![]() ![]() ![]() The ingredients? An antique lock and key, a puzzling interaction with border control, and a bit of wordplay that could explain it all. Her latest opens when Sandy receives a mysterious call from a former classmate. Smith has a notably fast literary metabolism: Her most recent novels, referred to as the Seasonal Quartet, incorporated contemporary political and social events - Brexit, immigration debates, climate change - practically in real time. Riverhead, April 5 ‘ Companion Piece,’ by Ali Smith ![]() Years later, his father - a political operator with connections throughout the city - asks him to return to the neighborhood to help contain the fallout of a young girl’s murder. Grove, April 5 ‘ The Return of Faraz Ali,’ by Aamina AhmadĪs a young boy, Faraz is taken from his mother, who works in Lahore’s red light district, and sent to live with distant relatives in a more respectable part of the city. ![]() Two young men, Mungo and James, fall in love and imagine a brighter future for themselves while protecting their secret. Stuart follows his debut novel, “ Shuggie Bain,” which won the Booker Prize and earned praise for its portrayal of working class Scottish life, with a love story set in a Glasgow housing project. ![]()
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