“Outstanding . . . tender, sexy and alarming.”—Jim CraceWhen Alfred White, patriarch of the White family, collapses at work, his wife, May, and their three disparate children find themselves confronti
"A wise and beautiful book about what it feels like to be alive?I really loved it."?Zadie Smith"Maggie Gee's account of her life as a writer cuts to the bone as she relives triumphs, rejections, despa
“My Cleaner is a moving, funny, engrossing book.”—The Observer “Elegant, humorous and surprising, this is a classy performance.”—The Times “Beautifully observed, intelligent and moving.”—The Scotsman
Set in the near future, The Ice People imagines an ice age enveloping the Northern Hemisphere. It is Africa’s relative warmth that offers a last hope to northerly survivors. As relationships between m
In this apocalyptic novel by Maggie Gee, President Bliss is handling a tricky situation with customary brio, but after months of ceaseless rain the city is sinking under the floods. The rich are safe
"My Driver is an entertaining, droll novel, executed with a lovely, light touch. . . . Gee’s control of tone is supremely artful."—Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph"A tour de force—brilliantly structure
Who attacked Dad? When a corrupt, brutal dentist, Albert Ludd, is found battered and bloody after failing to attend a memorial party for his youngest son, suspicion falls on the dentist’s o
Presents stories of everyday life set against an intricately woven backdrop encompassing larger issues of poverty, race relations, and social prejudices. This title is about love that tell us somethin
"I have been dragged through time, summoned like a book requisitioned from a distant library,"" says Virginia Woolf, “resurrected” by modern-day author, Angela Lamb, working on Woolf manuscripts in th
Ghoussoub combines her own wartime immigrant experiences with a lively mix of imagination and reality. The result is deeply moving without being sentimental or even poignant, a sign that under the fli