New Releases by Anna Burns

Pippa Mason is ready for a fresh start. She has bought Pumpkin Cottage in the picturesque Wye Valley village of Riverdean, where her late mother grew up, and plans to renovate a run-down bed and breakfast. Despite the complications of the project and a very surly builder, Pippa is settling into village life and starting to fall for the charms of local, outdoorsy Jake when problems start coming thick and fast ... Jenny Foster has plenty on her plate. It''s busy enough running Riverside Lodge but now her husband Phil has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia. With doubts about how long she will be able to keep running the business, Jenny didn''t need the threat of another B&B on her doorstep and the newcomer worming her way into the community. When the spat between the rival businesses escalates and an autumn storm brings matters to a head, Pippa and Jenny will have to see if Riverdean is big enough for the both of them.

Four women, one sleepy village ... It''s time to give life a whirl. The Welsh village of Morlan is a beautiful place to live, but four of its female residents are searching for more. Gwen appears to have it all but her marriage is on the rocks. Meg struggles with her health and her love life has barely got a pulse. Recently widowed Ivy wonders whether she can revamp more than just her home. Summer dearly loves her young children but is desperate to broaden her horizons beyond her sleep-deprived fog. The announcement that pole dancing exercise classes are coming to the village hall brings the disparate group together and a bond is formed that will help them with the trials and tribulations that lie ahead. ''Poles Apart is an absolute joy to read and a reminder of the value of female friendship'' Helga Jensen, author of Fly me to Paris ''This book is an absolute tonic. If you need a lift, read it!'' Luisa A. Jones, author of The Broken Vow

Grace believed she had the ideal marriage, but after Dan dies, she finds proof he had another family. Kat can''t admit that her father was less than perfect. Mother and daughter go to Montenegro to find out the truth. But when they track down Rosa and her son, while Grace is heart-broken, Kat can''t help being thrilled to have a brother. Kat is a bullied sous chef in London, and starts helping out ''just for a few days'' at Rosa''s restaurant, the Cafe Lompar. Soon both women are torn between their old and new lives, facing impossible choices. Can Kat find what she''s looking for? Will Grace let herself trust again? Can a journey that begins with betrayal ever end in joy?

ends as expected. Brother Sun Sister Moon, set in the Outback, holds a sense of mystery, which seeps into everyday events. There is Love and the Sea, with a strange admirer dogging the heroine. The story is lyrical and haunting. Creativity Pays, brings just deserts to a habitual cheat, while Coffee and Basil, leaves high expectations thwarted. Vanishing Cream, combines the ordinary with the impossible, to create a satirical look at the complexity of human relationships. This is a mix of romantic, fantastic and heart-wrenching scenarios. The reader is moved by turns to laughter and to tears.

By mid-life you will face menopause. Why, in some cultures is it a time to be celebrated, while in ours it heralds the end of so many good things? The end of your youth, the end of your beauty, the end of your joy. The beginning of the end. I propose that menopause is a time to transition to the very best in your life. To become the true you, the strong you, the fittest you. Don’t let menopausal fat-gain hold you back. This is not an inevitability. You can be fit and fab in your fifties and beyond. I will show you how. I have worked for twenty five years as a personal weight-loss coach with mainly women of middle age. I have developed an accurate insight into what holds us back from believing that we can be as lean and fit in our fifties as we were in our thirties. Question the assumptions you make about this stage in life. Is becoming ‘square’ a natural evolution? Or can we retain a slim physique, with our curves still where they should be? Can we fearlessly lift heavier weights than we have ever done? Can we retain our sexy self-image? Yes, of course we can.

After parting with her last boyfriend, Kate’s freedom is short-lived. On meeting Michael, a handsome connection from her past, she gains nothing from the relationship but danger, secrets, and upheavals when he is accused of embezzling money from his company. Michael’s imprisonment brings a temporary but painful separation. Pregnant and alone, Kate looks for a new way to support herself and the baby. The farm she inherits marks a change in her life. She puts all her effort into learning how to look after the neglected property and make it a successful venture. With the help of two Native Australian friends, Jimmy and Rose, she is strong enough to face the challenges life throws at her, including the threats and harassment from the men intent on destroying Michael and cheating her out of the land. Their threats are based on the knowledge that Michael has information, which, when decoded, will exonerate him and expose their illegal business dealings. Natural disasters affect the farm, and fighting them slowly brings Kate and Michael together. The small community that has grown around them provides companionship and support for the pair, and though their life is not without the hardships caused by nature, they are content.

An uplifting novel of family secrets and fresh starts. Grace is clearing her late husband''s things, when she discovers he had another family. She and her daughter Kat travel to Montenegro to find them. Can mother and daughter successfully navigate painful emotions, new opportunities and new loves?

