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2023 Series

Product description

Our 2023 series is now available to purchase as a set. The five books include:
Venom, Saneh Sangsuk 
Translated by Mui Poopoksakul 

The village of Praeknamdang, nestled in the Thai jungle, has fallen under the spell of a corrupt religious leader. Only one family dares to resist his growing power: a couple and their talented ten-year-old son. A gripping existential parable, Venom introduces English language readers to the world of Saneh Sangsuk. Lush, raw and lyrical, this is storytelling at its finest. 

96pp, paperback with flaps
ISBN 978-1-908670-79-3 
Publication date: 8 May 2023 
The Understory, Saneh Sangsuk 
Translated by Mui Poopoksakul 

Luang Paw Tien, the abbot of Praeknamdang Temple, is ninety-three years old. Most nights he entertains the children of his village with tales from his long and extraordinary life. But what the children want to hear most of all are tales of the tiger, a creature which has marked the abbots life more deeply and terribly than any other. 

240pp, paperback with flaps
ISBN 978-1-908670-81-6 
Publication date: 26 October 2023
History. A Mess. by Sigrún Pálsdóttir
Translated from Icelandic by Lytton Smith

A young PhD student believes she has uncovered the first professional female artist in Britain. It’s a discovery that could transform her career. However, in her haste to break new ground, she has made a simple mistake which threatens everything – and she won’t acknowledge her error until it’s far too late.

168pp, paperback with flaps, £12.99
ISBN 978-1-908670-75-5
Publication date: 6 February 2023
The Love of Singular Men by Victor Heringer
Translated from Portuguese by James Young

An incisive exploration of Brazilian society and a tender account of first love, first grief and revenge. One hot Rio summer, Camilo meets Cosme and the two teenage boys discover a new kind of tenderness. But an act of violence will shatter their intimate world, and change the trajectory of their young lives.

184pp, paperback with flaps
ISBN 978-1-908670-77-9
Publication date: 11 July 2023
As the Eagle Flies by Nolwenn Le Blevennec
Translated from French by Madeleine Rogers

The narrator of As The Eagle Flies has been with Igor for seven years, and has two children with him – when she meets Joseph. Before long, they are deeply entangled with each other and she must decide between the life she knows with Igor and this unpredictable, and potentially destructive, affair.

176pp, paperback with flaps
ISBN 978-1-908670-83-0
Publication date: 10 October 2023