A powerful family. A luxury cruise. A killer on board.
You’re invited to join the infamous Scarmardo family on a five night voyage aboard their glamorous new ship. It’s a chance to see your best friend, Belle, newly married to Mattia Scarmardo. You haven’t seen her in years.
FIVE On the first night, you’ll be wrapped up in the glamour of the ship. FOUR On the second night, you’ll wonder who is sending you threatening notes.
THREE On the third night, someone will die.
TWO On the fourth night, you’ll discover that someone knows the truth of what you did.
ONE On the last night, you’ll be left for dead.
WILL YOU MAKE IT BACK TO SHORE ALIVE?
My Review:
Ooh I did enjoy this book. It was a really atmospheric, gripping and twisty read that will make a great holiday read. It’s going to be a difficult boo to review as I really don’t want to give anything away.
Firstly I really loved the setting of the boat in this book which helped provide the perfect setting for a closed room murder mystery. At the beginning of the book I enjoyed following the characters as they arrive on board and exploring the luxury surroundings alongside them. I almost wished that I was there with them, experiencing everything alongside them and then I was very glad that I wasn’t.
The story is told from multiple points of view as the reader is taken between the past and the present as the story unfolds. I don’t think I liked any of the characters on board, particularly the family members who seemed so snobby towards Emily. Everyone on board had secrets that are slowly revealed as the story goes on. I found it very interesting to learn more about all the characters and their backstory though, especially as it becomes apparent that everything is not as it first appears.
I thought this was an incredibly fast paced book and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me reading. Just when I thought nothing else could possibly happen, something did and sent the story off in a whole different direction. I couldn’t stop reading until the end and I wasn’t able to guess what was going on until it was revealed which I always love.
Huge thanks to Sophie and Poppy from Ransom Pr for inviting me on to the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you like fast paced, closed room thrillers then you’ll love this book.
About The Author:
Rachel Wolf is the author of the luxury thriller FIVE NIGHTS. Before writing, she worked in the travel industry, and FIVE NIGHTS takes inspiration from some of her travels. Catch up on FIVE NIGHTS with Talk Radio Europe (TRETalkRadio) with Hannah Murray Lopez; or with Sophie on Five Books blog. Rachel also has two short stories in the Sunday Express’s S Magazine and BEST magazine this week.
On the evening of 21st November 1974, bombs planted by the IRA in two crowded Birmingham pubs exploded, killing 21 people and injuring at least 170. Within a day of the explosion, six men – Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, Billy Power, Johnny Walker and Hughie Callaghan – were arrested and charged. All were found guilty.
Methodically, with total clarity and a tone that is both gripping and impassioned, then investigative journalist Mullin unpicked every detail of the case, revealing gaping holes in the prosecution case and the horrifying consequences of an establishment determined to close ranks.
Now 50 years on from the Birmingham Bombings and with new writing from Mullin, this classic edition of Error of Judgement tells the complete story of one of the most significant miscarriages of justice ever. As relevant now as it was when it was first published, it’s an essential text on corruption, violence and bias in British policing and justice.
My Review:
Error Of Judgement is a fascinating, thought provoking read which raises lots of issues that are as relevant now as they where then.
Firstly I hadn’t heard much of the Birmingham bombings before reading this book so I enjoyed learning more about it. I thought it was absolutely shocking the errors and the assumptions that were made by the police. It reminded me a bit of the trial by social media attitude people have nowadays, where people make assumptions as they want someone held accountable for the crime but don’t bother looking at all the evidence. How the police thought they had managed to find the bombers in a day with little evidence is just unbelievable.
The author does a great job of presenting the case in a compelling and surprisingly gripping way. I enjoyed following the story and watching everything unfold. I felt extremely sorry for the wrongly convicted men and the effects they must still feel from their incarnation. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’d definitely be interested in reading more from him in the future.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book. If you are intrigued by real life crime stories then you need to read this book.
Eeeek I’m so excited to receive a copy of The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier. I opened this at work and squealed so loudly when I realised what it was. I went to see Tracy at Cheltenham Festival a few years ago, where she mentioned she was working on a new book and it’s finally here!!!
Huge thanks to @indie_thinking for sending me a copy of this book – I’m an incredibly happy little bookworm.
