The Outlander
Gil ADAMSON (Canada)
Bloomsbury
 ANG R ADA
On a moonlit night in 1903, a mysterious young woman flees alone across the Canadian wilderness, one quick step ahead of her pursuers. Mary Boulton is nineteen years old, half mad, and widowed - by her own hand. Tearing through the forest with dogs howling in the distance, she is desperate, her nerves burning, and she is certain of one thing only - that her every move is being traced. Along the way, the steely outlaw encounters a changing cast of misfits and eccentrics.

The Book of Tomorrow
Cecelia AHERN (Ireland)
Harper Collins
 ANG R AHE
Tamara Goodwin has always got everything she’s ever wanted. Born into a family of wealth, she’s always lived in the here and now, never giving a second thought to tomorrow. But then her dad is gone and life for Tamara and her mother changes forever. Left with a mountain of debt, they sell everything they own and move to the country. With her mother shut away with grief, and her aunt busy tending to her, Tamara is lonely and bored and longs to return to Dublin. When a travelling library passes through Kilsaney Demesne, Tamara finds a mysterious large leather bound tome locked with a gold clasp and padlock. What she discovers within the pages takes her breath away and shakes her world to its’ core.

A Golden age
Tahmina ANAM (Bangladesh)
J. Murray
 ANG R MUR
In the spring of 1971, Rehana Haque is throwing a party for her two children. What she does not know is that, after today, their lives will change forever. For this is East Pakistan, a country erupting into war. As she struggles to keep her children safe, Rehana will find herself faced with a heartbreaking dilemma. Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is an unforgettable story of revolution, hope and unexpected heroism. Commonwealth Writer’s Prize 2008 Best first book Award.

The Wasted vigil
Nadeem ASLAM (Pakistan)
Faber & Faber
 ANG R ASL
The stories and histories that unfold - interweaving and overlapping, and spanning nearly a quarter of a century - tell of the terrible afflictions that have plagued Afghanistan. A work of deepest humanity, ’The Wasted Vigil’ offers a timely portrait of this region, of love during war and conflict.

Three day road
Joseph BOYDEN (Canada)
Phoenix
 ANG R BOY
Niska is reunited with her nephew, Xavier, after he returns from the horrors of the First World War. As she slowly paddles her canoe on the 3-day journey to take him home, traveling through the stark but stunning landscape of Northern Canada, their respective stories emerge.