Recommended by the Sterling team:
Anita Brookner: Strangers
“ No-one conveys the hopes, fears and failures of the lonely interior world better than Anita Brookner”
Christopher Moore: Fool
“If you thought that “King Lear” did not contain enough sex & violence and was unfair to the fair sex, this retelling is for you.”
David Mazzucchelli: Asterios Polyp
“A graphic novel as it ought to be. As such, words alone would only do it an injustice. You really have to look at it (and read it). Most worth while.”
Petinah Gappah: An Elegy for Easterly
“Emotionally raw, hard-hitting, confrontational. A must read book if not for your nightstand.”
Thomas Pynchon: Inherent Vice
“Thomas Pynchon is a class apart. So, although reviewers agree that this is not his best offering, it is a Pynchon novel. Set apart and out of the ordinary.”
Philipp Meyer: American Rust
“You may not like – you may even despise – some of the protagonists. BUT: you will want to know how their story unfolds. Gripping.”
Liz Jensen - The Rapture
“This is a book like your best nightmare: extreme weather conditions, unexpected love and loss, and scary as hell.”
Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess: Blueberry Girl
“This is a beautifully written blessing for the birth of a friend’s daughter”
Eric Siblin: The Cello Suites
“Look at the cello on the cover: beautifully crafted, lovingly cared for, full of promise of many a pleasurable hour to come – just like this book.”
Robert Alter: The Five Books of Moses
“Highly acclaimed by academics, religious scholars and laymen alike. Robert Alter is the leading translator of the Hebrew Old Testament. To be savoured.”
Oliver Jeffers: The Heart and the Bottle
“A moving story – both the pictures and words are marvellous. Oliver Jeffers captures the loss of a loved one in an original, but also very familiar, way.”
Robert Van Gulik: The Willow Pattern
“Van Gulik describes an old China with wonderful tales and raw characters. Judge Dee and his somewhat dubious (but honest!) assistants are some of the best characters in historical crime writing.”
Viktor Mayer-Schönberg: Delete
“An opinion piece, but well argued & well researched. Orwell’s Big Brother in your home; not cute. Alarmist? Not at all: delete.”