JANUARY 2018 In the Fall They Come Back Robert Bausch A brilliantly observed prep school novel about fraught teacher-student relationships -- and about coming into adulthood. Description A brilliantly observed prep school novel about fraught teacher-student relationships -- and about coming into adulthood. Ben Jameson begins his teaching career in a small private school in Northern Virginia. He is idealistic, happy to have his first job after graduate school, and hoping some day to figure out what he really wants out of life. And in his two years teaching English at Glenn Acres Preparatory School, he comes to believe this really is his life's work, his calling. He wants to change lives. But his desire to ""save"" his students leads him into complicated territory, as he becomes more and more deeply involved with three students in particular: an abused boy, a mute and damaged girl, and a dangerous eighteen-year-old who has come back to school for one more chance to graduate. In the Fall They Come Back is a book about human relationships, as played out in that most fraught of settings, a school. But it is not only a book about teaching. It is about the limits and complexities of even our most benevolent urges -- what we can give to others and how we lose ourselves. About the Author Robert Bausch is the author of many works of fiction, most recently the novels Far as the Eye Can See and The Legend of Jesse Smoke. He was born in Georgia and raised around Washington, D.C., and received a B.A., M.A., and M.F.A. from George Mason University. He 's been awarded the Fellowship of Southern Writers Hillsdale Award and the John Dos Passos Prize, both for sustained achievement in literature. He lives in Virginia. Price: $36.99 (NZ$38.99) ISBN: 9781632864000 Format: Hard Cover Dimensions: mm Extent: 0 pages Main Category: FA Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Bloomsbury USA JANUARY 2018 The River at Night Erica Ferencik 'Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 A heart-stopping, page-turning thriller that sees a trip of a lifetime white-water rafting in the remote US wilderness turn into a battle for survival for four best friends Description 'Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10 'A thought came to me that I couldn 't force away: What we are wearing is how we 'll be identified out in the wilderness.' Win Allen doesn 't want an adventure. After a miserable divorce and the death of her beloved brother, she just wants to spend some time with her three best friends, far away from her soul-crushing job. But athletic, energetic Pia has other plans. Plans for an adrenaline-raising, breath-taking, white-water rafting trip in the Maine wilderness. Five thousand square miles of remote countryside. Just mountains, rivers and fresh air. No phone coverage. No people. No help - About the Author Erica Ferencik is a Massachusetts-based novelist and screenwriter. She holds a Masters in Creative Writing from Boston University and has taught writing for years. Her essays have been featured in Salon, the Boston Globe and on National Public Radio. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) EricaFerencik.com ISBN: 9781408886564 @EricaFerencik Format: Paperback Dimensions: 129x197mm Extent: 304 pages Main Category: FA Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: JANUARY 2018 Kompromat Stanley Johnson KOMPROMAT: the Russian term for compromising materials about a politician or other public figure Description Stanley Johnson 's latest political thriller Kompromat claims to recount the story of the most audacious geo-political coup since Genghis Khan and his hordes swept across Asia into Europe. The UK Referendum in June 2016, on Britain 's membership of the EU, was a political showdown a British prime minister thought couldn 't be lost. But the next morning Britain woke up to a shock result. Kompromat explores the skullduggery that might just have gone on behind the scenes. About the Author A former MEP, Stanley Johnson has written widely in both fiction and nonfiction. Previous thrillers are The Doomsday Project, The Marburg Virus, Tunnel and The Commissioner, which was made into a film starring John Hurt. He lives in London, and is the father of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Price: $24.99 (NZ$26.99) ISBN: 9781786073600 Format: Paperback Dimensions: 152x232mm Extent: 304 pages Main Category: F Fiction Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld JANUARY 2018 They Know Not What They Do Jussi Valtonen A young man 's decision to put career before family leads to chilling consequences Description For fans of David Mitchell and Dave Eggers comes They Know Not What They Do, a piercing psychological satire set in the near-future where nothing is