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Books are dangerous things in Collins's alternate universe, a place vaguely reminiscent of 19th-century England. It's a world in which people visit book binders to rid themselves of painful or treacherous memories. Once their stories have been told and are bound between the pages of a book, the slate is wiped clean and their memories lose the power to hurt or haunt them. After having suffered some sort of mental collapse and no longer able to keep up with his farm chores, Emmett Farmer is sent to the workshop of one such binder to live and work as her apprentice. Leaving behind home and family, Emmett slowly regains his health while learning the binding trade. He is forbidden to enter the locked room where books are stored, so he spends many months marbling end pages, tooling leather book covers, and gilding edges. But his curiosity is piqued by the people who come and go from the inner sanctum, and the arrival of the lordly Lucian Darnay, with whom he senses a connection, changes everything.
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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.
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Freshwater is a must-read for individuals who are intrigued with experimental and thought-provoking reads. This novel follows Ada, a young Nigerian woman, who struggles to understand herself and the powerful entities that exist within her. All narrated through the various perspectives of her selves, Freshwater seamlessly blends Igbo spirituality and existential philosophy to deliver a truly unique and captivating read.
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Carmen Maria Machado
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Gardner
Her Body And Other Parties
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A prize-winning, genre-bending collection of short stories that has already achieved cult status, Her Body and Other Parties is unique, unsettling and totally original. Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. Bodies become inconsequential, humans become monstrous, and anger becomes erotic. A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite.
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Shehan Karunatilaka
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
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Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka.Ten years after his prize-winning novel Chinaman established him as one of Sri Lanka’s foremost authors, Shehan Karunatilaka is back with a “thrilling satire” (Economist) and rip-roaring state-of-the-nation epic that offers equal parts mordant wit and disturbing, profound truths.
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Three generations of Taiwanese American women are haunted by the myths of their homeland in this blazing debut about one family's queer desires, violent impulses, and buried secrets.One evening, Mother tells Daughter a story about a tiger spirit who lived in a woman's body. She was called Hu Gu Po, and she hungered to eat children, especially their toes. Soon afterwards, Daughter awakes with a tiger tail. And more mysterious events follow: Holes in the backyard spit up letters penned by her grandmother; a visiting aunt arrives with snakes in her belly; a brother tests the possibility of flight. All the while, Daughter is falling for Ben, a neighborhood girl with mysterious powers of her own. As the two young lovers translate the grandmother's letters, Daughter begins to understand that each woman in her family embodies a myth — and that she will have to bring her family's secrets to light in order to change their destiny. With a poetic voice of crackling electricity, K-Ming Chang is an explosive young writer who combines the wit and fabulism of Helen Oyeyemi with the subversive storytelling of Maxine Hong Kingston. Tracing one family's history from Taiwan to America, from Arkansas to California, Bestiary is a novel of migration, queer lineages, and girlhood.
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Shehan Karunatilaka
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Penguin
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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida : WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE
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"The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" is a gripping, dark yet humorous novel that follows the journey of Maali Almeida, a war photographer, who wakes up dead and must contact his loved ones in the afterlife. The book beautifully interweaves Sri Lankan history, politics and culture with Maali's personal story. The most unique and distinctive feature of the book is its engaging exploration of the afterlife and its vividly depicted characters. Recommended for those who enjoy historical fiction with a twist.
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Freshwater could be a good read for those who are looking for a deeply introspective and thought-provoking book. Through the journey of Ada, this book explores the complex nature of identity, mental health, and spirituality in a uniquely captivating way. It delves into themes of trauma, dissociation, and the struggle to find oneself, offering a powerful and raw portrayal of the human psyche. Freshwater will leave you questioning the boundaries of self and challenging your perception of reality.
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Books are dangerous things in Collins's alternate universe, a place vaguely reminiscent of 19th-century England. It's a world in which people visit book binders to rid themselves of painful or treacherous memories. Once their stories have been told and are bound between the pages of a book, the slate is wiped clean and their memories lose the power to hurt or haunt them. After having suffered some sort of mental collapse and no longer able to keep up with his farm chores, Emmett Farmer is sent to the workshop of one such binder to live and work as her apprentice. Leaving behind home and family, Emmett slowly regains his health while learning the binding trade. He is forbidden to enter the locked room where books are stored, so he spends many months marbling end pages, tooling leather book covers, and gilding edges. But his curiosity is piqued by the people who come and go from the inner sanctum, and the arrival of the lordly Lucian Darnay, with whom he senses a connection, changes everything...
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Jeanette Winterson
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The World and Other Places : Stories
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"The World and Other Places" is a perfect read for those who are looking for a diverse collection of stories that range from the unusual (like a world where sleep is banned) to the everyday struggles of owning a pet. Jeanette Winterson's stories are unique, imaginative, and deeply emotional. The collection presents a range of worlds and emotions that will have you hooked until the very end.
