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Lutyens
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London Book Fair
2020
Recent & Forthcoming TitlesFICTION
HERE COMES THE MIRACLE by THE LOST LIGHTS OF ST KILDA by
Anna Beecher World excluding US: Elisabeth Gifford World: Corvus – March
W&N – May 2020. MS available from the 2020. MS available from the publisher.
publisher. A sweeping love story crossing oceans and
It begins with a miracle: a baby born too decades. Imprisoned as a POW in France,
soon but defiantly alive. And decades Fred Lawson dreams of the summer he
earlier another miracle; two teenage boys spent on St Kilda, and Chrissie, the woman
fall in love. A profoundly moving drama he fell for. When he makes his daring
spanning three generations of the same escape in 1940, he is sustained by one
family. For fans of John McGregor, Max thought only; finding his way back to her.
Porter and Jenny Offill.
CRY BABY by Mark Billingham
World excluding US and Germany: Little BEFORE THE SNOW by Mary Lawson
Brown – July 2020. US: Grove Atlantic. UK: Chatto & Windus – 2021. Canada:
Options elsewhere. MS available. Knopf. Options elsewhere. MS due July.
Billingham’s twentieth novel is a prequel When newly divorced Liam unexpectedly
to the bestselling Tom Thorne series, taking inherits the house of his former neighbour
us back to a defining case in his career. The Mrs Orchard, he is pulled into the lives of
most recent Thorne novel THEIR LITTLE the locals and finds himself helping with
SECRET went straight to No.1 when it the search for a missing girl. An uplifting,
published in paperback in January. beautifully observed drama for fans of
Elizabeth Strout and Annie Proulx.
HOPE NICELY’S LESSONS FOR
LIFE by Caroline Day World: Bonnier
Zaffre – Spring 2021. MS due April 2020. LAGOMORPH AND OTHER
Hope Nicely struggles with social STORIES by Alexander MacLeod
situations and remembering instructions. UK: Cape – 2021. Canada: McClelland
She’s hoping that a creative writing & Stewart. US: Farrar Straus & Giroux.
course will help her make sense of her MS due September 2020.
story, but when her adoptive mother falls
The follow-up to MacLeod’s critically
ill, Hope will be tested in ways she never
acclaimed debut LIGHT LIFTING,
dreamed of. An exciting debut starring a
this new collection was sold at auction
unique heroine from a fresh new voice in
in Canada and pre-empted in the US,
commercial fiction.
and cements the author as a master of
compelling, strange, beautifully observed
UNSETTLED GROUND by Claire
prose fiction. Alexander has previously
Fuller UK: FigTree – 2021. US: Tin
won the Atlantic Book Award and an
House. Options elsewhere. MS due May.
O’Henry Prize for his writing, and his
Fuller’s fourth novel is a devastating stories have been shortlisted for the Giller
portrayal of rural poverty and Prize, Commonwealth Writers Prize, the
marginalisation, following middle-aged Frank O’Connor award and the Thomas
twins Julius and Jeanie as they struggle Head Raddall Fiction Award.
to find independence and answers in the
wake of their mother’s sudden death.THIS IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK by A MAP OF THE DAMAGE by Sophia
Alexander MacLeod UK: Cape – 2023. Tobin World English: Simon & Schuster –
Canada: McClelland & Stewart. US: April 2020. MS available.
Farrar Straus & Giroux. Italy: Einaudi. A beautifully crafted portrait of two
MS due September 2022. women, one living in Victorian London
The author’s debut novel was sold at
and one during the Blitz, linked by the
auction in Canada and pre-empted in
the US and Italy. Inspired by real events Mirrormakers Club, a building which holds
at Lac Megantic, Quebec, it follows the echoes of past loves and hates and hides
devastating aftermath and far reaching the darkest of secrets in its foundations.
consequences of a train derailment and “A beguiling tale of love and loss” – The
chemical fire in a small town in 1984. Times
IN A GARDEN BURNING GOLD by NON-FICTION
Rory Power UK: Titan. US: Del Rey. MS
available.