private and everything is for sale. When Professor Joe Chayefski 's neuroscience lab in Baltimore is attacked by animal rights activists, he doesn 't connect the dots at first. But when he receives a phone call from Alina, his Finnish ex-wife, he begins to realize that the threats are connected to Samuel, the son he left behind in Finland two decades ago. Joe soon learns that his son 's life has gone badly astray, and that Samuel has devoted himself to militant activism. Samuel is now somewhere in the United States, but neither Alina nor the authorities know his exact location. Joe realizes he has to take action to protect his wife and two daughters, by any means necessary. About the Author Jussi Valtonen is an author and psychologist from Helsinki, Finland. He studied neuropsychology in the United States and screenwriting in the UK. His previous works include two novels and a short story collection. Kristian London is an American translator who divides his time between Seattle and Helsinki. Price: $29.99 (NZ$32.99) ISBN: 9781786073723 Format: Paperback - C format Dimensions: mm Extent: 656 pages Main Category: F Fiction Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld JANUARY 2018 Tiger and the Acrobat Susanna Tamaro A heart-breaking, philosophical tale of one little tiger 's journey to find her place in the world Description Little Tiger is not like other tigers. She is curious about the world and always questions everything, not content to simply follow in her mother 's footsteps and spend her days hunting around their home in the snow forests of Siberia. Instead, she embarks on a remarkable journey, intent on discovering the secrets of the Earth and eventually finding the creature she has heard most about: man. This captivating story of a brave young tiger who refuses to give up on her dreams is a celebration of the power of nature and the beauty of innocence, and is a testament to the courage it takes to be true to ourselves. About the Author Susanna Tamaro began her career in film before publishing her first novel in 1989. Since then she has written numerous books, including the bestselling Follow Your Heart, which has sold over 16 million copies in 40 countries. She works for various humanitarian causes and lives on a selfsufficient farm in the Umbrian countryside. Nicoleugenia Prezzavento graduated in performing arts at the University of Bologna. She 's a theatre director, a playwright, an Anglophile at heart with a passion for translation. She also works as an editor and editorial consultant, and lives between Sicily and Milan. Price: $19.99 (NZ$21.99) ISBN: 9781786072825 Format: Paperback - B format Dimensions: mm Extent: 128 pages Main Category: FA Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld JANUARY 2018 Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin A deeply unsettling and disorientating debut novel about obsession, identity and motherhood Description A young woman named Amanda lies dying in a rural hospital clinic. A boy named David sits beside her. She 's not his mother. He 's not her child. The two seem anxious and, at David 's ever more insistent prompting, Amanda recounts a series of events from the apparently recent past. As David pushes her to recall whatever trauma has landed her in her terminal state, he unwittingly opens a chest of horrors, and suddenly the terrifying nature of their reality is brought into shocking focus. One of the freshest new voices to come out of the Spanish language, Samanta Schweblin creates an aura of strange and deeply unsettling psychological menace in this cautionary tale of maternal love, broken souls and the power and desperation of family. About the Author Samanta Schweblin is the author of three story collections that have won numerous awards, including the prestigious Juan Rulfo Story Prize, and been translated into 20 languages. Fever Dream is her first novel. Originally from Buenos Aires, she lives in Berlin. Megan McDowell has translated books by many contemporary South American and Spanish authors, and her translations have been published in The New Yorker, Harper's and The Paris Review. She lives in Chile. Price: $15.99 (NZ$16.99) ISBN: 9781786072382 Format: Paperback Dimensions: mm Extent: 192 pages Main Category: FA Sub Category: Illustrations: Previous Titles: Author now living: Oneworld JANUARY 2018 The Pictures Guy Bolton Murder is his business. An exhilarating new talent, Guy Bolton 's unforgettable 1930s Hollywood fixer moves within the dark recesses of the film business to electrifying effect. Description World-weary Jonathan Craine is a detective at the LAPD who has spent his entire career as a studio fixer ', covering up crimes of the studio players to protect the billion-dollar industry that built Los Angeles.