by Francis King (2003)
The Nick of Time by Francis King is an acclaimed literary masterpiece celebrating major critical honors and timeless storytelling.
Caryl Phillips
Dorothy has taken early retirement and walked away from a bad marriage, an affair gone sour and a dangerous obsession. She moves to a small English village where she soon learns that England itself is changing beyond measure as the world outside its borders encroaches and intrudes.
Dimitri Nasrallah
**A vivid love letter to the 1980s and one woman’s struggle to overcome the challenges of immigration.** It’s 1986, and Muna Heddad is in a bind. She and her son have moved to Montreal, leaving behind a civil war filled with bad memories in Lebanon. She had plans to find work as a French teacher, but no one in Quebec trusts her to teach the language. She needs to start making money, and fast. The only work Muna can find is at a weight-loss center as a hotline operator. All day, she takes calls from people responding to ads seen in magazines or on TV. On the phone, she’s Mona, and she’s quite good at listening. These strangers all have so much to say once someone shows interest in them—marriages gone bad, parents dying, isolation, personal inadequacies. Even as her daily life in Canada is filled with invisible barriers at every turn, at the office Muna is privy to her clients’ deepest secrets. Dimitri Nasrallah has written a vivid elegy to the 1980s, the years he first moved to Canada, bringing the era’s systemic challenges into the current moment through this deeply endearing portrait of struggle, perseverance, and bonding.
Arundhati Roy
The doctor and the saint is a celebrated work by Arundhati Roy (Booker Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.
Donna Tartt
Steglitsan is a celebrated work by Donna Tartt (Pulitzer Prize Winner), recognized for masterclass storytelling and lasting literary resonance.