Find out more about the book below ⬇️
Are you a Tracy Chevalier fan? If so what’s your favourite book?
Out 12th September 2024
Book Synopsis:
Venice, 1486. Across the lagoon lies Murano. Time flows differently here – like the glass the island’s maestros spend their lives learning to control.
Women are not meant to work with glass, but Orsola Rosso flouts convention to save her family from ruin. She works in secret, knowing her creations must be perfect to be accepted by men. But perfection may take a lifetime.
Skipping like a stone through the centuries, we follow Orsola as she hones her craft through war and plague, tragedy and triumph, love and loss.
Her creations will adorn the necks of empresses and courtesans from Paris to Vienna – but will she ever earn the respect of those closest to her?
Tracy Chevalier is a master of her own craft, and The Glassmaker is vivid, inventive, spellbinding: a virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass.
About The Author:
Tracy is the author of 10 novels, including the international bestseller GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, which has sold over 5 million copies and been made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth. American by birth, British by geography, she lives in London with her husband and son. Her latest novel, A SINGLE THREAD, tells the story of an English woman between the Wars who forges an independent life in Winchester. Tracy is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and has honorary doctorates from her alma maters Oberlin College and the University of East Anglia. Her website http://www.tchevalier.com will tell you more about her and her books.
When a panther attacks a family of homesteaders in the remote hill country of Texas, it leaves a young girl traumatised and scarred, and her mother dead. Samantha is determined to find and kill the animal and avenge her mother, and her half-brother Benjamin, helpless to make her see sense, joins her quest.
Dragged into the panther hunters’ crusade by the force and purity of Samantha’s desire for revenge are a charismatic outlaw, a haunted, compassionate preacher, and an aged but relentless tracker dog. As the members of this unlikely posse hunt the giant panther, they in turn are pursued by a hapless, sadistic soldier with a score to settle. And Benjamin can only try to protect his sister from her own obsession, and tell her story in his uniquely vivid voice.
The breathtaking saga of a steadfast girl’s revenge against an implacable and unknowable beast, The Which Way Tree is a timeless tale full of warmth and humour, testament to the power of adventure and enduring love.
My Review:
The Which Way Tree is an absorbing action filled adventure filled with courage, the want for revenge and above all love.
Firstly I loved how this story is told in the form of letters from seventeen year old Benjamin to a very patient judge. This helped give the reader an insight into Benjamin’s life and his thoughts about what happened. The author does a great job of giving him a voice so that I really felt I was hearing from a 17 year old from the 19th Century. His descriptions of some of the events made me smile as did his tendency to go off on huge tangents which I could well imagine infuriating the judge.
The author does a great job of setting the scene and I soon felt fully transported to mid 19th Century Texas. It’s a period of history that I didn’t know much about and I found it fascinating to learn more about it. I found it quite shocking to see how people lived, worked and in some cases how they treated each other. The tension between the different groups living in Texas in this period helped add to the tension and sense of unease as the group search for the panther.
Overall I really enjoyed this book and I’ll definitely be recommending it to others. The book starts off with a bit of a bang and I felt like the pace never really slows down as the story continues. Samantha and Benjamin were two lovely characters who I enjoyed following throughout the book. Samantha was a very brave little girl and I was impressed, though slightly scared, with her determination to catch the panther who killed her mum. There always seemed to be something happening which made the book hard to put down and my growing fondness for the siblings meant I wanted to keep reading to find out what would happen to them. The story was quite unpredictable and I wasn’t able to guess which way it was going which I always love. This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I’m now very excited to read more from them in the future.
Huge thanks to Bedford Publishers for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you are looking for a slightly different, action packed Western adventure then I highly recommend this one.
