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Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of
the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light
on the human experience - classics which will endure for
generations to come. He folded his fear into a perfect rose. He
held it out in the palm of his hand. She took it from him and put
it in her hair Estha and Rahel, seven-year-old twins, are growing
up amidst vats of banana jam, mountains of peppercorns and scenes
of political turbulence in Kerala. But when their beautiful young
cousin Sophie arrives, their world is irrevocably shaken. An
illicit liaison and tragedies both accidental and intentional
expose things that lurk unsaid, in a country drifting dangerously
towards unrest. Winner of the Booker Prize, The God of Small Things
is lush, lyrical and unnerving: a literary sensation and a modern
classic. 'A voice of breathtaking beauty... a masterpiece' Observer
From New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the second novel in the beloved Regency-set world of her charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix.
Anthony Bridgerton needs a wife.
Having spent his twenties in a rakish pursuit of pleasure (whilst taking care to ensure the financial security of his mother and seven younger siblings and mother) he knows it's high time he settled down and ensured the continuation of the Bridgerton line.
Edwina Sheffield is considered the most beautiful debutante of the current season. She is also sweet, innocent and eminently biddable - Anthony is sure she'll make a perfectly acceptable wife and vows to make her his.
The only obstacle in his way is Edwina's older sister, Kate. Kate is determined to do all she can to allow her sister the chance to marry for love rather than convenience. And the roguish viscount is beginning to think he may have met his match in Kate's keen wit and sharp tongue. Until, that is, he makes the mistake of kissing her...
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Widowland
(Paperback)
C.J. Carey
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From an acclaimed horror writer, a chilling tale of blood-hungry
children who rise from the dead in this innovative spin on
apocalyptic vampire fiction.
"Suffer the Children" presents a terrifying tale of apocalyptic
fiction, as readers are introduced to Herod's Syndrome, a
devastating illness that suddenly and swiftly kills all young
children across the globe. Soon, they return from the grave...and
ask for blood. And with blood, they stop being dead. They continue
to remain the children they once were...but only for a short time,
as they need more blood to live. The average human body holds ten
pints of blood, so the inevitable question for parents everywhere
becomes: How far would you go to bring "your" child back?
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Shy
(Hardcover, Main)
Max Porter
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From the bestselling author of Grief is the Thing with Feathers and
Lanny, Shy is a novel about guilt, rage, imagination and boyhood.
It is about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not
alone. This is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a
troubled teenage boy. You mustn't do that to yourself Shy. You
mustn't hurt yourself like that. He is wandering into the night
listening to the voices in his head: his teachers, his parents, the
people he has hurt and the people who are trying to love him. Got
your special meds, nutcase? He is escaping Last Chance, a home for
'very disturbed young men', and walking into the haunted space
between his night terrors, his past and the heavy question of his
future.
A haunting tale of an Africa and an adolescence undergoing
tremendous changes from the talented bestseller and award-winning
author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Fifteen-year-old Kambili's world
is circumscribed by the high walls of her family compound and the
frangipani trees she can see from her bedroom window. Her wealthy
Catholic father, although generous and well-respected in the
community, is repressive and fanatically religious at home. Her
life is lived under his shadow and regulated by schedules: prayer,
sleep, study, and more prayer. She lives in fear of his violence
and the words in her textbooks begin to turn to blood in front of
her eyes. When Nigeria begins to fall apart under a military coup,
Kambili's father, involved in mysterious ways with the unfolding
political crisis, sends Kambili and her brother away to their
aunt's. The house is noisy and full of laughter. Here she discovers
love and a life - dangerous and heathen - beyond the confines of
her father's authority. The visit will lift the silence from her
world and, in time, reveal a terrible, bruising secret at the heart
of her family life. This first novel is about the promise of
freedom; about the blurred lines between the old gods and the new;
between childhood and adulthood; between love and hatred. An
extraordinary debut, 'Purple Hibiscus' is a compelling novel which
captures both a country and an adolescence at a time of tremendous
change.
