Here is my autumnal reading list.
From the publisher:
Translated by Bryan KaretnykA Times No.1 and Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellerA classic Japanese mystery, from the author of The Honjin Murders‘The Japanese Agatha Christie’ Sara Cox, Between the…
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The story of a hotel. The story of a nation.BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan – the first book from one of the…
Recommended by Liv
The Wax Child - the narrator of this novel - gives their account of a 17th-century witch trial and bears testament to human folly, the persecution of women and the solidarity of these “victims of untruth”. Ravn's novel reads like one long incantation – it's deeply unsettling and eery – but there's also a sense of humour rooted in its irony.
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Translated by Megan McDowellIn Somebody is Walking on Your Grave, Mariana Enriquez blends journalistic rigour and her fascination with the macabre as we encounter famous graveyards steeped in history, such as Montparnasse in…
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“A unique and breath-taking talent.” —Scarlett Thomas“Consistently funny — and unexpectedly sympathetic.” —The GuardianSET IN SANTIAGO towards the end of Pinochet’s dictatorship,…
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Translated by Nick CaistorWhen the Soviet Union invaded Finland in November 1939, they were not expecting the Finns to fight back – much less to prevail. Olivier Norek’s riveting, heart-pounding, epic historical thriller is…
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Translated by Yui KajitaOver 24 million copies of The Samurai Detective series have been sold in Japan. Shotaro Ikenami's unique blend of cosy intrigue and rich historical setting has made him one of Japan's most beloved authors.It has…
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