International fiction
Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner
Toby Fleishman is going through a divorce, and is feeling quite sorry for himself. Toby is a highly regarded hepatologist working in a prestigious New York hospital. He has two children, Solly and Hannah, who he loves very much. He’s…
The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy
There is nothing ordinary about Deborah Levy’s new novel, her first since 2016’s Booker Prize-shortlisted Hot Milk. As a result, it isn’t an easy one to condense here, but what I’ll say, with little difficulty, is that it’s one…
Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn
Nicole Dennis-Benn dedicates her second novel to the ‘memory of the untold stories of undocumented immigrants’. We first meet Patsy in 1998 in Jamaica; she is standing in the hot sun in a long queue at the U.S. Embassy. She…
Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
This book is one wild ride: a hectic riffling through the back catalogue of literature, a throwing ofbooks into the back seat of an unglamorous car, and a helter-skelter drive across an America heaving and straining under the forces that…
Very Nice by Marcy Dermansky
Booksellers are frequently asked for recommendations for ‘uplifting’ books. Whether as an antidote to turbulent times, for a relative in hospital, or for a holiday read, a novel with wit and levity is a wonderful thing.
Marcy Dermansky has delivered…
The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
On an isolated island, things are disappearing. Ribbon, hat, bird. One by one, they all disappear, and soon, the inhabitants of the island forget they ever existed at all. The disappearances are enforced by the Memory Police, and those who…
Nobber by Oisín Fagan
The year is 1348, and it’s a deadly one. Quite literally. As with pretty much everywhere else, thePlague (or Black Death) has ravaged the Irish landscape, decimating the population. The survivors and the few resources left are easy prey to…
Inland by Téa Obreht
Many readers will remember Téa Obreht’s impressive debut novel, The Tiger’s Wife, which won the Orange Prize back in 2011. Inland is the author’s sophomore outing and Obreht once again displays a remarkable talent for blending folklore and reality…
Expectation by Anna Hope
Now in their mid-thirties, Cate and Hannah, friends since high school, are drifting apart. Oxford-educated Cate is a new mum who has relocated to Canterbury in a house purchased by her in-laws. She’s worried that the life she’s living is…
The Travelers by Regina Porter
Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Regina Porter has an award-winning background in playwriting, and it shows in every line of her much-anticipated debut novel, The Travelers. Pitched as anintergenerational multi-family saga, The Travelers is certainly that, and more, but the…
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