The Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London - with a few small differences. The chefs who make the pizza fiorentinas are Sri Lankan, and half the kitchen staff are illegal immigrants. At the centre is Tuli, the restaurant's charismatic proprietor and resident Robin Hood, who promises to help anyone in need.… Continue reading You People by Nikita Lalwani
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The Secret History by Donna Tartt
Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality their lives are changed profoundly and… Continue reading The Secret History by Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
It begins with a boy. Theo Decker, a thirteen-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and… Continue reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
Do you ever get the feeling that you're sometimes fated to read a certain book at a certain time? If so, then you'll know just how surreal that experience can be. When a book really speaks to you and you can relate so deeply it feels like it was written just for you? yup, that… Continue reading Three Daughters of Eve by Elif Shafak
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