Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009 Regional Winners
The Year Of The Shanghai Shark
$24.95 – Paperback book / Penguin Books
Hai Long is a teenager living in the Chinese city of Dalian. It's the year of the SARS epidemic in China. This is a modern China that's eye-catchingly contemporary. Hai Long and his mates drink Coca-Cola and eat American... Buy or find out more →
A Case Of Exploding Mangoes
$39.95 – Trade paperback / Jonathan Cape
There is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's military dict... Buy or find out more →
Good To A Fault
$37.95 – Paperback book /
In a novel reminiscent of the work of Penelope Lively, Anne Tyler, and Alice Munro, acclaimed author Marina Endicott gives us one of the most profound and most memorable reads of the year.
Absorbed in her own failings, C... Buy or find out more →