Harvill Secker
Ghost Light
An elderly woman, living alone in rented accommodation in a dilapidated tenement, would seem an unlikely character to engage the…
The Elephant’s Journey
Editors' choice
It is hard to know which sentiment dominated my reading of this book: sadness at the passing of such a…
We, the Drowned
In 1848, war erupts in the Danish region of Schleswig-Holstein, and the coastal town of Marstal forms a land guard…
Savage Lands
Louisiana in the early years of the 18th century; this is a novel about the French settlers who attempted to…
The House of Rajani
In the late 19th century, Isaac Luminsky and his new wife, “Her Ladyship,” travel from Europe to Jaffa. They are…
Savage Lands
Louisiana in the early years of the 18th century; this is a novel about the French settlers who attempted to…
Books Burn Badly
Editors' choice
Rivas put the following words in the mouth of Polka the gravedigger, one of the most charismatic characters of Books…
The Man from Beijing
The Man from Beijing was first published in Sweden in 2008. The English translation appeared this February. It is a…
Savage Lands
It is 1704. There are fewer than 200 people in Louisiana, the newest French colony. Craftsmen and soldiers have sent…
The Einstein Girl
Although this novel begins in Germany two months before Hitler came to power, at first we hardly feel the presence…
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