In New York City, an Albanian interpreter cannot help but become entangled in her clients' struggles, despite her husband's cautions. When she reluctantly agrees to work with Alfred, a Kosovar torture survivor, during his therapy sessions... Zobraziť viac
Headshot is the story of the eight best teenage girl boxers in the United States, told over the two days of a championship tournament and structured as a series of face-offs... Zobraziť viac
Vivian Gornick's relationship with her mother is difficult. At the age of forty-five, she regularly meets her mother for strolls along the streets of Manhattan. Occasionally they'll hit a pleasant stride fondly recalling a shared nostalgia or... Zobraziť viac
A collection of eighteen deliciously disturbing tales by Saki, the Edwardian master of the short story. Saki's sharp satire pierces the polite veneer of country house parties, hunting meets and evenings round the pianola. Wild beasts stampede through... Zobraziť viac
A love story that feels both new and achingly true, capturing the intensity, uncertainties and intimacy of falling for someone. Art student Isogai first models for one of his tutors, the much older Yuri, then begins a passionate affair with her... Zobraziť viac
‘I learned that before entering the kitchen, I must get the measure of its hold over me.’Food can embody our personal history as well as wider cultural histories. But what are the stories we tell ourselves about the kitchen, and how... Zobraziť viac
Belly Up is a story collection that contains ghosts, mediums, a lover obsessed with the sound of harps tuning, teenage girls who believe they are actually plants, gulag prisoners who outsmart a terrible warden, and carnivorous churches. Zobraziť viac
An evocative meditation on longing and buried resentment, set in the beautiful Croatian city of Zadar. Ivona has returned to her childhood home to care for her father. While there, she reconnects with the man she divorced over ten years ago and finds... Zobraziť viac
Liverpool, 1950. A teenage girl's infatuation with her theatre director unfolds amidst backstage drama, lost innocence, and the lingering shadows of war. A darkly comic tale of love and miscommunication. Zobraziť viac
An enduring gem, Joe Brainard’s I Remember is a literary and artistic cult classic. Brainard’s method was brilliantly simple: to set down specific memories as they rose to the surface of his consciousness, each beginning with the refrain ‘I remember’: ‘I Zobraziť viac
Wallace has spent his summer in the lab breeding a strain of microscopic worms. He is four years into a biochemistry degree at a lakeside Midwestern university, a life that s a world away from his childhood in Alabama. His father died a few weeks ago... Zobraziť viac
Friendship, class, and desire collide in this razor-sharp, darkly funny novel. A factory outing promises passion and terror, leading to a brutal end. Zobraziť viac
Before the hospital, we had often raised our hands towards each other as we’d gone through life together. A man sits in a cafe, sipping a green juice and watching the world go by. A white butterfly flutters through the air; a calico cat jumps onto... Zobraziť viac
Wallace has spent his summer in the lab breeding a strain of microscopic worms. He is four years into a biochemistry degree at a lakeside Midwestern university, a life that s a world away from his childhood in Alabama. His father died a few weeks ago... Zobraziť viac
Following the Nazi occupation of Prague, Josef Roubick, an ordinary ex-bank clerk, finds his whole world rendered extraordinary. Overnight he changes from being a simple Czech citizen to being a hunted Jew... Zobraziť viac
The classic book on shopping, cooking and eating with courage and gusto when food is scarce and the wolf is at the door. Since we must eat to live, we might as well do it with both grace and gusto. Written in 1942 to inspire courage in... Zobraziť viac
Outside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardo’s red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine it’s coming from Da Giannino’s... Zobraziť viac
