Evie Wyld Bücher

From Granta's Best Young British Novelists, this award-winning novel follows Jake Whyte, an outsider in a remote farmhouse on a stormy British island. As she faces threats to her sheep and confronts her haunting past, the story explores themes of struggle, survival, and redemption with exceptional artistry.

Frank and Leon are two men from different times, discovering that sometimes all you learn from your parents' mistakes is how to make different ones of your own. When war breaks out again, Leon must go from sculpting sugar figurines to killing young men as a conscript in the Vietnam War.

Set against a backdrop of contemporary Britain, this novel delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations. It explores themes of identity, love, and the impact of past choices on present lives. The characters navigate their intertwined fates, revealing deep emotional truths and the struggle for personal fulfillment. With sharp wit and poignant observations, the narrative captures the essence of modern life, making it a compelling read for those interested in character-driven stories.

A story about the weight of the past and the promise of the future set between rural Australia and London - from the bestselling author of The Bass RockMax didn’t believe in an afterlife. Until he died. Now, as a reluctant ghost trying to work out why he remains, he watches his girlfriend Hannah lost in grief in the flat they shared and begins to realise how much of her life was invisible to him.In the weeks and months before Max’s death, Hannah is haunted by the secrets she left Australia to escape. A relationship with Max seems to offer the potential of a different story, but the past refuses to stay hidden. It finds expression in the untold stories of the people she grew up with, the details of their lives she never knew and the events that broke her family apart and led her to Max.Both a celebration and autopsy of a relationship, The Echoes is a novel about stories and who has the right to tell them, asking what of our past can we shrug off and what is fixed forever.

Jake Whyte je jedinou obyvatelkou starého statku na nejmenovaném britském ostrově, v místě neutuchajících dešťů a silných větrů. Je to jen ona, divoký pes a stádo ovcí. Přesně tohle si přála. Ale něco každých pár dnů přichází a trhá ovce... Může to být cokoliv. Les je plný lišek a žije v něm také podivný člověk, který vypráví legendu o podivném, obrovském zvířeti. Jake utíká před temnou minulostí, příběhem, který se odehrál před mnoha lety tisíce mil odsud, na druhém konci světa. Památkou jsou jizvy a šrámy na jejích zádech... Román získal tři ceny: Miles Franklin Award, Encore Award a Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Award. Byl v užším výběru na Costa Novel Prize a James Tait Black Memorial Prize