Days of Wonder Keith Stuart Every year on Hannah’s birthday, her father puts on a theatrical performance for his little girl who suffers from a heart condition that will end her life early. As the time comes, Hannah and her father both have something special planned for each other – something neither will ever forget. The Immortalists Chloe Benjamin If you knew the date of your death, how would you live your life? The Gold children sneak out to hear their fortunes from a travelling psychic who claims she can tell anyone the day they will die. A story that walks the line between fantasy and reality, The Immortalists follows the stories of the four siblings. The Perfect Nanny Leila Slimani Based on a true story, Slimani tells the tale of the ‘perfect’ nanny to the two young children of a working couple. As the couple and the nanny become more and more interdependent, tensions rise. The novel serves as a crucial warning of the cruelty caregivers can inflict. So Much Life Left Over Louis de Bernières The author of Captain Corelli’s Mandolin brings you an emotional novel revolving around characters in the unsettled time between the world wars who intertwine to answer the question: “If you have been embroiled in a war in which you confidently expected to die, what are you supposed to do with so much life unexpectedly left over?” Still Me Jojo Moyes The third book of the Me Before You trilogy, Still Me features Louisa Clark, an eccentric heroine, who moves to New York to make the most of her new experience. Torn between the Louisa that her new job demands and the Louisa she truly is, this is a story of selfdiscovery and living boldly. The Gunners Rebecca Kauffman Mikey Callahan reconnects with ‘The Gunners’, a group of childhood friends, after the suicide of one of their members. Sally had once left them with no explanation and the group mourn her loss a second time while figuring out secrets she had harboured about the group and its members. The Mercy Seat Elizabeth H Winthrop An 18-year-old man awaits his execution in a Louisiana jail cell for a crime many believe he did not commit. Moving between narrators, Winthrop explores race and justice and opens a critical eye to the death penalty in a tale taut with tension. The Female Persuasion Meg Wolitzer Madly in love with her boyfriend and yet feeling that something is lacking, Greer Kadetsky meets a woman who will change her life and lead her down a path toward the future she envisioned for herself. Far from being an empowering feminist novel, it asks us to reflect on contemporary feminism. 94 August 2018 www.bahrainthismonth.com lifestylebooks
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