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‘Wahala’ is the Yoruba word for ‘trouble’. In May’s funny and perceptive debut novel, the trouble is created by a pushy outsider who intrudes herself into the lives of a tight-knit friendship group. Ronke, Simi and Boo have been friends ever since they met at university in Bristol…
Read MoreIt’s summer 1994, and three eighteen year old girls are working in a shirt factory in a country town. They’re waiting for the exam results and all they want is to earn some money while having as much fun as possible. But this is Northern Ireland, so there are obstacles to overcome before Maeve, Caroline and Aoife can head off into the big wide world.
Read MoreChemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, she would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality.
It looks as if the long-standing friendship of Ellen and Alexa is about to crumble and fall, taking with it Alexa and Ben’s promising love affair. There are lots of laughs while flatmate Jack tries to save the situation.
Read MoreBee is working all hours to build up her dressmaking business and Nick is freelancing as a literary editor. Both of them are lonely and open to a relationship, but through no fault of their own, unimaginable difficulties stand in the way of their love affair. Fortunately the nature of their problem allows plenty of scope for humour.
Read MoreThe Hanrahan clan gather to support famous artist and notorious egoist Ray, as he prepares for his first exhibition in decades. He is sure it will polish his reputation for good. But what will happen if his family make the changes necessary for their own happiness?
Read MoreThe reader can learn a lot from Bonnie Garmus’ brilliant debut novel - and not only about chemistry. The story of Elizabeth Zott, scientist, tells us how ambitious women in America struggled to make their voices heard in the 1950s and 60s.
