What a Time to Be Alive

What a Time to Be AliveA fresh, sensual coming of age story by a dazzlingly talented young novelist, for fans of Sally Rooney and Mieko Kawakami. Some people move to the big city hoping to find themselves, but young Sickan Hermansson isn't leaving it up to chance. Twenty one, friendless, without money but not without hope, Sickan's arrival at Stockholm University represents a new start. Her lonely childhood in a small southern town has left her utterly unprepared for

as well as inspiring a nationwide surge of interest in the culture of Japan

trapped in the late author’s last unfinished story

vital for developing the polio vaccine

As a sun-drenched Mediterranean summer heads into full swing

When Jamie’s actions at a protest spiral out of control

and a blend of wit and melancholy all her own

now that his hands are hopelessly maimed

an injured veteran returning from Afghanistan

You’ll find mazes

Aspiring writer Nikki finds herself drawn to the tragic tales

Miles Nowak

William scours the abbey