August Blue by Deborah Levy

August Blue by Deborah LevyThe mesmerising new novel from the twice Booker shortlisted author of Hot Milk and Swimming HomeAt the height of her career, concert pianist Elsa M. Anderson former child prodigy, now in her thirties walks off the stage in Vienna, mid performance. Now she is in Athens, watching as another young woman, a stranger but uncannily familiar almost her double purchases a pair of mechanical dancing horses at a flea market. Elsa wants the horses too, but there

it turns completely UPSIDE DOWN

more perceptive or more passionate work than this

including:A cyclone map that opens up to reveal the Land of OzA pop-up Yellow Brick RoadOz glasses that provide a different look at the worldFighting trees with branches that moveDorothy's silver shoes that can be clicked togetherThis marvelous edition will enchant young and adult readers and is a thoughtful gift for any occasion

How on earth will Julia May Jonas better this

James McBride's funny

Did you know that there are almost 2

Lea Ypi traces the limits of progress and the burden of the past

His poems are just as vivid and enchanting

'If the hardest part of an artist's job is to fully and honestly meet the moment

wise and true' - Philip Pullman

moving there from Dublin with his family in 2009

something goes wrong and tensions begin to surface