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To Paradise

Hanya Yanagihara

From the author of the classic A Little Life, a bold novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.

These three sections are joined in an enthralling and ingenious symphony, as recurring notes and themes deepen and enrich one another.

Pandora

Susan Stokes-Chapman

London, 1799. Dora Blake is an aspiring jewellery artist who lives with her uncle in what used to be her parents’ famed shop of antiquities.

When a mysterious Greek vase is delivered, Dora is intrigued by her uncle’s suspicious behaviour and enlists the help of Edward Lawrence, a young antiquarian scholar.

Edward sees the ancient vase as key to unlocking his academic future.