"An affecting tale of loneliness and love in Chauhan's home town of Leicester, Belgrave Road tells the story of Mira, newly arrived in the UK from India following an arranged marriage, and Tahliil, a Somali cleaner who becomes her lunch partner, and her escape. By day, Chauhan is a finance lawyer; his debut novel follows his shortlisting in last year's BBC short story competition."
"Described by Monica Ali as the best debut she's read in a very long time, Sabit's novel, which took 10 years to complete, is told through dozens of voices surrounding the Sharaf family, who arrived in the US as refugees from Afghanistan in the late 90s. After teenager Zorah Sharaf is found dead in mysterious circumstances, the jury of characters gives their perspectives on what really happened. A clever debut probing the American dream and a clash of cultures."
"Blurbed by the likes of Katie Kitamura and Garth Greenwell, this 70s-set novel is one of the buzziest debuts of 2026. Jean is sent to boarding school Compton Manor aka House of Nutters to curb bad behaviour. He is an outsider, a Jewish scholarship boy surrounded by the children of heiresses, but an unlikely connection with a fellow student, Tom, promises to upend, and enrich, his life."
Belgrave Road follows Mira, newly arrived in the UK from India after an arranged marriage, who forms a friendship with Tahliil, a Somali cleaner, and seeks escape from loneliness and constrained domestic life. This Is Where the Serpent Lives moves across Pakistan’s cities and agricultural estates over six decades, probing class dynamics. Jean centers on a Jewish scholarship boy sent to Compton Manor boarding school in the 1970s, where an unexpected bond with fellow student Tom alters his outsider life. Good People recounts the Sharaf family’s refugee experience and multiple voices that respond to teenager Zorah Sharaf’s mysterious death. The Renovation portrays Dilara, an exile in Italy planning a home renovation to accommodate her elderly father.
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