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The Darling by Russell Banks A novel of great political scope and superb writing. The Sea by John Banville The new novel by the author of the unforgettable The Untouchable. My Ear to His Heart by Hanif Kureishi Through an evocation of his father’s life, the author revisits all the themes which have made him – along with Salman Rushdie – one of the great contemporary writers in the English language. The Alchemy of Desire by Tejpal Tarun A new Indian voice. A dazzling novel. |
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THREE BOOKS OF POETRY: |
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Migration: Collected Poems by W.S. Merwin This collection includes Merwin’s searing new poems written in September 2001, following the World Trade Center tragedy in New York. Overlord: Poems by Jorie Graham Drawing on some of the letters of the thousands of young American soldiers who crossed over to England to participate in the Landing Operations in Normandy. Poignant. Collected Poems by Czeslaw Milosz To be read over and over again. |
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A VIBRANT HOMAGE TO CITIES WHOSE PASTS WE LONG FOR: |
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Alexandria, City of Memory by Michael Haag Salonica, City of Ghosts: Christians, Muslims and Jews, 1430 – 1950 by Mark Mazower Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk |
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FOUR NOVELS THAT SHED LIGHT ON TODAY'S LIFE & SOCIETY IN ENGLAND: |
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Saturday by Ian McEwan A Long Way Down by Nick Hornby The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe Double Vision by Pat Barker |
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THREE NOVELS WORTH NOTING: |
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Until I Find You by John Irving Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer The History of Love by Nicole Krauss |
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NON-FICTION WE RECOMMEND: |
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Bloody Foreigners: The Story of Immigration to Britain by Robert Winder Dark Age Ahead by Jane Jacobs The United States of Europe by T.R.Reid |
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The American Enemy by Philippe Roger John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics by Richard Parker Perfectly Reasonable Deviations from the Beaten Track (Letters) by Richard Feynman La Vie en Bleu: France and The French since 1900 by Rod Kedward Voices From Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear War by Svetlana Alexievich Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older: How Memory Shapes Our Past by Douwe Draaisma |
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