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Recommended Reads - August 2012

  • Tigers in Red Weather

    Tigers in Red Weather
    Liza Klaussmann

    Paperback · 05 Jul 2012 · €17.35

    The Second World War is just ending, Nick's cousin Helena has left her in search of married bliss in Hollywood, and Nick's husband is coming home. Everything is about to change. A decade later, on the cusp of adolescence, Nick's daughter and Helena's son make a sinister discovery that plunges the island's bright heat into private shadow.

  • The Scent of Lemon Leaves

    The Scent of Lemon Leaves
    Clara Sanchez

    Paperback · 21 Jun 2012 · €17.35

    As well as being a powerful account of self-discovery and an exploration of history and redemption, The Scent of Lemon Leaves is a sophisticated and nail-biting page-turner by one of Spain's most accomplished authors.

  • Summerland

    Summerland
    Elin Hilderbrand

    Paperback · 05 Jul 2012 · €18.70

    Atmospheric, intelligent women's commercial fiction that explores the secrets and lies that can lurk beneath even the closest of friendships.

  • The Dinner

    The Dinner
    Herman Koch

    Paperback · 01 Aug 2012 · €17.35

    A phenomenon that has sent shockwaves across Europe, The Dinner will be the talking point of the summer.

  • A Good American

    A Good American
    Alex George

    Paperback · 02 Aug 2012 · €17.35

    Germany, 1904: When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute they take one destined for New Orleans, and later find themselves, in the small town of Beatrice, Missouri. They embark on their new life together.