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What the critics say...

Wed, 26 May 2010 11:28:07 +0000

'Written with Frame's typically precise and understated prose, it is a fine piece of storytelling that examines the nature of ambition and obsession, and looks at how art and society interweave.'The Big Issue

What the Critics Say...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:47:48 +0000

'Stunning defiant debut.' Guardian

'Hiller's descriptions of the victims and traumatised survivors, through Ivan's eyes, are harrowing and heartfelt but never overwrought. In a few pages, he creates a truly terrifying vision of hell. The unforgettable stench he evokes, the images of dismembered children, and the corpse of a woman who has had her foetus cut out of her, will remain with me. His simple prose is all the more powerful when compared with the almost playful tone used to recount Ivan's rites of passage with Eli. It is a bold shift into the heart of darkness.' The Independent

'A gripping novel about the conflict between personal and political loyalties.' Telegraph

'A moving debut … Hauntingly written, with a wonderful touch for human feelings … If Hiller can reproduce its beauty and strength he will be a name to conjure with.' Daily Mail

'Vividly realised … This darkly humorous, often harrowing novel demonstrates that in the chaos of conflict there are no easy or obvious decisions.' **** Metro

'I rate this as a very fine book which deserves as much exposure as it can get.' A Common Reader

'A searing and accomplished novel that takes the reader back to the bloody events in Beirut in summer 1982 during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. Hiller delineates his characters, even minor ones, with skill, and the dialogue is expertly pitched.'
Saudi Gazette

'A really excellent book, combining solid and insightful characterisation with a fully realised environment, and moments of powerful tension. Had it been written fifty years ago about World War Two, it might now be seen as a minor classic.' The Fiction Desk

'An unsentimental and unforgettable thriller.' Banipal

'Sometimes a good novel can tell you more about a country and its people than piles of newspapers. This feels like that sort of book.' Me and My Big Mouth

In the Beginning ...

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:23:56 +0000

Cutting the cord, he laid the baby across the mother’s stomach. Rebecca heard the thub-thub. She closed her eyes and the darkness was back. Rebecca began to feel calm. She began to feel safe. She broadcast these feelings to everyone in the room. In unison the doctor, the anaesthesiologist, the nurses and her mother sighed. The delivery room remained quiet and Rebecca, again at peace, fell asleep.

About the Author

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:21:01 +0000

Andrew Kaufman's bestselling debut novel, All My Friends Are Superheroes, was published by Telegram in 2006. Kaufman is also an accomplished screenwriter, has written for McSweeney's and has completed a Director's Residency at the Canadian Film Centre. He lives in Toronto with his wife and their two children.

The Waterproof Bible

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:16:22 +0000

Everyone around Rebecca Reynolds can hear her deepest feelings. She's hidden away her most powerful memories and emotions in shoeboxes. But how much emotional baggage can Unit 207, E.Z. Self Storage hold?
Lewis has recently lost his wife, Lisa, Rebecca's sister. He skips out on Lisa's funeral, flies to Winnipeg, gets a haircut, and meets a woman who claims to be God.

Sell. Sell. Sell.

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:36:33 +0000

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Sabra Zoo: Excerpt

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:02:09 +0000

"I also delivered a hand-written letter to Najwa, making sure I wasn't followed, which meant taking a half-hour route instead of the ten minutes it would normally have taken. I'd confused the notes and given Najwa the shopping list rather than the communiqué. But luckily she'd read it before I left and I handed over the right one. It didn’t do much for my reputation as a revolutionary."

About the Author

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What the Critics Say...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:02:43 +0000

'Observant, honest and sensitivelywritten … demands to be read'
Michael Holroyd

My Animal Life: Book Info

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:59:46 +0000

978-1-84659-987-3
March 2010
Hardback
Demy
304 pp
£16.99

My Animal Life

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:47:54 +0000

Unwritten Secrets: About the Author

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:06:10 +0000

Ronald Frame was born in Glasgowin 1953. He is the author of nine novels, several short stories, as well as numerous stage and radio plays. He has won several prizes for his work, including the Betty Trask Prize for fiction and the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year award. His novel The Lantern Bearers was longlisted for the Booker Prize.

Sabra Zoo: About the Author

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:00:05 +0000

Of English and Palestinian parentage, Mischa Hiller was born in Hull in 1962 and grew up in Durham, London, Beirut, and Dar El-Salaam. He was a semifinalist in the 2007 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting and winner of the 2009 European Independent Film Festival script competition for his adaptation of Sabra Zoo. He lives in Cambridge. Sabra Zoo is his first novel.

Sabra Zoo: Book Info

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:50:49 +0000

978-1-84659-077-1
Fiction
February 2010

Unwritten Secrets: Book Info

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:49:02 +0000

978-1-84659-084-9
Fiction