The People in the Trees by Hanya Yangihara

The People in the Trees by Hanya YangiharaThe stunning debut novel, from the author of A Little Life. It is 1950 when Norton Perina, a young doctor, embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island in search of a rumoured lost tribe. There he encounters a strange group of forest dwellers who appear to have attained a form of immortality that preserves the body but not the mind. Perina uncovers their secret and returns with it to America, where he soon finds great success. But his

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These playful and inquisitive characters will help young children get to grips with the ins and outs of good manners

But time is running out - for her family want her back

far away across the huge ocean

From country farm to city squareFrom desert village

mysteries deepen in her own life

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Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role

How can we accept an economic order that allows three billionaires to control more wealth than the bottom half of our society

A microcosm of Columbian life

Stephen Sexton

WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD AND THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE AND THE WOMEN'S PRIZE