Caught in the Revolution: Petrograd, 1917

Helen Rappaport

"A gripping, vivid, deeply researched chronicle of the Russian Revolution told through the eyes of a surprising, flamboyant cast of foreigners in Petrograd, superbly narrated by Helen Rappaport." (Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The Romanovs). "Next year's centenary will prompt a raft of books on the ...

The Bastard of Istanbul

Elif Shafak

From the backlist of Elif Shafak, author of The Architect's Apprentice, The Bastard of Istanbul is a tale of an extraordinary family curse and was longlisted for the 2008 Orange Fiction Prize.One rainy afternoon in Istanbul, a woman walks into a doctor's surgery. 'I need to have an abortion', she announ...

Ask Again, Yes

Mary Beth Keane

Francis Gleeson and Brian Stanhope, rookie cops in the NYPD, live next door to each other outside the city. What happens behind closed doors in both houses--the loneliness of Francis's wife, Lena, and the instability of Brian's wife, Anne, sets the stage for the explosive events to come.   "A beautiful ...