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A Distant Shore
Caryl Phillips’ complex portrayal of two outsiders in an English village shows them finding a comfort in each other's presence that alleviates their isolation
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The Light of Day
Graham Swift’s powerful and atmospheric tale of murder, redemption and of the discovery, for better or worse, of the hidden forces inside us
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Heligoland
A friendless orphan turned middle-aged drifter finds a lasting refuge in Shena MacKay’s curiously eccentric and warm-hearted novel
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The Romantic
Barbara Gowdy unravels romance through the misadventures of the incurable Louise Kirk, who flies to love again and again like a moth at a lamp
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Waxwings
Exquisitely written, funny and hugely entertaining, Jonathan Raban’s Waxwings brilliantly captures the landscape and life of contemporary America
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Brick Lane
An epic yet intimate novel set in the Asian community in London’s East End, full of warm humour and strikingly imagined by Monica Ali
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The Harmony Silk Factory
Tash Aw’s acclaimed first novel is a multi-layered story of love and regret set against the turmoil of mid-20th century Malaysia
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This Thing of Darkness
Harry Thompson’s gripping fictional account of the 1831 journey of HMS Beagle, a voyage that would change the world, and the lives of two men, forever
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A Long Long Way
Sebastian Barry’s powerful novel about the harsh realities of war examines the Great War from the perspective of Irish soldiers fighting for Britain
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Never Let Me Go
Thought-provoking and unsettling by turns, Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel gradually unveils the true nature of three children’s apparently happy childhoods