Debut fantasy novel from the NYT THE GALLERY OF MIRACLES
bestselling author. A sweeping Balkan- AND MADNESS: INSANITY,
set story which combines lush world- MODERNISM AND HITLER’S WAR
building with a vibrant and dynamic cast ON ART by Charlie English
of characters reminiscent of Katherine UK: William Collins – April 2021. US:
Arden’s WINTERNIGHT trilogy and V. E.
Random House. Options elsewhere. MS
Schwab’s SHADES OF MAGIC.
due September 2020.
Charlie English’s much-anticipated second
THE RIVER HOME by Hannah Richell book. The Prinzhorn collection, comprising
UK: Orion – March 2020. France: Editions the art of mentally ill artists, inspired some
Belfond. Germany: Diana Verlag. Israel: of the most celebrated cultural movements
Tchelet Books. Norway: Cappelen Damm. of the modern era, from Dada to Surrealism
Spain: HarperCollins Iberica. Sweden: to Abstract Expressionism. Once it fell
Forum. Options elsewhere. MS available. into Hitler’s hands however, the collection
Sisters Eve, Lucy and Margot have drifted would prove lethal – both for art in Nazi
apart, but it’s time to confront the past. Germany, and for its creators, who would
An irresistible novel with tremendous die in the first action of the Holocaust.
characterisation and emotional pull from a
bestselling voice in bookclub fiction.
NOTHING ORDINARY by Josie
George UK: Bloomsbury – Spring 2021.
THE LIBERATION OF BRIGID MS due September 2020.
DUNNE by Patricia Scanlan UK & US:
Josie George has struggled with chronic
Simon & Schuster - March 2020. MS
and debilitating pain since childhood. In
available.
this wise and beautifully written memoir,
Author of the original chick lit
she explores the rich possibilities inherent
phenomenon CITY GIRL, celebrating its
in a slower, more observant life. For fans
30th anniversary in print this year, Patricia
of Elizabeth Gilbert and Annie Dillard.
Scanlan’s latest novel is a wise, funny and
moving portrait of faith, family ties and
forgiveness, spanning six decades and
three generations of remarkable women.THE STUBBORN LIGHT OF THIS TOO SHALL PASS: STORIES
THINGS: COLLECTED NATURE OF CHANGE, CRISIS AND
WRITING by Melissa Harrison UK: HOPEFUL BEGINNINGS by Julia
Faber – 2020. MS due March 2020. Samuel UK: Penguin Life – March
First published in The Times, Melissa 2020. China: PRH. Netherlands: Balans.
Harrison’s beautiful observations of the Options elsewhere. MS available.
natural world are an inspiring reminder of In her wise and compassionate second
the fragile ecosystems all around us. Her book, bestselling author and counsellor
latest novel ALL AMONG THE BARLEY Julia Samuel invites us to follow everyday
was the winning entry for the 2019 EU people through their most turbulent
Prize for Literature. experiences. “So full of wisdom and
light…Julia really is a force for good in the
THE SEE-THROUGH HOUSE by world” – Cathy Rentzenbrink
Shelley Klein UK: Chatto & Windus –
July 2020. MS available.
In this remarkable memoir, Shelley Klein BLUEBERRIES by Ellena Savage
recalls growing up in a masterpiece of World excluding UK: Text Publishing –
minimalist architecture with her wonderful March 2020. UK: Scribe – April 2020.
but exasperating father, Bernat Klein. “A MS available from the publisher.
sad, funny, utterly fascinating book about In crystalline prose, essayist Ellena
families, home, and how to say goodbye” Savage explores the essential questions
– Mark Haddon. A forthcoming BBC of the examined life: what is it to desire?
Radio4 Book of the Week. What is it to accommodate oneself to the
world, and at what cost? “Ellena Savage’s
THE ISLAND OF EXTRAORDINARY essays are heart-stopping epics of self-
CAPTIVES by Simon Parkin inquiry and world-inquiry.” - Maria
UK: Sceptre – 2021. Options elsewhere. Tumarkin
MS due Autumn 2020.
