by Alice Munro (2004)
Runaway is a book of short stories by Alice Munro. First published in 2004 by McClelland and Stewart, it was awarded that year's Giller Prize and Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Contains: Runaway Chance Soon Silence Passion Trespasses Tricks Powers
Paul Quarrington
Few people seek out the tiny Caribbean island of Dampier Cay ... visitors usually wash up there by accident. But this weekend, three people are flying to the island, not for a tan or fun in the sunk but because they have reason to believe that they might encounter something there that most people take great measures to avoid ... a hurricane. Two people from this group have a connection and recall scenes of Galveston's 1900 storm.
Aravind Adiga
Selection Day is a celebrated work by Aravind Adiga (Booker Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
J. M. Coetzee
Hombre lento is a celebrated work by J. M. Coetzee (Nobel Laureate, Double Booker Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
John Banville
Following the death of his wife, Max Morden retreats to the seaside town of his childhood summers, where his own life becomes inextricably entwined with the members of the vacationing Grace family.