FICTION
The Gilded Age By Owen Dwyer An award-winning, burnt out writer is visited by the characters he is researching while writing a book about the assassination of President James Garfield. Richard Todd, writer, can’t write anymore, paralysed by a sense of futility. His publisher sends Jenny Lambe, a talented young editor, to help him work on his latest book about the assassination of Garfield by Charles Guiteau. In between falling for Jenny and leaving his wife, Richard is visited in turn by the major players surrounding Garfield's death, giving their own views on the assassination and on Richard’s own choices and their consequences. LIBE RTI ES P RES S Paperback • 9781912589234 • September 2021 • £13.99 256 pages
At Medeleni A Summer in Moldavia
By Ionel Teodoreanu, Eugenia Farca, A.K. Brackob and Alexandra Maxim A classic work of Romanian literature and a wonderful novel for all ages. A novel full of warmth, wit, love, and the pursuit of dreams, the story takes place during the years between the two world wars. It is a delightful account of brother-sister rivalry, and the life of a generally happy, easy-going family in rural Moldavia. Ionel Teodoreanu captivates your mind and your heart and places you alongside his memorable characters: Olga, Monica, and Dan. CLA S S IC S OF ROM A N I A N LIT ERAT U RE | CEN T ER FOR ROM ANIAN STUDIE S Hardback • 9781592111107 • November 2021 • £29.99 312 pages
The Forest of the Hanged By Liviu Rebreanu, Eugenia Farca, A.K. Brackob and Phoebe Cho One of the greatest novels in Romanian literature explores the psychological turmoil of WWI. This classic Romanian novel lends psychological insights into the tragedy confronting minorities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire during WWI. It is the story of Apostol Bologa, a middle-class Romanian officer serving in the Austro-Hungarian army who undergoes a transformation as his sense of national consciousness awakens, leading him to make a critical choice. Based on the author’s brother, the author approaches the inner struggles of Bologa as he confronts the savagery and injustice of war with authentic emotion and immediacy. CLA S S IC S OF ROM A N I A N LIT ERAT U RE | CEN T ER FOR ROM ANIAN STUDIE S Paperback • 9781592111138 • December 2021 • £19.99 326 pages
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