American PsychoThe controversial novel about a handsome serial killer who moves among the young and trendy in 1980s New York. Patrick Bateman is Harvard-educated and intelligent. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. His nights he spends in ways we cannot begin to fathom - doing impermissible things to women. He is living his own "American Dream".
Zaatar Days, Henna Nights: Adventures, Dreams, and Destinations Across the Middle East
Zaatar Days, Henna Nights offers a street-savvy take on the contemporary Arab world that's seldom seen on the evening news. This is a story of discovery and faith, of making bonds and breaking stereotypes, and of finding oneself where one least expects to.
There is nothing better than basking in the summer sun or relaxing on a long summer’s evening with delicious food and drink, whilst being serenaded by the Bard. Food, drink and Shakespeare go happily hand in hand, and there is no shortage of references to mankind’s favourite pastimes in his plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream conjures up images of secluded lover’s picnics in forested glades, of dancing and merriment throughout balmy nights, and feasts of sweet and savoury delicacies fit for a (fairy) King. So, in summertime, and with Shakespeare’s blessing...
Being a zombie, not so easy. That could have been Dave Connor’s six word memoir. ‘At first he couldn’t remember how he’d ended up in that shallow grave, he just knew it was hell to claw his way out, and that the taste of its dirt would remain in his mouth for the rest of his time on this earth’ … Expect the unexpected in this existential resurrection thriller.
