Literary
We’ve Come to Take You Home
This debut takes us into the lives of two 15-year-old girls: Sam Foster, who lives in modern-day England, and Jess Brown,…
A Fortune Foretold
Mid-twentieth century Sweden. By the time Neta is in the 6th grade, she has been “the new girl” so many…
Kingdom of Twilight
This lengthy novel begins in German-occupied Poland towards the end of the Second World War, with the German forces in…
The Dancing Girl and the Turtle
When Song Anyi is orphaned, she decides not to wait for her uncle to fetch her and sets out on…
The House of Names
Editors' choice
In his eleventh novel, Tóibín retells the myth of the House of Atreus and Queen Clytemnestra, who murdered her husband,…
Himself
Editors' choice
Mahoney is a 26-year-old Dubliner in 1976, searching for how he ended up in an orphanage and, equally, what happened…
A Fugitive in Walden Woods
Samuel Long escapes slavery in 1844 and travels the Underground Railroad until he reaches Concord, Massachusetts, and eventually Walden Pond.…
Who Is to Blame: A Russian Riddle
Jane Marlow’s debut novel begins with the doomed relationship between two young serfs, Elizaveta and Feodor, in Russia in 1840.…
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
What’s nu? Irish Jews. Who knew? Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan chronicles the history of Jews in Ireland through…
The Stolen Child
Editors' choice
This mesmerizing novel, set on an isolated, rocky island off the west coast of Ireland in 1959, fairly pulses with…
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