The Novelry: 4 books

After more than half a century of marriage, Dorothy and George are embarking on their first journey abroad together. Three decades younger, Jan and Annemieke are taking their last, as illness and incompatibility bring their unhappy union to an end. At first the luxury of a Caribbean resort is no match...

**An Oprah Book of The Week. A dark comedy hailed by reviewers as 'extremely funny'  with 'a clever plot and plenty of surprises.'  ** Meet Ken. He's obsessed with death, planning his own funeral and desperate to die in the bosom of his family. Unfortunately for Ken, that's the last place...

**It's not personal, he says. But that's a lie in a place where everything is personal, and a matter of life and death too. ** This Human Season is award-winning Man Booker longlisted author Louise Dean's second novel set in Belfast, Ireland, during The Troubles of the late 1970's and early...

In her dark and witty third novel, award-winning Man Booker longlisted author Louise Dean explores the perplexing marriages of two couples living in Provence. Richard is the head of sales in Africa for a pharmaceutical company. He spends most of his time away on business, sleeping with other...