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The story of Tessa Ensler and her fight with the legal system goes from stage to page — but the play’s power is often missing
This deft exploration of human genetics is strange, unsettling and one of the novelist’s best
The impressive follow-up to ‘Harlem Shuffle’ brings depth and complexity to familiar characters — not least New York City itself
Characters from the crime writer’s Strafford and Quirke series join forces in this latest whodunnit that will have readers hooked
In the hands of the Spanish master, a tale of espionage becomes a powerful tool for philosophy and cerebral game-playing
Dani Shapiro’s decades-hopping novel shines with deep truths as it follows two families through tragedy and transformation
The author’s latest novel revisits familiar territory, but its reliance on caricature is at odds with more serious themes
The young British author fulfils his early promise with this dazzling comic dystopia, bringing human warmth to his cacophony of ideas
Stephen May’s intelligent novel evokes time spent in Britain from the perspective of the future Soviet dictator and his associates
Alex Preston’s bawdy, adult take on ‘Moonfleet’ proves that the historical maritime novel still has wind in its sails
The Nobel-winner wrestles the complex and fascinating story of Guatemala and US corporate ambitions into a compelling narrative
A riotous account of a couple’s late-life planning marks a provocative break from mainstream liberal sensibilities
A reimagining of a terrible tragedy that explores what would have happened had five children been spared from a bomb blast
Alain Mabanckou’s funny novel centres on tribalism and violence in postcolonial Africa
History meets reality TV in Timur Vermes’s finely translated novel
The writer has harnessed the profound lightheartedness of his short stories in the longer form
An Iron Age re-enactment camp stirs up some dark beliefs about Britishness in this carefully sculpted novel
An extraordinary debut novel set on an island where myth and reality overlap
Interlinked short stories showcase a gift for marrying icy detachment with real compassion
An enjoyable trip across the British archipelago keeps good literary company
Religions old and new are deftly explored in this tale of a family trying to stay united
Reflections on birds and their place in the literary imagination
An extraordinary hymn to threatened seabirds breaks down the barriers separating science and poetry
Birds take on a symbolic role in this avant-garde novel set in a seaside town
A portrait of a country divided leaves Alex Preston marvelling that writing this good could have come so fast
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