About The Author:
Elizabeth Crook lived in Nacogdoches and then San Marcos, Texas with her parents and brother and sister until age seven when the family moved to Washington D.C., where her father was director of Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) for Lyndon Johnson. Her father was later appointed Ambassador to Australia, and the family moved to Canberra. When they returned to Texas Elizabeth attended public schools in San Marcos, graduating from San Marcos High School. She attended Baylor University for two years and graduated from Rice University in 1982. She has written five novels: The Raven’s Bride and Promised Lands, published by Doubleday and reissued by SMU Press as part of the Southwest Life and Letters series; The Night Journal, published by Viking/Penguin; Monday, Monday, published by Sarah Crichton Books, FSG; and The Which Way Tree, to be published by Little, Brown in 2018. Elizabeth has written for periodicals such as Texas Monthly and the Southwestern Historical Quarterly and is a member of Women Writing the West and Western Writers of America. The Night Journal was awarded the 2007 Spur award for Best Long Novel of the West and the 2007 Willa Literary Award for Historical Fiction. Monday, Monday was awarded the 2015 Jesse H. Jones award for fiction.
An unputdownable tale of obsession, jealousy and heartache against the backdrop of WW2
May 1945 and at long last, Rosamund Caradon is feeling optimistic. As she returns the last few evacuees to London from her Devonshire manor, she vows to protect dance-obsessed daughter Jasmine from further peril.
But a chance meeting with a Sadler’s Wells ballet dancer changes everything.
When the beautiful, elusive Briar Woods bursts into Rosamund’s train carriage, it’s clear her sights are set on the immediately captivated Jasmine. And Rosamund cannot shake the eerie feeling this accidental encounter is not what it seems.
For Briar may be far away from the pointe shoes and greasepaint of the Sleeping Beauty ballet that is so much a part of her, but her performance for Rosamund might just be her most successful yet.
This, Briar feels, is a show for a mother and daughter. A dance that could turn deadly…
One of Lucy Popescu’s Books to Look Forward to in 2024 in Camden New Journal
My Review:
The Sleeping Beauties was an absorbing, twisty read that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Firstly I thought the author did a great job in setting the scene and I enjoyed exploring post war London alongside the characters. It was interesting to see the aftermath of the war, with bomb sites still visible and the effort that was going into trying to clear all signs of the war so that people could carry on as before. It must have been really hard for people returning to London, wondering if their house was still standing or their loved ones were alright. I felt a lump in my throat watching all the evacuee’s that had been in Rosamund’s care returning home to parents that they didn’t remember and for the parent’s having lost a huge chunk of their kid’s childhood.
The story is told in two timelines of before and after the war as well as two points of view. This sounds like it should be confusing but it was easy to follow. I didn’t particularly like either or the main characters as I didn’t find them particularly likeable though I did feel a degree of sympathy for them and all that they had been through. As a mother myself I did feel very uneasy with Briar’s attention towards Jasmine and I found myself holding my breath as we learn more about the situation there. As the story continued and we find out the whole story I just wished I could reach into the book and grab Jasmine as I was very fearful about what might happen next.
The story does start off a little slowly but soon picks up and becomes very gripping. The two points of view work well together and help to increase the tension in the book as the story switches between characters and the reader learns new things about the situation. There were a surprising number of twists that kept me guessing and I soon found the book hard to put down as I had to keep reading to find out what would be revealed next. The ending, and final twist, was brilliant and I can’t wait to read more from this author in the future.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Oneworld for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
LUCY ASHE is the author of CLARA & OLIVIA (Magpie, Oneworld publications, UK)/ THE DANCE OF THE DOLLS (Union Square & Co, US)
CLARA & OLIVIA is out now in the UK. It was published as THE DANCE OF THE DOLLS in the US in September 2023.
Lucy trained at The Royal Ballet School for eight years, first as a Junior Associate and then at White Lodge. She has a Diploma in Dance Teaching with the British Ballet Organisation.
She studied English Literature at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, while continuing to dance and perform. After graduation, she obtained a PGCE teaching qualification and became an English teacher.
Her poetry and short stories have been published in a number of literary journals and she was shortlisted for the 2020 Impress Prize for New Writers. She also reviews theatre, in particular ballet, writing for the website Playstosee.com.
Lucy’s second novel, THE SLEEPING BEAUTIES, will be published in 2024.
Good morning everyone today on Two For Tuesday I’m featuring two books by Bobby Palmer.
I read Isaac And The Egg a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it. It’s a book that has stayed with me and one I often recommend to customers at Rossiter Books where I work. I’ve actually just chosen it as our April book club book and I’m really excited to share it with others.
I was lucky enough to be offered an early copy of Small Hours and I’m very excited to read it soon, though a bit nervous as I loved Isaac so much.
