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 Frangipani
by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
Materena Mahi, Tahiti's own cleaner, listener and problem-solving
extraordinaire has a few problems of her own. Her daughter Leilani
has gone off the rails and to top it off there's a new boy on the
horizon! It looks like it'll take more than a Welcome into Womanhood
talk to solve this dilemma!
Célestine Hitiura Vaite is a new author for Arrow and is
set to follow in the footsteps of authors such as Alexander McCall
Smith and Adriana Trigiani. Perfect summer reading for mothers and
daughters alike!
'A feast ... bursting with vitality and charm'
Sydney Morning Herald
Available 6th July 2006
 Blood
Sisters by Barbara and Stephanie Keating
From the authors of To My Daughter in France, Blood Sisters
is an epic tale of love, life and loyalty.
During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls
from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising
that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy
of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly
independent Kenya, tears their childhood dreams apart. Separated
by distance and by family obligation, the three young women are
thrown into a larger world of conflicting interests. Blood Sisters
is the story of painful transition, from the innocent ideals of
childhood to the demands of reality, amidst the cataclysmic events
of the African continent.
Available 3rd August 2006
 Tatty
by Christine Dwyer Hickey
This humorous and heart-breaking Vintage Original has been hailed
by critics as a masterpiece. Tatty is a devastating, yet
hilarious, depiction of a troubled Dublin family told through the
lively, charismatic voice of a little girl.
With brutal honesty, Tatty tells the story of her life with
her beloved, feckless Dad, her tormented Mam, her five siblings
and the booze that brings them down. This is not just an entertaining
tale, but also a heartbreaking account of a disturbed childhood
that makes for compulsive reading.
'Some of the finest writing of this century and the last.'
Irish Independent
Click
here to find out what Christine Dwyer Hickey will be reading
this summer!
Available 6th July 2006
 Pomegranate
Soup by Marsha Mehran
For fans of Joanne Harris's Chocolat, Pomegranate Soup
is the delicious story of the beautiful Aminpour sisters' arrival
in the sleepy Irish town of Ballinacroagh.
Opening Babylon Café, right in the heart of town, they begin
serving up traditional Persian dishes and soon the townsfolk are
lured to the new premises by the tantalizing aroma of fresh herb
kuku, lamb abgusht and elephant ear fritters, washed down with gallons
of jasmine tea from the old samovar.
Not everyone welcomes the three women with open arms, though. The
way to a man's heart is through his stomach, as they say, and the
women of Ballinacroagh want their men back ...
Filled with recipes, mouth-watering fragrances and mysterious spices,
Pomegranate Soup is a heart-warming tale of romance, friendship
and exotic food.
Click
here to check out our reading guide!
In shops now!
 The
Position by Meg Wolitzer
When the Mellow children Holly, Michael, Dashiell and Claudia find
a book written by their parents entitled Pleasuring: One Couple's
Journey to Fulfillment, - a runaway bestseller which features pastel
illustrations of their parents lovemaking - they are understandably
mortified.
Thirty years on, the book is threatening to be re-issued and we
catch up individually with their conflicted, complicated 21st-century
lives and those of the iconic couple whose marriage has not run
as smoothly as it seemed set to do. The Jane Austen of sexual politics,
with crackling intelligence, humour and a signature hint of suppressed
rage, Meg Wolitzer takes us into the heart of a family that is dysfunctional
in its very own way but heartbreakingly familiar.
'Meg Wolitzer is so funny and clever she should be bottled and
sold as a tonic' Allison Pearson
Click
here to find out what Meg will be reading this summer!
Available 3rd August 2006
 Practically
Perfect by Katie Fforde
Anna, a newly qualified interior designer, has decided it's time
to put her money and her expertise where her mouth is. She's risked
everything on buying a tiny but adorable cottage so she can renovate
it, sell it on, and prove to her family that she can earn her own
living.
Outside, the chocolate-box cottage is perfect, but inside all is
chaos: with a ladder for a staircase, no downstairs flooring, candles
the only form of lighting and a sleeping bag and camping mat for
a bed, Anna's soon wondering whether she's bitten off more than
she can chew…
'A sweet and breezy read - the ideal accompaniment to a long
summer's evening'
Daily Mail
Click
here to find out what Katie Fforde will be reading this
summer!
In shops now!
 La
Belle Saison by Patricia Atkinson
Perfect if you are stuck in Blighty for the summer or dreaming
of pastures new, La Belle Saison is a beautiful celebration of life
in rural France.
When Patricia Atkinson - bestselling author of The Ripening
Sun - first moved to France, her intention was simply to establish
a vineyard. Over the years, however, she found herself becoming
integrated into a way of life that, had she stayed in England, she
would hardly have believed existed. Grounded in the rhythms of the
land and the seasons, daily life in Patricia's south-western corner
of France is dictated by a series of rituals and celebrations that
we have long lost in our supermarket age.
La Belle Saison is Patricia's eulogy to this way of life:
a testament to the timelessness of the beautiful French countryside,
the bounty of the land, and the generous-hearted French neighbours
who showed Patricia that a simple life has many rewards. In France,
every season is 'la belle saison', offering up its gifts to those
willing to appreciate and look after the land.
'inspirational'
You Magazine
Click
here to find out which books Patricia Atkinson will be taking
on her holidays this summer!
In shops now!
 Orphans
of the Storm by Katie Flynn
The latest novel from Arrow's biggest saga writer, Orphans of
the Storm is a heart-warming story set during the Great War.
Jess and Nancy are nurses in France. They have much in common for
both have lost their lovers in the trenches, so when the war is
over and they return to Liverpool, their future seems bleak.
Very soon, however, their paths diverge. Nancy marries an Australian
stockman and goes to live in the Outback, while Jess marries a Liverpudlian.
Their lives couldn't be more different.
When the second world war is declared, Nancy's son Pete joins the
Royal Air Force and comes to England, promising his mother that
he will visit her old friend. In the thick of the May blitz, with
half of Liverpool demolished and thousands dead, Pete arrives in
the city to find Jess's home destroyed and her daughter, Debbie,
missing. Pete decides that whatever the cost, he must find her...
From the rigours of the Australian Outback to war-ravaged Liverpool,
Debbie and Pete are drawn together... and torn apart...
Click
here to see what audiobooks Katie will be listening to this
year.
In shops now!
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