ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS (The Sunday Times Bestseller) by Ocean Vuong

ON EARTH WE'RE BRIEFLY GORGEOUS (The Sunday Times Bestseller) by Ocean Vuong' On Earth Were Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a familys history that began before he was born a history whose epicentre is rooted in Vietnam and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a

as she becomes tangled in a real-life murder investigation

she navigates the challenges of life

where the hapless professor finds himself the target of academic conspiracies and the whims of a deliberately unreliable narrator

The Joyous Science

and the same intense jealousy

as does Hana's growing attraction for Aydin

the category of Politics

Sarah Adams crafts a touching and entertaining narrative

he can avoid dealing with the repercussions of his father s gambling addiction

with an astonishing time-turning twist that means nothing and no one are quite what they seem

As she navigates her captivity

Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerising dramas