Author:Portia Da Costa,Janine Ashbless,Olivia Knight
Three novellas of forbidden desire and otherworldly passions, from the leading names in erotic fiction, including the Sunday Times bestselling author Portia Da Costa.
The House of Dust by Janine Ashbless:
A young Queen who must descend into the Underworld to bring her lover back from the dead...
Ill Met by Moonlight by Portia Da Costa:
A handsome, yet enigmatic stranger who yearns to experience human love and desire...
The Dragon Lord by Olivia Knight:
And a Princess with a sizzling secret which is about to be unleashed...
Utterly beguiling
—— GuardianIt is difficult to believe that this clever, creepy tale is Chloe Hooper's first novel... Its originality and ambition make it a deeply impressive debut
—— Sunday TelegraphA finely calibrated meditation on a young woman's awakening to her sexual powers and to the violent undercurrents of Australian history
—— Scotland on SundayIntriguing and resonant... Hooper succeeds where far more seasoned writers often fall short... she forces open her material and she does this with a curiosity and an instinctive grace
—— New York Times Book ReviewThis book will win prizes. It will be made into a film. But most importantly it will enthral millions of people worldwide. A true classic
—— Daily MirrorA piercing satire of Communism and the language of revolutions
—— Ángel Gurría-Quitana , Financial Times, *Books of the Year*Yan probes the darkness and absurdity of Chinese society and history with a sexy satirical tale of the Cultural Revolution as wrought in a small village . . . distinctive and punchy. Yan's exuberant and unflinching tragicomedy is undeniably appealing
—— Publishers WeeklySurreal and amusing, biting and fun
—— Caroline Overington , The AustralianA gritty, memorable story . . . Yan's study of power and class struggle becomes, in the end, a near-classic tragedy
—— Kirkus ReviewYan's signature biting wit creates another indelible work of bittersweet humor and socio-political insight
—— BooklistPredicted to become a new future classic . . . this is a powerful, multi-faceted book that questions everything from marriage to sexual desire, power and the dangers of hubris
—— Clara Strunck , BuroGao Aijun, the narrator of this boisterous novel, set during the Cultural Revolution, finds his life charmless: his village is like "a pool of stagnant water," and his wife makes him feel "a clump of cotton" in his throat. Then he meets a beautiful woman, also married, and, to attract her, sets out to lead the "revolution" in their village. In speech larded with Mao quotes and traditional maxims, Gao reveals how their romance, fuelled by the feverish political climate, pitches the village into ever-escalating extremism -- a years-long parade of self-advancing schemes culminating in an unthinkable end
—— New Yorker