Flip through the latest issue of Gulf Weekly.
BOOK OF THE WEEK by Linda Jennings – THE SILK ROADS: A NEW HISTORY OF THE WORLD, PETER FRANKOPAN, 9781408889930 (BLOOMSBURY) BD8.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
Set your sails east with this stunningly-illustrated original new history of the world for children.
Peter Frankopan, a Number One bestselling author and historian explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the East married the West with a remarkable voyage at its heart, the journey along the Silk Roads.
From ancient world laws laid down by King Hammurabi and the mighty Persian Empire, to terrifying huns, the rise of Europe, two world wars and the politics of today, The Silk Roads moves through time and history sewing together the threads from different peoples, empires and continents into a phenomenal history of the globe.
With stories from each and every corner of society, Frankopan’s magnificent brand new text based on his literary triumph The Silk Roads, sumptuously illustrated by Neil Packer, is a must-have world history and suitable for children aged 11 and above.
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CLOSE TO HOME, CARA HUNTER, 9780241283097 (PENGUIN)
BD3.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members.
How can a child go missing without a trace? Last night, eight-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a family party. No one in the quiet suburban street saw anything, or at least that’s what they’re saying.
DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows the nine times out of 10, it’s someone the victim knew.
That means someone is lying and that Daisy’s time is running out.
Introducing DI Fawley and his team of Oxford detectives, Close to Home is the new crime thriller series to get addicted to. From a ferocious new talent, this pulse-pounding race against time to find a missing girl will be loved by fans of Susie Steiner, Tana French and Ruth Rendell.
MY FAVOURITE
READ OF THE WEEK
THE CACTUS, SARAH HEYWOOD, 9781473660632 (TWO ROADS)
BD3.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members.
This novel is likely to be compared to Gail Honeyman’s hit, the appealingly eccentric Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine which featured in an earlier GulfWeekly review.
Quirky, poignant and extremely readable, here’s another novel for those readers who demand a bit of grit in their comic writing.
It’s never too late to bloom: People aren’t sure what to make of Susan Green – family and colleagues find her prickly and hard to understand – but Susan makes perfect sense to herself.
Age 45, she thinks her life is perfect, as long as she avoids her feckless brother, Edward living a safe distance away in Birmingham.
She has a London flat which is ideal for one, a job that suits her passion for logic and a personal arrangement providing cultural and other, more intimate, benefits. Yet, suddenly faced with the loss of her mother and, implausibly, with the possibility of becoming a mother herself, Susan’s greatest fear is being realised – she is losing control. And, things can only get worse, at least in Susan’s eyes.
This sparkling debut is a breath of fresh air with real heart and a powerful emotional punch.