A GREAT GIFT

50th Anniversary Man Booker Prize winning novel (2018) Milkman: A Novel by Anna Burns. This novel is set in a town with no name, filled with characters with no names, at a time that is not known. Sounds a bit wonky, but Burns makes it work to the books advantage. This story could be historical, contemporary, or futuristic and take place in any city where conflict and oppression exist. Korean translation by Hong Han Byeol.

The darkly comic second novel from the author of the Man Booker Prize winner Milkman, now available in the United States In the small town of Tiptoe Floorboard, the Doe clan, a close-knit family of criminals and victims, has the run of the place. Yet there are signs that patriarch John Doe’s reign may be coming to an end. When Jetty Doe breaks into a gun store and makes off with a Kalashnikov, the stage is set for a violent confrontation. But while Jetty is making her way across town in a taxi, an elusive, chatty narrator takes us on a wild journey, zooming in and out on various members of the Doe clan with long, digressive riffs that chase down the causes and repercussions of Jetty’s act. Before Milkman took the world by storm after winning the Man Booker Prize, Anna Burns had already honed her distinctive voice. In her second novel, Little Constructions, she exhibits the same linguistic brio, coruscating wit, and scintillating insight into men, women, and the roots of violence. A wickedly funny novel that swoops and spirals as it examines the long shadow of abuse and violent crime, Little Constructions explores what transpires when unspeakable realities, long hidden from view, can no longer be denied.

Román z búrlivého obdobia konfliktu v Severnom Írsku, ktorý hlboko zasiahol do životov nevinných ľudí. Uprostred týchto udalostí v bezmennom meste dospieva bezmenné osemnásťročné dievča, nazývané len stredná sestra. Jej pobožná matka by ju už najradšej videla vydatú, a tak sa musí obracať, aby pred ňou utajila neperspektívny vzťah s asifrajerom. Keď sa však o ňu navyše začne zaujímať miestny paramilitant nazývaný mliekar, klebety sa rozšíria ako požiar a stredná sestra sa stáva nebezpečne zaujímavou...

The Man Booker 2018 -palkinnon voittaja! The National Book Critics Circle -palkinnon voittaja! On vaarallista olla kiinnostava tässä nimettömässä kaupungissa. Keskimmäinen siskoista salaa todennäköisen poikaystävänsä äidiltä. Tapaamiset Maitomiehen kanssa hän pitää kaikilta pimennossa. Mutta kun ensimmäinen lanko aavistaa hänen salaisuutensa ja huhut alkavat velloa, keskimmäinen sisko muuttuu ”kiinnostavaksi”. Se on pahinta mitä voi tapahtua. Jos on kiinnostava, silloin huomataan, ja jos on huomattu, on vaarassa... Maitomies on tarina juoruista ja kuulopuheista, seksuaalisesta häirinnästä ja vaikenemisesta, joilla on tuhoisat seuraukset.. Romaanin tapahtumat sijoittuvat nimettömään kaupunkiin ja tuntemattomaan aikakauteen, ja kirjan henkilöt ovat tunnistettavissa vain keskinäisistä suhteistaan. Päähenkilö on 18-vuotias keskimmäinen siskoista ja romaanin nimihenkilö, Maitomies, puolisotilaallisiin joukkoihin kuuluva, naista paljon vanhempi mies. Alkuaan pohjoisirlantilainen, nyt jo pitkään Englannissa asunut Anna Burns kirjoitti Maitomies-romaaninsa omien elämänkokemustensa innoittamana. Kirja palkittiin vuonna 2018 tärkeimmällä englanninkieliselle kirjallisuudelle jaettavalla palkinnolla, The Man Booker -palkinnolla. Teos sai myös arvostetun National Book Critics Circle -palkinnon. Kirjaa on verrattu Margaret Atwoodin Orjattaresi-teokseen. Anna Burns syntyi Belfastissa vuonna 1962 ja kasvoi työväenluokkaisella ja katolisella alueella. Hän muutti Lontooseen vuonna 1987 ja asuu nykyisin East Sussexissa. Maitomies on hänen kolmas romaaninsa. Hänen edelliset teoksensa ovat Winifred Holtby -palkittu No Bones (2001) ja vuonna 2007 ilmestynyt Little Constructions.

A brilliant genre-bending story from Man Booker Prize winner Anna Burns.

PREMIO MAN BOOKER 2018 GANADORA DEL NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD 2019 En esta ciudad anónima, ser interesante es peligroso. La hermana mediana, nuestra protagonista, se empeña en evitar que su madre descubra a su posible novio y en no dar explicaciones sobre su encuentro con el lechero. Pero en cuanto el primer cuñado descubre su situación y hace correr el rumor, la hermana mediana se vuelve «interesante». Lo último que ella quiere. Porque ser interesante implica que te presten atención y eso es peligroso. "Milkman" es una historia de rumores y habladurías, de silencio y sordera intencionada en la época álgida del conflicto de Irlanda del Norte. Es la historia de una inacción con grandísimas consecuencias.

