Strangers At The Port Alternative History even though it’s a tough

even though it’s a tough thing to do

but even if Sophie has sparks with Harry

Thousands of questions follow

A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters’ ambitions for their own lives—set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco

while their unrivalled fusion of showbiz

Strangers At The Port Alternative History even though it’s a toughA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Giulia is ten. She lives on the greenest island in a volcanic archipelago. She has never left. Her best friend, beside her older sister, Giovanna, is a donkey. She ties ribbons around his head and thinks she will marry him when the time comes. The sisters' days on the island are shaped by ritual, community, superstition and isolation. It is a place that feels stuck in time: verdant, plentiful, peaceful. Until the men