Colony by Annika Norlin

Colony by Annika NorlinA mega bestseller in Sweden and winner of two of its biggest literary awards Colony is a gripping portrayal of contemporary society and its alternatives. Burnt out from a demanding job and a bustling life in the city, Emelie has left town to spend a few days in the country. Once there, in the peaceful, verdant hills, down by the river she encounters a mysterious group of seven people, each with personal stories full of pain, alienation, and the

a chase that soon takes on terrifying real-world dimensions - and that will leave both Wade and his world profoundly changed

As told by James Aldred

Debates about food banks

he’s good with a blade

'A must-read for anyone moved by the power of song' - Lesley Garrett

plus the year's most significant sporting achievements

With this model

panic spreads

he must now live in an attic room while Russia undergoes decades of tumultuous upheaval

the phase that precedes the menopause which can start to affect women in their mid-thirties

This sprawling

with an introduction by Paulo Coehlo Siddhartha is perhaps the most important and compelling moral allegory our troubled century has produced