The Unfortunates
‘A gripping call to action—and a daring triumph of a novel’ ADORAH NWORAH
‘Masterfully portrays the splintering of the mind in its most striking, unfiltered form’ AIWANOSE ODAFEN
‘A playful, powerful debut’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
‘A gripping call to action—and a daring triumph of a novel’ ADORAH NWORAH
‘Masterfully portrays the splintering of the mind in its most striking, unfiltered form’ AIWANOSE ODAFEN
‘A playful, powerful debut’ ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS
In this compelling debut, an unknowable legacy passes through generations of one family living on the beautiful island of Barbados.
‘A bitter-sweet pang in my heart’ Monique Roffey
‘A beautiful book. Insanely romantic and utterly convincing’ Julie Myerson
‘A wonderful and inventive novel, sorrowful and hopeful in equal measure. It was a true pleasure to read’ Miranda Cowley Heller
‘Beautiful and brutal… a breathtaking debut’ JOANNA CANNON
‘Dark, lyrical… impressive’ DAILY MAIL
‘An atmospheric slow burn… with a sense of forboding that grows with each page’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘Atmospheric and compelling’ KATE SAWYER
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‘GRIPPING AND POIGNANT’RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
‘CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ’ PRIMA
‘GRIPPING AND POIGNANT’ RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things
‘CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING’ GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
‘A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ’ PRIMA
‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS
‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD
‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR
‘Moving and vital’ i NEWS
‘A beautiful book’ EVENING STANDARD
‘Deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible’ DAILY MIRROR
‘An absorbing story of a world in transition’ JM Coetzee
‘A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East’ The Independent
*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH*
Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the American Prairies where she was born. When rescued by the entrancing aerialists, Ena and Auguste Gaudron, she soon finds herself ensconced in the family hot air balloon business, and offered the chance to learn how to fly.