The world's fate hangs on one untested woman. For centuries the Awen's duty has passed from woman to woman: guard the three relics from those who would control the world. But no threat has come to Aisling's hostel door at Ireland's...
Magic realist fiction
-
Author:St. Clair, AnthonySummary: - Author:Taylor, Emily J.Summary:
All her life, Jani has dreamed of Elsewhere. Just barely scraping by with her job at a tannery, she's resigned to a dreary life in the port town of Durc, caring for her younger sister Zosa. That is, until the Hotel Magnifique comes...
- Author:El-Ghadban, YaraSummary:
Award-winning Palestinian Canadian novelist Yara El-Ghadban imagines the confrontation at death’s door between Ariel Sharon, the “King of Israel,” and the women closest to him — his mother, his wives, and the mysterious nurse Rita. Like...
- Author:Quimper, CharlesSummary:
A man loses his daughter while swimming one summer. This little gem of a novella–sad and beautiful and spellbinding all at once–is the tale of how he strives to be reunited with her again, whether back home on dry land or thousands of...
- Author:Roberge, MichelSummary:
Victor Vanier, le personnage principal d'un roman, se sent victime de son auteur lui infligeant un rôle de criminel sadique dans un thriller au succès mitigé. Il décide alors d'éliminer son créateur. En un premier temps, il nous fait...
- Author:Murakami, HarukiSummary:
Follows the individual odysseys of fifteen-year-old Kafka Tamura after he runs away from his home and overbearing father, and Nakata, an elderly finder of lost cats fleeing a gruesome murder, as they both head to the randomly chosen...
- Author:Neale, Jen, McArthur, Sera-LysSummary:
A startling, moving magic realist debut. Almost immediately upon Julie Bird's return to the small port town where she was raised, everyday life is turned upside down. Julie's Gulf War vet father, Marty, has been on the losing side of a...
- Author:Moisan, MartinSummary:
Le voyage d’Ayrus est un conte philosophique pour tous. Il relate l’histoire d’un jeune homme qui poursuit une quête initiatique afin d’obtenir les secrets de l’élixir de vie et de la pilule d’immortalité. Au cours de son périple, Ayrus...
- Author:Birney, Betty G.Summary:
Og the frog has always loved making up songs and poems about life in the swamp - about juicy crickets, squishy mud and all of his froggy friends. But it's quite a shock to find himself suddenly living in Room 26 with a bunch of human...
- Author:Landry, Pierre-LucSummary:
Set in London, Bilbao, Alabama, Montauk, and more, this fresh, international novel weaves the fates of two unlikely friends whose days and nights are filled with movies and music, sleeping pills and shooting stars. A beautiful piece of...
- Author:Yoshimoto, BananaSummary:
I shall refer to her as Lizard here, but not because of the small lizard tattoo that I discovered on her inner thigh.
The woman has round, black eyes that gaze at you with utter detachment, like the eyes of a reptile. Every bend... - Author:Wood, H. P.Summary:
Kitty Hayward and her mother are ready to experience the spectacles of Coney Island's newest attraction, the Dreamland amusement park. But when Kitty's mother vanishes from their hotel, she finds herself penniless, alone, and far from...
- Author:Naylor, GloriaSummary:
A "wonderful novel" steeped in the folklore of the South from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Women of Brewster Place (The Washington Post Book World). On an island off the coast of Georgia, there's a place where...
- Author:Kafka, FranzSummary:
Benedict Cumberbatch reads Franz Kafka's famous story of man-turned-insect, Metamorphosis. After a night of troubled dreams, Gregor Samsa wakes to discover that he has turned into a huge, monstrous, cockroach-like creature, with an...
- Author:Webber, HeatherSummary:
Heather Webber's Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is a captivating blend of magical realism, heartwarming romance, and small-town Southern charm. Nestled in the mountain shadows of Alabama lies the little town of Wicklow. It is here...
- Author:Post, StephSummary:
When one tragedy after another strikes a carnival, it becomes clear that their newest performer is somehow at the center of it, and Ruby the snake charmer takes it upon herself to discover how.
- Author:Kempadoo, OonyaSummary:
Through luminescent light, ancestral paths, and a Caribbean spirit-inflected world, Naniki explores the musings and inner workings of the deep blue - the Caribbean Sea - and its shape-shifting sea beings. As the sea mirrors the light...
- Author:Turnbull, CadwellSummary:
One October morning, Laina gets the news that her brother has been shot and killed by Boston cops. But what looks like a case of police brutality soon reveals something much stranger. Monsters are real. And they want everyone to know it...
- Author:Oksanen, Sofi, Witesman, OwenSummary:
From the international bestselling author of Purge and When the Doves Disappeared comes a spellbinding new novel set in present-day Helsinki about a young woman with a fantastical secret who is trying to solve the mystery of her mother’...
- Author:Beach, KimmySummary:
“Shh, my Nuala. I am with you. Today I shall teach you the newness of you.” As the Engine breathes life into Nuala, her gaze falls on Teacher-Servant, the chosen one. He alone will be able to hear her thoughts and interpret her emotions...
Pages
