Anna Burns

PREMIO MAN BOOKER 2018 GANADORA DEL NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2019En esta ciudad anónima, ser interesante es peligroso. La hermana mediana, nuestra protagonista, se empeña en evitar que su madre descubra a su posible novio y en no dar explicaciones sobre su encuentro con el lechero. Pero en cuanto el primer cuñado descubre su situacion y hace correr el rumor, la hermana mediana se vuelve interesante. Lo ultimo que ella quiere. Porque ser interesante implica que te presten atencion y eso es peligroso. "Milkman" es una historia de rumores y habladurias, de silencio y sordera intencionada en la epoca algida del conflicto de Irlanda del Norte. Es la historia de una inaccion con grandisimas consecuencias.

Una noia de divuit anys llegeix Ivanhoe mentre camina pels carrers d'una ciutat sense nom, que ens remet a la Belfast dels anys setanta, en l'època més cruenta del conflicte irlandès. De sobte, surt

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018'Milkman is extraordinary. I've been reading passages aloud for the pleasure of hearing it. It's frightening, hilarious, wily and joyous all at the same time.' - Lisa McInerney, author of The Glorious HeresiesIn this unnamed city, to be interesting is dangerous. Middle sister, our protagonist, is busy attempting to keep her mother from discovering her maybe-boyfriend and to keep everyone in the dark about her encounter with Milkman. But when first brother-in-law sniffs out her struggle, and rumours start to swell, middle sister becomes interesting. The last thing she ever wanted to be. To be interesting is to be noticed and to be noticed is dangerousMilkman is a tale of gossip and hearsay, silence and deliberate deafness. It is the story of inaction with enormous consequences.

Riverdean is nestled in the picturesque Wye Valley, and Pippa Mason has big plans to renovate run-down Pumpkin Cottage into the bed and breakfast business of her dreams. Pippa is settling in and even starting to fall for handsome local Jake when problems start coming thick and fast ...Jenny Foster has enough on her plate running Riverside Lodge - she did not need another B&B on her doorstep. When a spat between Pippa and Jenny escalates they will have to see if Riverdean is big enough for the both of them.

WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARDUtterly compellingIrish TimesOriginal, funny, disarmingly obliqueCLAIRE KILROYA triumph.GuardianIn an unnamed city, where to be interesting is dangerous, an eighteen-year-old woman has attracted the unwanted and unavoidable attention of a powerful and frightening older man, Milkman. In this community, where suggestions quickly become fact, where gossip and hearsay can lead to terrible consequences, what can she do to stop a rumour once it has started? Milkman is persistent, the word is spreading, and she is no longer in control . . .SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMENS PRIZE FOR FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION

This was a place for love, for proposals and weddings, couples and happy families. Our hurting hearts were awkward and out of place. Grace believed she had the ideal marriage, but after Dan dies, she finds proof he had another family. Kat cant admit that her father was less than perfect. Mother and daughter go to Montenegro to find out the truth. But when they track down Rosa and her son, while Grace is heart-broken, Kat cant help being thrilled to have a brother. Kat is a bullied sous chef in London, and starts helping out just for a few days at Rosas restaurant, the Cafe Lompar. Soon both women are torn between their old and new lives, facing impossible choices. Can Kat find what shes looking for? Will Grace let herself trust again? Can a journey that begins with betrayal ever end in joy?

The happy ending is just the beginning... Mother and daughter, Grace and Kat, have found their dream lives in beautiful Montenegro. Kat is head chef at the Café Lompar and engaged to her beloved Milo. Grace loves dividing her time between the Cafe and home in Bath with Neil. But in the sunshine, storms start to gather: wedding preparations show Kat a side of Milo she didnt know, Neil wants more from Grace than a long-distance relationship, and the new restaurant next door to the Cafe Lompar seems ruthlessly determined to steal Kats customers and staff. With everything on the line - love, work and family - Kat and Grace make mistakes and must decide what they really want. Will there be a wedding at all? Will the cafe survive? Both women will find that dreams are worth fighting for. Sequel to Love at Cafe Lompar, which is shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists Associations Katie Fforde Debut Romantic Novel Award 2022A gloriously summery and transporting read Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller highlight.I was captivated Kate Glanville. Wow... I think Ive just found my new favourite summer read ...This is an easy 5 stars for me. @heididandherbooks (Instagram).