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Helen Oyeyemi
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Pan
Macmillan
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
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From the award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird and Mr. Fox comes an enchanting collection of intertwined stories. Playful, ambitious, and exquisitely imagined, What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours is cleverly built around the idea of keys, literal and metaphorical. The key to a house, the key to a heart, the key to a secret—Oyeyemi’s keys not only unlock elements of her characters’ lives, they promise further labyrinths on the other side. In “Books and Roses” one special key opens a library, a garden, and clues to at least two lovers’ fates. In “Is Your Blood as Red as This?” an unlikely key opens the heart of a student at a puppeteering school. “‘Sorry’ Doesn’t Sweeten Her Tea” involves a “house of locks,” where doors can be closed only with a key—with surprising, unobservable developments. And in “If a Book Is Locked There’s Probably a Good Reason for That Don't You Think,” a key keeps a mystical diary locked (for good reason). Oyeyemi’s creative vision and storytelling are effervescent, wise, and insightful, and her tales span multiple times and landscapes as they tease boundaries between coexisting realities. Is a key a gate, a gift, or an invitation? What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours captivates as it explores the many possible answers.
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Erin Morgenstern
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Random
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The Starless Sea
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This book could be a good read for you if you are captivated by the idea of diving into a magical underground world filled with love, adventure, and the power of stories. Get ready to be completely swept away into a mesmerizing labyrinth of enchantment, as you follow Zachary's journey of self-discovery and unravel the mysteries hidden within the pages of a magical book. With its vivid descriptions and intricate plot, The Starless Sea will transport you to a realm where imagination knows no bounds and where the power of literature holds the key to unlocking hidden truths.
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NEW SERIES: These are the best of Jeanette Winterson’s backlist – and we will be creating bold, iconoclastic look that speaks to a new generation of readers
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"Someday" is a thought-provoking journey that delves deeper into Levithan's unique concept of love and identity presented in "Every Day." If you felt connected to A's existential wanderings and the complexities of their emotions, this sequel will not only satisfy your curiosity but will also challenge you to think about the nature of the soul and what it means to be truly human. It's the perfect companion for those who left "Every Day" with questions, offering more depth, more heart, and an even greater exploration of A's remarkable life.
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Fowley-Doyle Moira
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Random
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Spellbook Of The Lost & Found
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"Spellbook Of The Lost And Found" is a perfect read for those who love mystical and magical stories. Moïra Fowley-Doyle has crafted a unique tale that takes readers through a world of secrets and charms that bring back lost things. This book is highly recommended for people who are looking for a charming mystery with a touch of magic.
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"Winterson is a master of her material, a writer in whom great talent deeply abides." — Vanity Fair First published to great acclaim in 1987, this arresting, elegant novel from Jeanette Winterson uses Napolean’s Europe as the setting for a tantalizing surrealistic romance between an observer of history and a creature of fantasy. Jeanette Winterson’s novels have established her as one of the most important young writers in world literature. The Passion is perhaps her most highly acclaimed work, a modern classic that confirms her special claim on the novel. Set during the tumultuous years of the Napoleonic Wars, The Passion intertwines the destinies of two remarkable people: Henri, a simple French soldier, who follows Napoleon from glory to Russian ruin; and Villanelle, the red-haired, web-footed daughter of a Venetian boatman, whose husband has gambled away her heart. In Venice’s compound of carnival, chance, and darkness, the pair meet their singular destiny.In her unique and mesmerizing voice, Winterson blends reality with fantasy, dream, and imagination to weave a hypnotic tale with stunning effects.
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Nina LaCour delivers another emotional knockout with Watch Over Me, the eagerly anticipated follow-up to the Printz Award-winning We Are Okay.Mila is used to being alone. Maybe that’s why she said yes to the opportunity: living in this remote place, among the flowers and the fog and the crash of waves far below.But she hadn’t known about the ghosts.Newly graduated from high school, Mila has aged out of the foster care system. So when she’s offered a job and a place to stay at a farm on an isolated part of the Northern California Coast, she immediately accepts. Maybe she will finally find a new home, a real home. The farm is a refuge, but also haunted by the past traumas its young residents have come to escape. And Mila’s own terrible memories are starting to rise to the surface.Watch Over Me is another stunner from Printz Award-Winning author Nina LaCour, whose empathetic, lyrical prose is at the heart of this modern ghost story of resilience and rebirth.
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T.J. Klune
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Pan
Macmillan
The House In The Cerulean Sea
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Imagine a story where whimsy meets warmth and wisdom—that's "The House in the Cerulean Sea." It's for you if you enjoy tales that mix fantasy with profound human connections, all while challenging societal norms. You'll likely find yourself rooting for the underdogs, cherishing the notion of found families, and appreciating the subtle commentary on love's power over prejudice.
Rainbow Rowell
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Macmillan
Scattered Showers
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If you enjoy seeing the quirks and charms of love in all its forms, "Scattered Showers" could be your next cozy read. Each story by Rainbow Rowell has a unique spin, offering laughter and warmth in bitesize tales that celebrate the odd and wonderful ways we find connection. Whether it's romance with a fantastical twist or the poignant depths of friendship, this collection promises a heartwarming journey.
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The House in the Cerulean Sea is a heartwarming and whimsical tale that will transport readers to a magical island filled with unique and enchanting characters. TJ Klune's exceptional storytelling will leave you feeling joy, love, and hope, as you follow Linus Baker's journey to discover an unlikely family in an unexpected place. The book's unique mix of fantasy and contemporary themes, combined with its witty and humorous writing style, make it a must-read for anyone looking for a fantastical escape.
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