Literary Trauma

From an award-winning children's novelist, an adult debut about a grieving author who heads to rural England for a writer's retreat, only to stumble upon an incredible historical find. As the past and present collide, she'll discover the key to healing her trauma. Anna, a novelist based in...

"This is not just good storytelling, but a blueprint for survival." —The New York Times Book Review A transfixing and beautifully rendered novel about a refugee’s escape from civil war—and the healing power of community. A young woman sits in her apartment, watching the small daily dramas...

This is not an inspirational memoir. This is not trauma porn. This is a memoir about the forces that impact our lives, both good and bad. Athena Stevens has never learned the name of the doctor whose lack of intervention at her birth lead to her cerebral palsy, but she feels the consequences of...

In this “brilliant . . . and darkly funny” (Sarah Dunn) novel, Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapsed when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage—but after moving “Zoey” into the house, they become oddly bonded, opening the door to a lifetime of repressed feelings and...

National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 honoree and author of Such Good Work Johannes Lichtman returns with a novel that is strikingly relevant to our times—about an American who takes a job in Ukraine in 2018, only to find that his struggle to understand the customs and culture is eclipsed by a...

Named a Most Anticipated Book by Vogue and Vulture “Alternately whimsical, sweet, and dark,” this astonishing debut novel about a lonely girl waiting for her mother “brim[s] with uncompromisingly African magical realism” (The New York Times). Ayosa is a wandering spirit—joyous...

Brütende Hitze, ein Freibad und mittendrin sieben Menschen, deren Lebenswege sich für einen schicksalhaften Moment miteinander verbinden. Da ist Kiontke, der Bademeister, der noch immer am Beckenrand steht, auch wenn die Leute meinen, dass es ihn eigentlich hätte umhauen müssen, dieses Unglück damals. Da ist Renate, die hinter der Kasse sitzt und zu viel raucht und die zwei, vier, acht Sachen an Kiontke mag, was sie natürlich niemals zugeben würde.

‘Do yourself a favour and read this wonderful book’ Scotsman Based on the true story of conjoined Russian twins, Masha and Dasha Krivoshlyapova, The Less You Know the Sounder You Sleep is a tale of survival and self-determination, innocence and lies. No one expects Dasha and Masha to live...

In un romanzo tutta la nostra vita: come la vogliamo, come, a volte, non la vogliamo. Luísa era ancora un'adolescente. Tiago era ormai un giovane adulto. Si erano conosciuti nella solitudine di una spiaggia, sulla riva di un fiume. Avevano in comune una storia famigliare traumatica. In un caso, genitori troppo amati. Nell'altro, genitori troppo odiati.Si erano conosciuti un giorno che sembrava contenere una vita intera.