Multi-Period
The Storm
In November 1970, while a cyclone sweeps Bangladesh’s shores, Honufa scurries from her hut in a Chittagong fishing village with…
The Devil’s Reward
Evocative is the best description of this short novel spanning two world wars to the present day, and which, despite…
Tomorrow
The bond between a dog and its owner feels eternal, but this is literally so for Tomorrow. He has been…
American Histories
In his new short story collection, American Histories, John Edgar Wideman explores current situations by delving into the past, a…
Dreams of Falling
A multi-generational novel of friendship, second chances, betrayal, and long-held secrets, Dreams of Falling is a poignant piece of Southern…
The Passengers
The Passengers is an intergenerational historical novel set in both the tail end of World War Two and the present…
The Rehearsals
Written in the early 1980s, and now translated into English for the first time, Vladimir Sharov’s The Rehearsals is considered…
Inquisition
Inquisition is not your usual Grail quest. David Gibbins has created a 21st-century version with Jack Howard, hero of nine…
The Parentations
The premise of Kate Mayfield’s multi-period historical fantasy, which takes the reader from the 18th century to the present, centres…
The Lost Castle
This ambitious novel covers three time periods. The first begins during the French Revolution in Paris and in the Loire…
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