Robert B Oxnam An ornamental Chinese lacquer box is the key to a priceless art collection hidden for a century in this rich and complex narrative of Chinese history, culture,...

William Dalrymple As the author of the best travel book of recent years at the intensely irritating age of twenty-two, William Dalrymple has now shown that In Xanadu was no fluke. City of...

Dominique Lapierre Except for walking on the moon, spending time in the City of Joy is the most fascinating experience a man can have at the end of the twentieth...

Brigid Treloar Unique flavours, elegant presentation and light healthy food served in a manner that is fresh and interesting are just some of the features of Japanese cooking. This collection...

Bapsi Sidhwa The 1947 Partition of India is the backdrop for this powerful novel, narrated by a precocious child who describes the brutal transition with chilling veracity. Young Lenny Sethi...

Kevin KwanCrazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of...

Haruki MarakamiHigh-class call girls billed to Mastercard. A psychic 13-year-old dropout with a passion for Talking Heads. A hunky matinee idol doomed to play dentists and teachers. A one-armed beach-combing...

Martin Cruz SmithSuspenseful, exciting and replete with the detailed research Martin Cruz Smith brings to all his novels, December 6 is a triumph of imagination, history and storytelling melded into...

Mai Jia Decoded tells the story of Rong Jinzhwen, one of the great code-breakers in the world.A semi-autistic mathematical genius, Jinzhen is recruited to the cryptography department of China's secret...

Madeleine ThienMadeleine Thien's new novel is breathtaking in scope and ambition, even as it is hauntingly intimate. With the ease and skill of a master storyteller, Thien takes us inside...

Boris Pasternak In the grand tradition of the epic novel, Boris Pasternak's masterpiece brings to life the drama and immensity of the Russian Revolution through the story of the gifted...

Lisa SeeIn her most powerful novel yet, acclaimed author Lisa See returns to the story of sisters Pearl and May from Shanghai Girls, and Pearl’s strong-willed nineteen-year-old daughter, Joy. Reeling...