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FINALIST FOR THE ETHEL WILSON FICTION PRIZE A vivid, moving novel reminiscent of Anthony Doerr and Michael Ondaatje, about the entwined fates of two very different refugees.In 1940, as the shadow of war lengthens over Europe, three mysterious travelers enter a village in Spain. They have the appearance of Parisian intellectuals, but the trio of two men and a woman are starving and exhausted from crossing illegally through the Pyrenees. Their s...

A haunting tale of loss and reconciliation." --Chatelaine     Deep in the woods of northern England, somewhere between a dilapidated estate and an abandoned Victorian asylum, fifteen-year-old Jane Standen lived through a nightmare. She was babysitting a sweet young girl named Lily, and in one fleeting moment, lost her. The little girl was never found, leaving her family and Jane devastated.      Twenty years later, Jane is an archivist at a sm...

Stay follows Abbey, a young woman from Canada now living in a village outside Galway. She falls in love with Dermot, an older Irish man, in an unconventional, affectionate but troubled relationship. The extraordinary skill of Stay lies in its unsentimental depiction of modern Ireland. The inhabitants of Dermot's village form a riotous and poignant chorus, commenting on their rapidly changing world with wit and insight. Here is a beautiful, fun...

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A collection of engaging essays on writing and material culture that addresses our ability to know or understand 'things'. In A Peepshow with Views of the Interior, acclaimed fiction writer and poet Aislinn Hunter writes lyrical paratexts on topics ranging from Charlotte Bronte's dogs, bird displays in museums, peep shows, and clocks and convalescence.