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'Gripping... irresistible... brilliant' The Times'Perfectly judged and intimately alive' GuardianNayan Olak hasn't risked love since his young son died.Instead he has ploughed his grief and energy into his work at the union, trying to create the world he would have wanted for his boy. Now he's running for the leadership: a huge moment for Nayan, the culmination of everything he believes.As he grows closer to the mysterious Helen Fletcher, and to the possibility that their pasts may have been connected, much more is suddenly threatened than his chances of winning. And when Megha Sharma, a new candidate with new politics, bursts into the picture, the race of a lifetime is on.'A plot-packed, propulsive story' New York Times'Restless, inquiring, utterly topical. The Spoiled Heart may be his finest yet, with a tumultuous but perfectly sustained ending that proves both moving and revelatory' Financial TimesReaders are obsessed with The Spoiled Heart:**'A deft and artful novel when it comes to speaking around the philosophical questions that define our current 'culture wars''**'A compelling story that looks at a number of social and cultural issues but is basically a very absorbing narrative'**'A masterful novel which asks important topical state-of-the-nation questions'**'My favourite of Sahota's novels'

„Hylende morsom, opløftende og uimodståelig elskelig.“ – BETH O'LEARYAlly Waters er på tærsklen til de 30, og livet går langt fra efter planen. Arbejdsløs og vraget af kæresten Emily, rejser hun hjem til sin far med Emilys kat under armen (katten foretrak alligevel Ally).Hjemme i Sheffield grubler Ally over, hvordan hun kan vinde sin tabte værdighed – og ekskæreste – tilbage.Redningen viser sig i kraft af barndomsvennen Jeremy, som også er ramt af kærestesorger. Sammen beslutter de at få styr på deres liv. Første skridt er at tilmelde sig det lokale halvmaraton – selv om ingen af dem kan løbe længere end ned for enden af vejen uden at kollapse. Heldigvis lykkes det at rekruttere den sporty, og ikke mindst smukke, Jo som moralsk opbakning ...Breakup er en sjov og rørende historie, om hvordan en enkelt begivenhed kan vende et helt liv på hovedet … og at det måske er helt okay. „Denne velskevne, gribende debut handler om viljestyrke, usikkerhed og masser af kage.“ – DAILY MAIL„En strålende, hjertevarm og intenst morsom romance.“ – BELFAST TELEGRAPH„Kays hyggelige, begavede historier viser komplicerede mennesker og komplicerede forhold.“ – EVENING STANDARD

"Working-class Britons played a crucial role in the pioneering settlement and integration of South Asians in imperial Britain. Using a host of new and neglected sources, Imperial Heartland revises the history of early South Asian immigration to Britain, presenting a fresh and inspiring picture of settlement and inter-racial tolerance"--