In the spring of 1971, Rehana Haque is throwing a party for her two children. What she does not know is that, after today, their lives will change forever. For this is East Pakistan, a country erupting into war.

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great book
very good book, enjoyed reading it. read more
by jaygami1986

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Abie returns to Africa to see a coffee plantation left to her by her family. As she stands among its ruined groves she seems to hear the sounds of the past, ‘For here the past survives in the scent of a coffee bean, a person’s history is captured in the shape of an ear, and those precious memories are hidden in the safest place of all. Safe from fire or floors or war. In stories.’

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Incredible
Everyone should have a copy of this book. read more
by glorybuster

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Away tells the extraordinary story of Lillian Leyb. Following the murder of her family in a Russian pogrom, Lillian journeys to America alone, determined to make a new life for herself. 1920s New York is heaving with immigrants just like her and Lillian exploits every opportunity it takes to survive.

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Fantastic Book
One of the most vibrant and engrossing books i've read in ages. From the depiction of 1920s New York street life to the breathtaking odyssey that Lillian embarks upon, this book is top class from… read more
by Danny Nelson

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Blood Tender’s heroine Marlena, is a runaway English girl, who escapes to Sicily and finds work there as a dancer and stripper. The novel is tough, passionate and romantic with a thrilling plot: Marlena falls for Jula, an architect with Romany blood, but their romance is imperilled by Jula’s fascist half-brother Savio and anti-gypsy fury within the local community.

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My next lover
This book was certainly different and parts both disturbing and shocking. It was also gripping and tender. The love story was beautiful and real. I so fell in love with Jula. More please Rachel. read more
by alisco

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Set in Brisbane during the stultifying 1950s, and moving to grubby London in the 1970s, Feather Man is about Sooky who, ignored and misunderstood by her parents, is encouraged to make herself scarce and visit Lionel, their elderly next door neighbour. After initially befriending Sooky, Lionel moves towards violation.

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A GOOD READ
A gripping story hard to put down. The author very deftly delves into the darker sides of human nature and the characters appear very real. At the same time it is full of sensitive humour and to… read more
by zzimille

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Fup is a tale of two humans, one duck and several vats of home-brewed whisky. Hilarious, heart warming and magical, Fup is a contemporary fable that inspires an almost evangelical fervour in all who read it. It is a work of enormous originality with a giant heart.

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All this and great illustrations too.
I really liked this and the illustrations are great. 'fraid to say it but hated Stone Junction. read more
by Fantod

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Lola is a nine-year-old child who is wrenched from all that is familiar and thrust into village life in Nigeria, a culture so alien and removed from her childhood in Kent, that she is left bereft and adrift.

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Great book
This is a book for all to learn from and find a new understanding of life. Great read. read more
by Killa

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Maynard and Jennica is an entirely unique, twenty-first century love story set in Manhattan.  Its protagonists are Maynard Gogarty a native New Yorker, who loves his city and thinks himself perfectly attuned to its idiosyncrasies. Jennica Green is an ambitious and idealistic Californian…

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Great read
Really funny original voice, make me laugh outloud. Tounching as well. read more
by kit_bsm

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Sam Jones is a perfectly ordinary Valleys girl. Except for the random deaths, that is. Random deaths she only just manages to avoid. Narrowly escaping decapitation by the kitchen cupboard, concussed by a fall on the bus, then saved from choking on a fish finger by a complete stranger on her doorstep, she begins to see her life as a succession of near misses.

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You can pick it up but you won't be able to put it down!
What a refreshing change from the run of the mill novel all to often filling our bookshops today.This talented young Welsh writer grabs us by the throat and takes us on a journey of love , laughter… read more
by Kathryn

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Season of the Witch tells the haunting story of a man who gets drawn into the mysterious world of two beautiful witch sisters who are practitioners of the lost, ancient Art of Memory.   Part murder mystery, part love story, this novel is wholly original in both theme and scope and takes on big themes.

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Congratulations!
Well deserved Natasha! Wishing you success in abundance with all your books - Nasreen Akhtar, author, Catch a Fish from the Sea (Using the Internet). read more
by Nasreen_Akhtar

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