FICTION
Released: July 6, 2010
"It is extraordinary that a story which carries such a weight of sorrow is never depressing, but Norman the master craftsman pulls it off. "
Norman (best known for
The Bird Artist, 1994) scores again with this gripping account of a family ripped apart by obsession and murder.
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FICTION
Released: July 6, 2010
"If laughter actually is the best medicine, fortunate readers of this wonderful novel will surely enjoy perfect health for the rest of their days."
A planned political assassination is the central subject of this delightful 1997 novel, the third to reach English translation from its award-winning, highly popular Polish author (
The Mighty Angel, 2009, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: June 29, 2010
"It's as difficult to put this novel down as it is to overestimate Mitchell's virtually unparalleled mastery of dramatic construction, illuminating characterizations and insight into historical conflict and change. Comparisons to Tolstoy are inevitable, and right on the money. "
Another Booker Prize nomination is likely to greet this ambitious and fascinating fifth novel--a full-dress historical, and then some--from the prodigally gifted British author (
Black Swan Green, 2006, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: June 8, 2010
"Another ambitious change of pace from talented and visionary Egan, who reinvents the novel for the 21st century while affirming its historic values."
"Time's a goon," as the action moves from the late 1970s to the early 2020s while the characters wonder what happened to their youthful selves and ideals.
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FICTION
Released: June 1, 2010
"More than worth the wait."
A sequel to
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love (1989) that sings with the sweet sensuality of its predecessor.
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FICTION
Released: May 27, 2010
"Patented Larsson, meaning fast-paced enough to make those Jason Bourne films seem like Regency dramas."
