Overstaying by Ariane Koch

Overstaying by Ariane KochAn isolated woman clashes with an enigmatic visitor in this funny, jagged parable about integration, difference and hospitalityAn isolated young woman living in a small Swiss town decides to take in a mysterious stranger, known only as 'the visitor'. His arrival introduces disturbance into her carefully sealed life, and the longer he stays, the more confounding he becomes. His joy causes her sadness, his sleep brings her insomnia, and she becomes

and then having to live on

The latest volume in Penguin Modern Poets series - moving and unflinchingly honest poems from three different cultures about experiences of the female body

this is a must-have volume for craft-beer newbies looking to begin their journey of making their own beer

Joanne Harris

and completely entertaining

this is the book to have

The final instalment in the Seasonal quartet is out in August 2020

an immersive and evocative non-fictional journey through Wales and a revelatory meditation on the nation's past

The police are also searching two countries for traces of a mysterious crime novelist who appears to have vanished

Don Quixote

takes you on an exploration of birds around Britain and Europe

who will stop at nothing to protect the ones they love…     `This novel is a whirlpool that draws you irresistibly into levels of darkness so much deeper than you can possibly be ready for´ Ambrose Parry   `I found myself racing through the book