An exploration of the battle between fear
and compassion at a time of national CHILDREN’S & YA
crisis, this promises to shine a light on
how Britain’s treatment of refugees during
WWII led to one of the nation’s most BURN OUR BODIES DOWN by Rory
shameful missteps. Power UK: Macmillan Children’s Books.
US: Delacorte Press – July 2020. France:
Editions Robert Laffont. Turkey: Epsilon.
WRITTEN IN THE SAND: THE Options elsewhere. MS available.
QUEER LITERARY HISTORY OF Margot Nielsen’s mother has never told her
FIRE ISLAND by Jack Parlett UK: anything about their family. When Margot
Granta – 2021. US: Harper Collins. MS finds her grandmother’s farm, she begins
due Autumn 2020. to understand why. NYT bestselling author
Following the lives of the poets, writers,
Rory Power’s second work of speculative
artists and activists who found freedom
on this infamous strip of land, WRITTEN YA horror is a gripping eco-nightmare,
IN THE SAND is a magisterial account starring an unforgettable cast of strong,
of queer desire in the 20th century. Parlett, dangerous women.
a published poet, is a junior fellow at
University College, Oxford.THE SECRET DETECTIVE by Ella FALASTIN by Sami Tamimi & Tara
Risbridger World: Nosy Crow. MS due Wigley World exluding US: Ebury –
May 2020. March 2020. US: Ten Speed. MS available
When Isobel Petty is suddenly orphaned, from the publisher.
she finds herself being taken away from Co-author of the million copy bestsellers
her home in India and sent to live with OTTOLENGHI: THE COOKBOOK,
a distant uncle in England. On board the JERUSALEM and SIMPLE, Tamimi and
SS Mariana, Isobel witnesses a shocking Wigley bring us a collection of recipes
crime, and must solve two mysteries – and memories from Sami’s childhood in
the identities of both the murderer and Palestine.
the victim – before reaching England.
Outstanding debut middle grade for fans RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
of Katherine Rundell.
A USER’S GUIDE TO MAKE-
BELIEVE by Jane Alexander World
COOKERY English: Allison & Busby – January 2020.
Russia: Ripol. MS available.
Broke and broken, Cassie McCallister
meets Lewis at her support group and
WHICH WINE WHEN by Bert Blaize realises he, like her, is in recovery for
& Claire Strickett World: Ebury – April addiction to Make Believe; the virtual
2020. MS available from the publisher. reality product Cassie used to sell. A timely
Whether ordering a curry, taking a bottle to dystopian thriller starring a gritty and
a friend’s, cooking to impress or vegging relatable heroine. “Thought-provoking” –
out on the sofa with a bowl of pasta, this The Scotsman.
irreverent and fun wine guide will turn even
the most down-to-earth meal into a magical ROYALS by Emma Forrest
combination of what’s on your plate and UK: Bloomsbury – October 2019. Options
what’s in your glass. “A brilliantly simple elsewhere. MS available.
guide to give anyone instant confidence When shy, working class Steven meets
choosing wine.” - Russell Norman glamorous, hedonistic heiress Jasmine
in hospital, his life is changed for ever.
“Charming, witty and touching, an
OTTOLENGHI FLAVOUR by Yotam Eighties BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S” –
Ottolenghi & Ixta Belfrage World David Nicholls.
excluding US: Ebury – 2020. US: Ten
Speed Press. MS available from the
STAYING ALIVE IN TOXIC TIMES:
publisher.
A SEASONAL GUIDE TO LIFELONG
Ottolenghi’s SIMPLE was a Sunday Times, HEALTH by Dr. Jenny Goodman World
NYT and international best seller, and English: Yellow Kite/Hodder - January
winner at the National Book Awards 2018. 2020. Ms available.
This follow-up to PLENTY and PLENTY Drawing on the author’s twenty years’
MORE will once again showcase his experience as a doctor, lecturer and
extraordinary vegetarian recipes offering nutritionist, STAYING ALIVE IN TOXIC
up simple ideas for week nights, low effort TIMES sets out exactly what to eat, when
/ high impact dishes and stand-out meals. to eat it, and how to counter the physical
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