Greek Lessons by Han Kang (2006)
admin The text explores the themes of language, silence, and connection through the interconnected narratives of multiple characters. The story revolves around a silent woman who, after losing her ability to…
@Gatsby by Jane Crowther (2024)
In this modern retelling of The Great Gatsby, Nic Carraway, a young woman from a wealthy background, embarks on an adventure in New York to gain life experience for her…
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka (2022)
Maali Alemeida wakes up to find himself in a ghoulish tax office that he later realises is in fact the afterlife. He doesn’t know how he died; he’s a war…
The Promise by Damon Galgut (2021)
The Swarts are an Afrikaans family who have owned and lived on the same large farm near Pretoria for several generations. The book opens just after the death of Rachel…
异兽志 (Strange Beasts of China) by Yan Ge (2006)
A female novelist “specialising in beastly tales” writes a column for the Yong’an paper in which she tells the stories of the different breeds of beasts living in the city…
Limpia (Clean) by Alia Trabucco Zeran (2023)
The book opens with the revelation that at the end of the story a little girl will die. From that moment on we follow Estela’s first-person account of the facts…
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray (2023)
Cass is in her final year of school and is about to take her Leaving Cert; she’s hoping to get the grades to go to Trinty college with her best…
The Fury by Alex Michaelides (2023)
Elliot Chase narrates the story, and off the bat he admits that while he will try to be as objective as possible, there are times when his opinions and perceptions…
Palm Meridian by Grace Flahive (2024)
In the novel with alternating timelines, the story unfolds in two distinct threads. The first timeline takes place in 2062 at the Palm Meridian retirement home in Florida, where a…
Private Rites by Julia Armfield (2024)
The world is ending – slowly, and without much ceremony. It has been raining for a very long time, ferries are now the most sensible mode of transport in a…