Met een verbijsterend, adembenemend tastbaar gevoel voor tijd en plaats verhaalt Melkboer over de roddels en geruchten, de stilte en opzettelijke doofheid in een naamloze stad. We volgen middelstezus, die druk bezig is haar misschien-vriendje voor haar moeder verborgen te houden, terwijl iedereen in het duister tast over haar ontmoeting met de melkboer - een gebeurtenis waar zij zelf ook geen grip op weet te krijgen. Maar dan komt haar schoonbroer erachter, en spoort hij haar zus aan om haar moeder op middelstezus af te sturen. Plots wordt zij ''interessant'' - het laatste wat ze wilde. Want interessant worden betekent opgemerkt worden en opgemerkt worden is gevaarlijk. Melkboer is een zinderend eerlijke roman, even accuraat en onsentimenteel als verwoestend en wreed. Een verhaal dat overal en nergens zou kunnen plaatsvinden - een roman van onze tijd. Anna Burns (1962, Belfast) publiceerde eerder twee romans en een novelle. Zij won de Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize in 2001 en werd in 2002 genomineerd voor de Orange Prize for Fiction. Zij is de eerste Noord-Ierse auteur die met de prestigieuze Man Booker Prize werd bekroond. ''Niemand van ons heeft ooit eerder zoiets gelezen. Anna Burns'' uiterst onderscheidende stem daagt conventioneel denken uit en resulteert in verrassend en meeslepend proza. Een verhaal over wreedheid, seksueel vergrijp en verzet, verweven met scherpe humor.'' JURYRAPPORT MAN BOOKER PRIZE ''Melkboer heeft zijn eigen energie en stem. Hoewel de roman zich afspeelt in Noord-Ierland tijdens de jaren zeventig, zet het je aan het denken over andere regimes en de impact ervan zoals Stalins Rusland en de Taliban. Ook de middeleeuwse heksenjachten, de Skripal-vergiftiging en de #MeToo-beweging komen naar boven wanneer je dit leest. (...) De verteller is origineel, grappig, ontwapenend en uniek. Net als het boek.'' THE GUARDIAN

Winner of the Man Booker Prize “Everything about this novel rings true. . . . Original, funny, disarmingly oblique and unique.”—The Guardian In an unnamed city, middle sister stands out for the wrong reasons. She reads while walking, for one. And she has been taking French night classes downtown. So when a local paramilitary known as the milkman begins pursuing her, she suddenly becomes “interesting,” the last thing she ever wanted to be. Despite middle sister’s attempts to avoid him—and to keep her mother from finding out about her maybe-boyfriend—rumors spread and the threat of violence lingers. Milkman is a story of the way inaction can have enormous repercussions, in a time when the wrong flag, wrong religion, or even a sunset can be subversive. Told with ferocious energy and sly, wicked humor, Milkman establishes Anna Burns as one of the most consequential voices of our day.

Tangents, the collection of short stories by Anna Burns, projects unsentimental critique of human character and situations, yet it does so with a deep sense of compassion. Though the stories appear to move at Tangents to each other, there is a strict internal cohesion, which binds them. They are arranged in progression through humour, sober reflection, and fantastical elaborations. The ''usual'' and the ''unusual'' are treated with the same acute perception. A subtly changing voice surprises and forces the reader to reflect on life and its vagaries.

The second collection of short stories by the Sorrento Writers Group.

Family recipes compiled.

Do you find yourself constantly bombarded with requests for sweets, treats and snacks by your kids? Is the supermarket a battleground every time? Do your kids spend a lot more time indoors watching TV than you would have been allowed as a child? Would you love to see them eat more vegetables and make it through a movie without consuming the caloric allowance of a small elephant? If you want to do better for your kids, if you want to save them from a lifetime of yo-yo dieting, if you want them to be as Nature intended, The Food Nanny is here to help.

A shattering and blackly funny debut in the tradition of Roddy Doyle, "No Bones" follows a young woman growing up in a Belfast beset by the Troubles.

Hon är arton år och bor i en no-go-zon, hon rör sig gärna till fots. Här är det farligt att äga reservdelar till en Bentley, eftersom bilmärket kommer från ockupationsmakten. Han som kanske är hennes pojkvän flyttar runt delarna i sitt hem för att inte bli avslöjad. Och mannen som kallas för mjölkbudet verkar följa efter henne, med oklart uppsåt. Här råder en latent militär konflikt, i vilken alla på ett eller annat sätt är indragna. Rykten florerar, stadens hundar avlivas över en natt. Med stort siktdjup tecknar Anna Burns en ung flickas utsatta position i ett religiöst, traditionellt samhälle, där paranoian sedan länge ockuperar människornas kroppar. Anna Burns föddes 1962 i Belfast, Nordirland. Mjölkbudet, som belönades med Man Booker-priset 2018, är den första av hennes böcker som översätts till svenska. Romanen är också nominerad till det amerikanska National Book Critics Circle Award.