The Smith siblings farm quietly while troops train on the nearby beaches preparing for war in Europe. Then one night a German soldier washes up, confirming their fears that U-boats lurk offshore.
Smart, witty story of a young civil servant tasked with gathering figures from history to test whether time travel is feasible. Her particular charge is a Victorian polar explorer ready to embrace the challenges of running a time travel agency. Inventive and riotously entertaining.
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Booker shortlisted debut novel which explores the Netherlands’ failure to reckon with the fate of Dutch Jews: told through the lives, secrets and complicities of two families. Eloquently written, full of passion, with surprising and chilling twists.
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Very funny story of newly divorced Phoebe who takes herself off for a quiet break only to find herself caught up in the elaborate wedding preparations of a group of strangers and being mistaken for a guest.
A haunting, richly layered tapestry of artistic endeavour and resilience which culminates in the love story of Bonnie, a young American artist, and Mansour, a gifted Senegalese musician, who meet at a jazz club in 1960s New York.