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What's On in Wales - Your Ultimate Guide
I’M AFRAID THAT’S ALL WE’VE GOT TIME FOR Jen Calleja (Prototype) From a London-based writer, a debut collection of short fiction that’s consistently inventive, envelopingly surreal and biting in its …
GOOD RIDDANCE Elinor Lipman (Lightning Books) The chocolatier protagonist of Good Riddance cannot really be described as an everywoman. However, like a good Austen novel, with whom Lipman has been compared …
The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke Tina Makereti (Eye) Already a well-published and accomplished author in her native New Zealand, The Imaginary Lives Of James Pōneke is Tina Makereti’s fourth …
Playboy Joe Thomas (Arcadia) The third book as part of a quartet, this is another thrilling journey into the criminal world of São Paulo. As national protests take place over …
A Shadow on the Lens Sam Hurcom (Orion) This book would be epic if I didn’t know any of the locations, but as a Cardiffian my familiarity with the places …
The Blue Tent Richard Gwyn (Parthian) The Blue Tent is Wales Book Of The Year-winning author Richard Gwyn’s latest novella, and it is dream-like, bizarre and mesmerising. The first-person narrator, …
The Homeless Heart -Throb Crystal Jeans (Honno) This, Crystal Jeans’ third book – feels like a novel to me, but could be classified as a collection of short stories; indeed, …
Drama, drugs, and decadence colour the story of Cardiff-born Anna Kashfi. For a long time dismissed as simply the first wife of Marlon Brando, this is being reversed by author …
FROM SEVEN TO THE SEA Jayne Joso (Seren) From Seven To The Sea delivers a story about the struggles of starting a new family, as told from the perspective of seven-year-old …
THE STORYTELLER Pierre Jarawan, trans. Sinéad Crowe & Rachel McNicholl (World Editions) A masterful tale of family, friendship and love forms the basis for this epic novel from Pierre Jarawan. …
ANIMALIA Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, trans. Frank Wynne (Fitzcarraldo) Del Amo’s first work translated into English, Animalia follows the lives of a modest peasant family over the course of nearly a …
SHE LIES IN WAIT Gytha Lodge (Michael Joseph) Six teenage friends go out camping during a heatwave in July 1983, with Aurora, the younger sister of one, tagging along. All …
