Book type: fiction (6167)
3871.
Sisters Under the Rising Sun : A Novel by Heather Morris EN
Country: Oceania / 
New Zealand
New Zealand
Description:
The phenomenal new novel, based on a true story, from the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Cilka's Journey and Three Sisters. 1942. Singapore is falling to the Japanese Army. English musician Norah Chambers places her eight-year-old daughter Sally on a ship leaving Singapore, desperate to keep her safe. As the island burns, Australian nurse Nesta James joins the terrified cargo of people, including the heartbroken Norah, crammed aboard the HMS Vyner Brooke. After only two days at sea, the ship is bombarded and sunk. Nesta and Norah reach the beaches of Indone... continue
3872.
Country: Europe / 
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
In a magical ancient Britain, three siblings become entangled in a tale of treachery, love and murder. Lucy Holland's lyrical story retells 'The Two Sisters' for a modern audience.
3873.
Sit Down and Listen: Stories from South Africa by Ellen Kuzwayo EN
Country: Africa / 
South Africa
South Africa
Description:
'For so many years now,' writes the author of this delightful collection, 'we have owned our stories while owning so little else.'
Ellen Kuzwayo's autobiography Call Me Woman was an international bestseller. At last we hear her extraordinarily distinct voice again, this time in a series of stories culled from her rich personal experience as community leader, social worker, teacher and black woman in South Africa.
These tales explore the complex life of contemporary black South Africa through the traditional form of story-telling. But the stories themselves are no... continue
3874.
Sitt Marie Rose : A Novel by Etel Adnan EN
LebanonDescription:
Translated from the French by Georgina Kleege. SITT MARIE ROSE, an SPD bestseller, is the story of a woman abducted by militiamen during the civil war in Lebanon. Already a classic of war literature, it won the France-Pays Arabes award in Paris and has been translated into six languages. Fiction.
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Six Macedonian Poets by Igor Isakovski (Editor) EN
Country: Europe / 
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Description:
The eighth in Arc's New Voices from Europe and Beyond series of anthologies, Six Macedonian Poets features the work of three men and three women - Elizabeta Bakovska (b. 1969), Lidija Dimkovska (b. 1971), Bogomil Gjuzel (b. 1939), Igor Isakovski (b. 1970), Jovica Ivanovski (b. 1961) and Katica Kulavkova (b. 1951) - who have helped to shape the face of contemporary Macedonian poetry over the past five decades. Translated by a range of highly-regarded translators, and introduced by the editor of Macedonia's leading online literary magazine Blesok, this volume is a window on the poetry of one of ... continue
3876.
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo EN
IsraelDescription:
The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with Shadow and Bone, an original series Enter the Grishaverse with the #1 New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows. Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price--and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can't pull it off alone. . . . A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith... continue
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Six récits au fil inconstant des jours by Fu Shen FR
ChinaDescription:
Le premier chapitre "Félicité de la vie conjugale" décrit la rencontre de Chen Fou avec sa femme Yun, Mais rapidement elle tombe malade; Le récit continue avec le deuxième chapitre "Les petits agréments de l'existence" qui parle des petits rien de la vie, on peut y décerner un certain épicurisme. Le troisième chapitre "Les chagrins de l'existence" est l'un des moins positifs, il raconte la fin de vie de Yun et les difficultés financières. Le dernier chapitre "Le plaisi... continue
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Sju tomme hus by Samantha Schweblin NO
Country: South America / 
Argentina
Argentina
Description:
I novellesamlingen Sju tomme hus utforsker Samanta Schweblin dagliglivets små og store fryktelige øyeblikk. Hun er skarp og presis og har en egen evne til å mane frem en ladet stemning. De som har lest hennes to romaner, Feberdrøm og Kentuki, vil kjenne igjen stilen. Hun skriver om det merkelige ved det normale, og det normale med det merkelige. Sju tomme hus fikk Ribera del Duero-prisen i 2015. Det er verdens største pris for noveller og deles ut annethvert år for beste novellesamling skrevet på spansk.
3879.
Country: Europe / United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Description:
Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage and encounters a strange being who changes his world forever.
3880.
Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson EN
Country: North America / 
Jamaica
Jamaica
Description:
A new collection of short stories from Hopkinson, including "Greedy Choke Puppy," which Africana.com called "a cleverly crafted West Indian story featuring the appearance of both the soucouyant (vampire) & lagahoo (werewolf)," "Ganger (Ball Lightning)," praised by the Washington Post Book World as written in "prose [that] is vivid & immediate," this collection reveals Hopkinson's breadth & accomplishments as a storyteller.