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The Architect’s Apprentice by Elif Shafak
₦4,000The Architect’s Apprentice is a dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, bestselling author of The Bastard of Istanbul.
‘There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built everything together…’
Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie.So begins an epic adventure that will see young Jahan rise from lowly origins to the highest ranks of the Sultan’s court. Along the way he will meet deceitful courtiers and false friends, gypsies, animal tamers, and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah. He will journey on Chota’s back to the furthest corners of the Sultan’s kingdom and back again. And one day he will catch the eye of the royal architect, Sinan, a chance encounter destined to change Jahan’s fortunes forever.
Filled with all the colour of the Ottoman Empire, when Istanbul was the teeming centre of civilisation,The Architect’s Apprentice is a magical, sweeping tale of one boy and his elephant caught up in a world of wonder and danger.
‘A gorgeous picture of a city teeming with secrets, intrigue and romance’ The Times
‘Shafak’s most ambitious novel yet her best – generous and imaginative’ Independent
‘Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic . . . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience’ Financial Times
‘Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power’ Sunday Times
‘Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written’ Observer
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The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed
₦5,000‘The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed‘ is a heartbreaking love story set in war-torn Kashmir. In an ancient house in the city of Srinagar, Faiz paints exquisite papier mache pencil boxes for tourists.
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The Sand Fish by Maha Gargash
₦3,000A fascinating window into a different culture—and an inspiring and unforgettable universal story of strength and self-reliance—from an extraordinarily wise and lyrical new literary voice
Coming of age in the 1950s, seventeen-year-old Noora is unlike other women of the sun-battered mountains at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Though she shares their poverty and, like them, bears life’s hardships without complaint, she is also fiery and independent. Following the death of her mother and her father’s descent into dazed madness, Noora flees the threat of an arranged marriage, only to be driven back to her unwanted fate by disappointment and heartbreak. As the third wife to a rich, much older man, Noora struggles to adjust to her new home by the sea, thinking of herself as a sand fish—the desert lizard she observed in the mountains, which, when stuck in the wrong place and desperate to escape, smashed itself again and again into unyielding rocks. But then a light is shone into her miserable darkness, resulting in an unexpected passion, a shocking indiscretion, and a secret that could jeopardize Noora’s life.
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HeartBreaker by Nick louth
₦4,500Chris Wyrecliffe has it all. A nationally recognised BBC Radio Four journalist, a former war correspondent, and a tireless worker for charity. But his heart lies elsewhere. Back in the Middle East. As the Arab Spring wells up, unfinished business from twenty years ago seeps back into his life.
Two women have a hold on him. One, a wealthy Saudi beauty, he has loved since the moment he first saw her two decades ago in a Beirut newsroom. The other, a feisty young Palestinian refugee, loves him. But beyond them, in the dark underworld of Al Qaeda hides a man who has this veteran journalist in his sights: the Heartbreaker.
When revolt begins across the Arab world in 2011, Wyrecliffe joins a new exciting satellite TV news outlet. Back on the front line at last, he stumbles across the biggest story of his life. But little does he know that he is on the path to disaster, the instrument of a terror plot of astonishing ingenuity and daring. -
Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
₦7,000When sixteen-year-old Amal decides to wear the hijab full-time, her entire world changes, all because of a piece of cloth…
It shows how awfully scared Amal is to wear the hijab, something She chose and wants to do, because of how it changes the way people look at her. Instead of seeing the same person, a teenager, they automatically start seeing a sign that reads “I am Muslim” and judge her right away.
What I loved most, though, was how eye-opening it is to how differently each Muslim understood their religion and approached their children’s demonstration of it. it teaches you to never Stereotype people, and to never let politics tell you how to treat someone. A bad Muslim/christian/Jewish doesn’t mean all Muslims/Christians/Jews are the same, and certainly, doesn’t mean that neither Islam nor Christianity, or Judaism are bad.
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The Power: WINNER OF THE 2017 BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION
₦3,500- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Penguin; 01 edition (6 April 2017)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0670919969
- ISBN-13: 978-0670919963
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.1 x 19.8 cm
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Love in a Headscarf by Shelina Zahra JanMohammed
₦5,000‘At the age of thirteen, I knew that I was destined to marry John Travolta. One day he would arrive on my North London doorstep, fall madly in love with me and ask me to marry him. Then he would convert to Islam and become a devoted Muslim.’ Shelina is keeping a very surprising secret under her headscarf – she wants to fall in love and find her faith.
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- Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd (February 14, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1845134281
- ISBN-13: 978-1845134280
- Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
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Realities of Submission by Umm Zakiyyah
₦20,000In this novel, the internationally acclaimed author of If I Should Speak, A Voice, and Footsteps introduces us to the heart, mind, and life of Renee Morris, the narrator of this reflective tale.Dimensions: (6″ x 9″) First Publishing Date: 10/1/2008 Current Publishing Date: 7/1/2007 ISBN-13: 9780970766748 Pages: 330 Format: Paperback Current Edition: 1st Item Weight: .981 pounds Code: 9780970766748 Noorart Code: BKRS -
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
₦18,000- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; New Ed edition (4 July 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0006551807
- ISBN-13: 978-0006551805
- Product Dimensions: 13 x 2.1 x 19.7 cm
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The lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri [Hardcover]
₦25,000Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portrayal of lives undone and forged anew, The Lowland is a deeply felt novel of family ties that entangle and fray in ways unforeseen and unrevealed, of ties that ineluctably define who we are.
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The Love Of A Good Woman by Alice Munro
₦3,500- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (2 Mar. 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0099287862
- ISBN-13: 978-0099287865
- Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
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And Still I Rise by Dr Maya Angelou
₦6,000Maya Angelou’s poetry – lyrical and dramatic, exuberant and playful – speaks of love, longing, partings; of Saturday night partying, and the smells and sounds of Southern cities; of freedom and shattered dreams. ‘The caged bird sings/ with a fearful trill/ of things unknown/ but longed for still/ and his tune is heard/ on the distant hill/ for the caged bird/ sings of freedom.’ Of her poetry, KIRKUS REVIEWS has written, ‘It is just as much a part of her biography as I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, GATHER TOGETHER in MY NAME, SINGIN’ AND SWINGIN’ AND GETTING MERRY LIKE CHRISTMAS, and HEART OF A WOMAN.