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Wild Houses by Colin Barrett
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Wild Houses

A story of two outsiders striving to find themselves as their worlds collapse in chaos and violence, Wild Houses is the first novel from award-winning writer Colin Barrett
Author Colin Barrett
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Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett grew up in County Mayo, Ireland, and is a short story writer and novelist
Held by Anne Michaels
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Held

In a narrative that spans four generations, moments of connection and consequence ignite and re-ignite as the century unfolds
Author Anne Michaels
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Anne Michaels

Anne Michaels is a Canadian novelist and poet. Her books have been translated into more than 50 languages
Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner
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Creation Lake

A woman is caught in the crossfire between the past and the future in this part-spy novel, part-profound treatise on human history
This Strange Eventful History by Claire Messud
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This Strange Eventful History

This Strange Eventful History charts the Cassars' unfolding story, in a work of breathtaking historical sweep and vivid psychological intimacy
Playground by Richard Powers
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Playground

Playground explores that last wild place we have yet to colonise and interweaves profound themes of technology and the environment, and a deep exploration of our shared humanity
Enlightenment by Sarah Perry
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Enlightenment

A story of love and astronomy told over the course of 20 years through the lives of two improbable best friends

Author Sarah Perry
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Sarah Perry

Sarah Perry is an internationally bestselling author. She has a PhD in Creative Writing and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Orbital

Orbital is the winner of the Booker Prize 2024. Six astronauts rotate in the International Space Station. They are there to do vital work, but slowly they begin to wonder: what is life without Earth? What is Earth without humanity?