The Sea

An ageing narrator revisits a coastal village from his childhood in this melancholic novel by John Banville.

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Heartburn

Pot roasts, potatoes, and humble pie are stuffed into the pages of this side-splitting novel by Nora Ephron.

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Ramayana: A Retelling

Microscopic monkey gods fight tentacled beasts in Daljit Nagra's vibrant retelling of an ancient poem.

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The Translator

A Sudanese woman adjusts to life in Aberdeen in this touching novel about exile and friendship by Leila Aboulela.

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