What books have you read recently that you can’t stop thinking about?
Small Hours is published 14th March 2024
Small Hours
If you stood before sunrise in this wild old place, looking through the trees into the garden, here’s what you’d see:
A father and son, a fox standing between them.
Jack, home for the first time in years, still determined to be the opposite of his father.
Gerry, who would rather talk to animals than the angry man back under his roof.
Everything that follows is because of the fox, and because Jack’s mother is missing. It spans generations of big dreams and lost time, unexpected connections and things falling apart, great wide worlds and the moments that define us.
If you met them in the small hours, you’d begin to piece together their story.
Isaac And The Egg
Heartbreaking and heart-stealing, this modern-day fable is an unforgettable novel about sorrow, joy, friendship and love.
It is early. A young man stands on a bridge and lets out a heart-wrenching scream. From deep in the woods, something screams back.
It sounds improbable. But this is how Isaac meets the egg.
The two are unlikely companions. But their chance encounter will transform Isaac’s life in ways he cannot yet imagine.
Maybe he will finally understand why he went there that morning. Maybe he will find a way to tell the truth.
Sometimes, to get out of the woods, you have to go into them.
About The Author:
BOBBY PALMER is an author and journalist whose writing has appeared in GQ, Esquire, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan and more. He is co-host of the literary podcast BOOK CHAT with Pandora Sykes.
His debut novel, ISAAC AND THE EGG, was an instant Saturday Times bestseller, selling 50,000 copies in its first year of publication. A Prima and Woman & Home ‘Best Book of 2022’, the novel has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Open Book, featured as the Guardian ‘Audiobook of the Week’, and was chosen by Dawn O’Porter as part of her ‘Dawn Loves’ book club with WHSmith.
Bobby’s second novel, SMALL HOURS, will publish in March 2024.
Good morning everyone I hope you had a great weekend. I was lucky enough to be invited to the Simon & Shuster showcase last week, which I watched over zoom.
I always love these type of book events as it’s very special to hear an author talk about their book. It was interesting to learn more the books and their motivation for writing them. I sadly missed a little bit of it as I was putting kids to bed but I loved the bit I did catch. I’m very excited to read all of these as they are some of my favourite authors.
Huge thanks to Sara-Jade from Simon & Shuster for inviting me to the event and for organising it!
Find out more about the books below.
Maya’s Laws Of Love by Alina Khawaja
Maya Mirza is so convinced she’s unlucky in love and life that she’s come up with a list of laws to explain it. Most importantly…
* Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
But that’s about to change. Maya’s headed to Pakistan for an arranged marriage with a handsome, successful doctor who ticks all the right boxes. First comes marriage, then comes love – she’s sure of it. Except…
*Trips are never smooth sailing.
From the start, Maya’s journey is riddled with disaster, and the cynical lawyer seated next to her on the plane isn’t helping. Until a storm leaves them stranded in Switzerland, and she and Sarfaraz become unlikely travel companions. And maybe something more…
*When you think you’re lucky, think again.
Before long, Maya’s wondering whether she’s just experienced the ultimate in misfortune – finally meeting the right man a few days before she has to marry someone else.
Happy Ever After by Patricia Scanlan
When the honeymoon is over, real life begins… Newly married Debbie is at her wits’ end about her and Bryan’s mounting debts, but there’s no way he’s going to stop living the high life and become a stay-at-home husband. Meanwhile, her dad has just found out his workaholic second wife, Aimee, is pregnant. He couldn’t be happier, but she’s horrified. Is their marriage going to last? Debbie’s mum, Connie, has met a gorgeous new man and is all set to make a life of her own. But her family need her more than ever to sort out all their problems. Will she put her family first as always, or can she walk away and finally make a fresh start? Will anyone be happy ever after?
Number 1 bestselling author Patricia Scanlan is set to capture the hearts and enchant the minds of a whole new generation of readers who will fall in love with her sublime storytelling. A trailblazing women’s fiction author, all of her novels have been #1 international bestsellers, most recently With All My Love, A Time for Friends, Orange Blossom Days and A Family Reunion. She writes multi-generational family dramas with compassion and authenticity, and a hint of comforting escapism.
