s climbs take him around the globe, scaling the most incredible and majestic trees in […]
My Absolute Darling: The absolute bestseller by Gabriel Tallent!
Gabriel Tallent té 30 anys. “My Absolute Darling” és la seva primera novel·la i, segons el New York Times serà el millor llibre de l’any.
La protagonista del llibre és una noia de 14 anys, Turtle Alveston, víctima d’abusos sexuals per part del seu pare.
La història té lloc […]
