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Is Mother Dead

Is Mother Dead

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A cat and mouse game of surveillance and psychological torment develops between a middle aged...

Convenience Store Woman

Convenience Store Woman

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Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same...

Will and Testament

Will and Testament

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Long-listed for the National Book Award for Translated Literature. Four siblings. Two summer...

Ivan and Phoebe

Ivan and Phoebe

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Ivan and Phoebe chronicles the lives of several young people involved in the Ukrainian student...

The Empusium – A Health Resort Horror Story

The Empusium – A Health Resort Horror Story

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Olga Tokarczuk has done it again! A powerful mix of gothic horror and philosophical ideas stirred...

Down the Rabbit Hole

Down the Rabbit Hole

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Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wants...

Vernon Subutex One

Vernon Subutex One

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL 2018 Who is Vernon Subutex? An urban legend. A fall...

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me

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From the author of Down The Rabbit Hole. 'I don't expect anyone to believe me,' warns the narrator...

The Hunger of Women

The Hunger of Women

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Rosa is sick with anxiety and abandonment... To fill the void she begins to cook all sorts of...

The Witch of Portobello

The Witch of Portobello

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"How do we find the courage to be true to ourselves - even if we are unsure of who we are?" That...

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Tokyo Express

Author: Seichō Matsumoto

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young and beautiful couple are discovered. Sta

Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon

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Night Train to Lisbon follows Raimund Gregorius, a 57-year-old Classics scholar, on a journey that t

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I'm Not Scared

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One relentlessly hot summer, six children explore the scorched wheat fields that enclose their tiny

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