Probably Nothing by Lauren Bravo
Bryony doesn’t actually mind being single. So she doesn’t understand why she keeps seeing (ok, sleeping with) Ed, who is perfectly fine, but also only okay. After developing the ick on their fifth date, she resolves to end things – only to receive a call the next day telling her Ed has died.
Worse yet, he seems to have represented her to his family and friends as his great love. Obviously, it would be cruel to correct them. Then she’s invited to the funeral. It would be equally rude to refuse… right?
Before she knows it, Bryony has been drawn in by the charisma and chaos of Ed’s eccentric family and tangled in a web of her own lies. She’s been guilted into signing up to his sister’s pyramid scheme, she’s in far too deep with several of his nearest and dearest – and to make matters worse she’s experiencing a lot of physical symptoms that are becoming harder and harder to ignore…
Probably Nothing is the answer to just how far sheer awkwardness can take someone. Peppered with Lauren Bravo’s irresistible wit, it explores the relatable modern cults of wellness and people-pleasing, and digs into the eternal dilemma: life is short – so should you settle for perfectly fine?
The Holiday Escape by Heidi Swain
Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide?
Ally and her dad, Geoff, run the family business, a creative retreat, from their home Hollyhock Cottage in picturesque Kittiwake Cove. They give their guests their dream break, but Ally hankers after glamourous city living, fancy restaurants and art galleries.
Ally’s survival strategy is to escape out of season, take a break abroad and pretend to be the person she always imagined she would be. She meets Logan while she’s away and he turns out to be exactly the kind of distraction she’s looking for.
With her spirits restored, Ally returns home, picks up the reins again and sets her sights on another successful season, but when Logan unexpectedly arrives on the scene, she soon realises she’s in for a summer that’s going to be far from straightforward…
A story about bringing a holiday home – and what happens when what goes on on holiday comes back to bite you…
The Lost Orchard by Sharon Gosling
Set in a small community on the Scottish coast, the new feel-good story about family, belonging and finding peace with the past from the author of The Lighthouse Bookshop and The Forgotten Garden.
Can a return to the past be the start of something new?
Bette and Nina Crowdie have never been close – they’re too different, the ten-year age difference doesn’t help, and Bette’s rarely been back home since she left for university at eighteen. When their father passes away and unexpectedly splits the family farm between them, Nina is furious and afraid. She’s been working at the farm for the past five years. It’s the only stable home her young son Barnaby has ever had, and she’s convinced that Bette, who never wanted anything to do with the family business, will sell at the first chance she gets.
When they discover the huge debt their father has been hiding from them both, Bette reluctantly agrees to help her sister. But that means they have to find a way to work together, and Bette must face up to the real reason she left all those years ago.
Could the discovery of an ancient orchard on their land be the key to saving the farm – and the sisters’ relationship?
New Beginnings At The Cosy Cat Cafe by Julie Haworth
New Beginnings at The Cosy Cat Café tells the story of Tori who, after being dumped and left stranded by her long-term boyfriend Ryan on a trip of a lifetime to Asia, returns home to the sleepy Sussex village of Blossom Heath with her tail between her legs and her dreams shattered. Donning her frilly apron to help her Mum, Joyce, behind the counter at The Cosy Cup Café, Tori starts to believe – with the help of a hunky fireman and a clowder of rescue cats – that perhaps the secret to her future happiness might lie closer to home than she ever thought possible.
If you love your romance with a side order of cake, cats and cosy community dynamics, this is the purrfect uplifting, feel-good read from the winner of the RNA Katie Fforde Debut Novel of the Year 2023.
Good morning everyone and happy Sunday. I hope you are having a good weekend so far. This is some of the fantastic looking book post I’ve been lucky enough to receive this week:
❤️ Fifteen Wild Decembers by Karen Powell * 🧡I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee* 💛I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai 💚The Potting Shed Murders by Paula Sutton 💙 Maya’s Laws Of Love by Alina Khawaja 🩵Will You Care If I Die? By Nicolas Lunabba 💜 Happy Ever After by Patricia Scanlan 💟The Blonde Identity by Ally Carter 🩷The Museum Of Failures by Thirty Umrigar 💞In Search Of Ethel Cartwright by Tom Winter 🤍The Paris Muse by Louise Treger 🩶The Pursuit Of Love by Mark Bustridge 🤎The Golden Hour by Jacquie Bloese 🖤 Writing On The Wall by Madeleine Pelling
Huge thanks to all the lovely publishers for sending these to me I can’t wait to read them all. The books with stars next to them are books I’ve bought this week. I’ve just finished I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki and will post my review later.