Die kortverhale in Maansiek verken 'n wye register: die Rooms-Katolieke geloof, charismatiese aanbidding, Afrika-mistiek, erotiek en moederskap, konflik tussen ras en geslag en sosiale status, spanning tussen die hede en die historiese, die sienlike en die onsienlike.
As basis vir sommige verhale dien 'n nugter koerantberig of tydskrifartikel uit vervloe dekades wat binne die verhaalkonteks tegelyk humoristies en ontstellend is.
Ander is gegrond op minder bekende aspekte van bekende figure of vertellings van onbekende vroue met uiteenlopende agtergronde.
'Completely blew me away.' Daisy Johnson, author of Everything
Under 'One of the most dazzling debuts I've ever read.' Taiye
Selasi, author of Ghana Must Go 'I'm urging everyone to read it.'
Sophie Mackintosh, author of The Water Cure Ada has always been
unusual. Her parents prayed her into existence, but something must
have gone awry. Their troubled child begins to develop separate
selves and is prone to fits of anger and grief.When Ada grows up
and heads to college in America, a traumatic event crystallises the
selves into something more powerful. As Ada fades into the
background of her own mind, these 'alters' - now protective, now
hedonistic - take control, shifting her life in a dangerous
direction.
Die geliefde skrywer Dana Snyman deel sy waarnemings en belewenisse van die vreemdste tye wat ons nog beleef het: Die boek begin triomfantelik met die Springbokke wat die Rugbywęreldbeker wen, en toegejuig word tydens optogte deur die hoofstede van ons land. Maar baie vinnig verander alles. Die koronavirus slaan toe, en die hele węreld word onderstebo gekeer. “Dinge is anders nou, meneer, in die tyd van die gif,” soos ’n ou oom by die plaaslike kafee vir Dana vertel.
Dana beskryf die eerste veertig dae van die eerste inperking; dan ry hy trein om sy sterwende vriend in Gauteng te gaan groet. Hy skryf oor die treinrit, en ook oor die treine wat nie meer ry nie. Laastens praat hy met die mense wat die grootste gevaar loop ter wille van ander – die dokters en verpleegsters wat die siekes versorg. Dan kry hy self ook Covid19.
Dana se kenmerkende fyn waarneming maak In Die Tyd Van Die Gif ’n leesmoet. Daar is pyn en verlies, maar ook geloof en hoop. Dit alles met ’n goeie skeut humor.
A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel: a Kite Runner for
Palestine 'One of the most thought-provoking books I've read ...
written with passion and honesty, and poetry' Daily Mail 'The
writer's pain - and the beauty of her prose - are very real'
Telegraph Palestine, 1948. Half a million Palestinians are forced
from their homes. A mother clutches her six-month-old son as
Israeli soldiers march through the village of Ein Hod. In a split
second, her son is snatched from her arms and the fate of the
Abulheja family is changed forever. Forced into a refugee camp in
Jenin and exiled from the ancient village that is their lifeblood,
the family struggles to rebuild their world. Their stories unfold
through the eyes of the youngest sibling, Amal, the daughter born
in the camp who will eventually find herself alone in the United
States; the eldest son who loses everything in the struggle for
freedom; the stolen son who grows up as an Israeli, becoming an
enemy soldier to his own brother. Mornings in Jenin is a
devastating novel of love and loss, war and oppression, and
heartbreak and hope, spanning five countries and four generations
of one of the most intractable conflicts of our lifetime.
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The Sisters
(Paperback)
Claire Douglas
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From the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of The Girls Who
Disappeared One lied. One died. When one sister dies, the other
must go to desperate lengths to survive After a tragic accident,
still haunted by her twin sister's death, Abi is making a fresh
start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, she is
quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle. When one
sister lies, she must protect her secret at all costs As Abi tries
to keep up with the demands of her fickle friends, strange things
start to happen - precious letters go missing and threatening
messages are left in her room. Is this the work of the beautiful
and capricious Bea? Or is Abi willing to go to any lengths to get
attention? When the truth outs, will either sister survive?
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