Fiction
Featured Books
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Jasmine
Noboru Tsujihara
translated by Juliet W. CarpenterIntrigue, betrayal, family secrets, forbidden passions – this tale of adventure and suspense links the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 and the Kobe earthquake of 1995 through the story of a man searching for his father, long assumed dead but in fact revealed to be missing in China, and in danger.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282507
December 2012
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£34.95 / $34.95Intrigue, betrayal, family secrets, forbidden passions – this tale of adventure and suspense links the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 and the Kobe earthquake of 1995 through the story of a man searching for his father, long assumed dead but in fact revealed to be missing in China, and in danger.
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A Thousand Strands of Black Hair
Seiko Tanabe
translated by Meredith McKinneyThis book tells the story of the turbulent lives of Akiko Yosano (1878–1942) and Tekkan Yosano (1873–1935), two poets who sparked a revolution in the world of Japanese classical poetry.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282460
December 2012
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£34.95 / $34.95This book tells the story of the turbulent lives of Akiko Yosano (1878–1942) and Tekkan Yosano (1873–1935), two poets who sparked a revolution in the world of Japanese classical poetry.
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God’s Boat
Kaori Ekuni
translated by Chikako KobayashiA mother constantly dreams of a passionate and all-consuming past affair, of which nothing now remains but her daughter, as the two travel through Japan and through life, love and the terrible pain of loss.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857282491
December 2012
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£34.95 / $34.95A mother constantly dreams of a passionate and all-consuming past affair, of which nothing now remains but her daughter, as the two travel through Japan and through life, love and the terrible pain of loss.
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The Woman Who Made Men Cry
William Coles
Kim, a journalist in New York City, has found the girl of his dreams – and has agreed that she can continue to sleep with another man. A bittersweet story of passion, jealousy, and how far you can go for the woman you love.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857282453
October 2012
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£18.95 / $18.95Kim, a journalist in New York City, has found the girl of his dreams – and has agreed that she can continue to sleep with another man. A bittersweet story of passion, jealousy, and how far you can go for the woman you love.
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Love If We Can Stand It
Bruce F. Kawin
This powerful collection of poems by Bruce F. Kawin deals with the nature and demands of love, from the sexual and romantic to the metaphysical, in an engaging variety of forms and voices. The poems are clear, fresh and vivid, with good stories and characters, and they relate plainly to real life.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857289216
October 2012
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£18.95 / $18.95This powerful collection of poems by Bruce F. Kawin deals with the nature and demands of love, from the sexual and romantic to the metaphysical, in an engaging variety of forms and voices. The poems are clear, fresh and vivid, with good stories and characters, and they relate plainly to real life.
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101 Modern Japanese Poems
compiled by Makoto Ōoka
translated by Paul McCarthyThis remarkable anthology features 101 modern Japanese poems by 55 poets, including Shuntarō Tanikawa, Minoru Yoshioka and Taeko Tomioka, carefully selected from the postwar period by the renowned poet and literary critic Makoto Ōoka.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9780857285584
September 2012
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£45.00 / $45.00This remarkable anthology features 101 modern Japanese poems by 55 poets, including Shuntarō Tanikawa, Minoru Yoshioka and Taeko Tomioka, carefully selected from the postwar period by the renowned poet and literary critic Makoto Ōoka.
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Time Will Tell
Donald Greig
A witty and fast-moving tale of treachery and ambition centred on a rare musical manuscript, set in the medieval past and the present day.
Union Bridge Books
Hardback
9780857286246
September 2012
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£27.95 / $27.95A witty and fast-moving tale of treachery and ambition centred on a rare musical manuscript, set in the medieval past and the present day.
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Pangea
An Anthology of Stories from Around the Globe
Edited by Rebecca Lloyd, Indira Chandrasekhar
‘Pangea’ is an anthology of short stories by authors from across the globe, celebrating the human condition from many different perspectives against the backdrop of many different cultures, and expressing the beauty of diversity and the commonality therein.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857284631
July 2012
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£18.95 / $18.95‘Pangea’ is an anthology of short stories by authors from across the globe, celebrating the human condition from many different perspectives against the backdrop of many different cultures, and expressing the beauty of diversity and the commonality therein.
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Tao of Love
Leda Joandaughter
Sensitive and beautifully wrought, ‘Tao of Love’ follows Annabelle, a survivor of abhorrent childhood abuse, as she experiences the regenerative power of love.
Union Bridge Books
Paperback
9780857283542
October 2011
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£18.95 / $18.95Sensitive and beautifully wrought, ‘Tao of Love’ follows Annabelle, a survivor of abhorrent childhood abuse, as she experiences the regenerative power of love.
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The Last Window-Giraffe
Péter Zilahy
foreword by Lawrence Norfolk
translated by Tim WilkinsonThis dictionary-novel of dictatorship is a thrilling personal journey behind the Iron Curtain – and like nothing you have read before.
Anthem Press
Hardback
9781843312840
March 2008
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£22.95 / $22.95This dictionary-novel of dictatorship is a thrilling personal journey behind the Iron Curtain – and like nothing you have read before.