A well-mannered rapist skulks on board a cruise ship bearing aged vacationers, including widows Alice Pickering and Ellen Walsh, neighbors for thirty-eight years, and newly widowed Stella Dove

Birds of passage

Literature & Fiction

RUBENS, Bernice

Contemporary

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of his parents' eyes... until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy of his hallucinations and paranoia.For Norman, his committal to a mental hospital represents the ultimate act of betrayal. For Rbbi Zweck, Norman's father, his son's deterioration is a bitter reminder of his own guilt and failure. Only Bella, the unmarried sister, still in her childhood white ankle socks, can reach across the abyss of pain to bring father and son the elusive peace which they both desperately crave.

Elected Member

Our Father

Hamish Hamilton

Set on Edge

Glady's Sperber remains home as one by one her younger brothers and sisters marry and move out, but finally, at sixty, she decides to marry

I Sent a Letter to My Love

Amy Evans retained all her life the squat nose of her childhood, stubbed on to her face like a plasticine afterthought, a chin too long for any practical purpose, and eyes so close together that it seemed the sole function of the bridge of her nose was to keep them apart. For comfort she would go down to the beach, where the breeze from the sea blew into her face her share of the beauty to which her brother had so liberally helped himself. The gulls would wait for her to leave, no matter how long she stayed, for they were real gentlementhe only gentlemen she was ever to meet in her life. Now in her late fifties, Amy faces a struggle on two fronts. Loneliness looms large as the chance of finding love grows more remote. Survival depends on the outcome of her search for a love object, and this tale, set in Porthcawl on the coast of South Wales, tells the moving and unsentimental story of Amy’s bold play for happinessand her dangerous success.

I sent a letter to my love

St. Martin' Press

At "The Hollyhocks" old people's home, the inhabitants are "waiting for the scythe". As they do, Lady Celia runs a blackmail business on the side, Mr Cross keeps a tally of residents' deaths and Mrs Bellamy decides she can't take any more and slits her throat. Two newcomers also cause disturbance.

The waiting game

British & Irish

Little, Brown, and Co.

Sir Alfred Dreyfus, beloved headmaster of one of the greatest schools in England, is found guilty of the murder of a child. Sam Temple, literary agent and fellow Jew, visits Dreyfus in his prison cell and, hearing the appalling narrative of his betrayal, must face his own denial of his faith.

I, Dreyfus

Genre Fiction

Little, Brown, UK

Five Year Sentence 'a'

Time Warner Books Uk

<p>At "The Hollyhocks" old people's home, the inhabitants are "waiting for the scythe." As they do, Lady Celia runs a blackmail business on the side, Mr. Cross keeps a tally of residents' deaths, and Mrs. Bellamy decides she can't take it any more and slits her throat. Meanwhile, two newcomers also cause disturbance, as hidden pasts, unusual sexual preferences, and wickedly dark humor are mixed to delicious effect.</p>

The Waiting Game

Humor & Satire

Little, Brown Book Group

Sir Alfred Dreyfus, beloved headmaster of one of the greatest schools in England, is found guilty of murder. Sam Temple, literary agent and fellow Jew, visits Dreyfus in his prison cell and, hearing the appalling narrative of his betrayal, must face his own denial of his faith.

I, Dreyfuss

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