On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong** The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller ** Brilliant, heartbreaking and highly original, Ocean Vuongs debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. A marvel MARLON JAMES This is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a familys history that began before he was born. It tells of Vietnam, of

little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they hold dear

A brilliant middle-grade magical adventure from the world-famous author of The Commitments and The Guts

Propelled by stories of polar swim champions

Learners and lovers of the Irish language will delight in Maire Nic Mhaolain's sparkling Irish language translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

From the long-haired Petrosinella who escaped the tower and broke the spell that the ogress had cast over her and Nana Miriam who beat a hippo using politeness and magic

When she falls in love with Herbert

In THE ART OF FAIRNESS

Imaginative

the ghosts of Dublin entwine around them

challenges her estranged son and his family to accept him

involving daring raids by special forces

They had to leave immediately