I’m working today which is always fun especially when you’ve not been in for a few days as there might be new books in. Then we’re off to my mum’s tonight for a roast which I’m looking forward to.
I was so excited to receive a copy of the Fantastic sounding The Potting Shed Murder by Paula Sutton this week. I love a cosy murder mystery set in a small village so this sounds right up my street.
Huge thanks to Millie from Dialogue books for sending me a copy of this book.
Out 4th April 2024!
Book Synopsis:
Welcome to the sleepy village of Pudding Corner, a quintessentially English haven of golden cornfields, winding cobbled lanes … and murder.
Daphne Brewster has left London behind and is settling into her family’s new life in rural Norfolk, planting broad beans in raised beds and vintage hunting for their farmhouse.
But when the local headmaster is found dead in his potting shed, amongst his allotment cabbages, the village is ablaze: Who would kill beloved Mr Papplewick, pillar of the community? Daphne soon comes to realise perhaps the countryside isn’t so idyllic after all…
When the headmaster’s widow points her finger at Minnerva, Daphne’s new friend, Daphne vows to clear her name. Sneaking into the crime scene and chasing down rumours gets her into hot water with the local inspector – until she comes across a faded photograph that unearths a secret buried for forty years…
They say nothing bad ever happens in close-knit Pudding Corner, but Daphne is close to the truth – dangerously close…
There’s death amongst the dahlias… A truly unputdownable whodunnit by Paula Sutton – otherwise known as Instagram’s happiest influencer: Hill House Vintage, the queen of cottagecore – an unforgettable new voice in cosy crime. Perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Janice Hallett and Richard Coles.
About The Author:
Paula Sutton is the face behind Hill House Vintage, with over half-a-million Instagram followers. Named by British Vogue as the ‘happiest influencer on Instagram’, Paula is a vintage-hunting interiors stylist, author, columnist and television personality showcasing her wonderful cottage-core and cosy Norfolk life through a lens. Paula upped and left her glamorous London life – where she worked in fashion publishing – over ten years ago to move to Hill House in Norfolk with her family. Since then, Paula has curated a beautiful country home, mixing new with vintage, to find her perfect aesthetic, and is the creator of the popular blog, Hill House Vintage.
Good morning everyone I was lucky enough to receive a copy of this fantastic sounding book today. I always enjoy learning a bit more about life in other countries and this sounds very interesting – though a bit heartbreaking.
I’m looking forward to reading it soon!
Huge thanks to Siobhan from Picador for my copy of this book.
Will You Care If I Die is out now !
Book Synopsis:
Will You Care If I Die? is a disarmingly direct memoir about social class, race, friendship and unexpected love, and a blazingly topical exploration of social polarization and the rise of the far right.
In Sweden, where children murder children and where gun violence is the worst in Europe, Nicolas Lunabba’s job as a social organizer with Malmö’s underclass requires firm boundaries and emotional detachment. But all that changes when he meets Elijah – an unruly teenage boy of mixed heritage whose perilous future reminds Nicolas of his own troubled and violent past.
Allowing Elijah into his home and then into his heart, Nicolas crosses one of his own red lines. With the odds stacked against them, and completely unprepared for the journey he and Elijah now set off on together, can Nicolas keep Elijah safe from harm and steer him towards a better future? Written as a letter to Elijah, Will You Care If I Die? tells Nicolas and Elijah’s story – and asks us to reimagine what it means to care for one another in an uncaring world.
Translated from the Swedish by Henning Koch
About The Author:
Nicolas Lunabba is one of the most influential voices in the Swedish debate regarding young people at risk of spiralling into violence and crime in neglected areas of the country. He runs Helamalmö, an organization committed to social justice, which aims to create a sense of safety and stability for the marginalized. In 2022 Lunabba was awarded the Swedish Martin Luther King prize for his work, and also has an honorary doctorate in social work from Malmö University. Will You Care If I Die? is his first novel.
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