The Survivors of the CrossingIt is 1961 and a Labour party rules the self governing colony of Barbados, but the sugar estate workers wonder whether slavery has ever really ended. Austin C. Clarkes first novel rages against the White alliance of the land owning class and the church, and their Black supporters. Protagonist Rufus stands up, determined that this is not how things should be. First published in 1964, this is a young mans book whose acerbic comedy of status, play acting

vibrant and immensely accessible

Escaping the polar hotels

Judith Kazantzis I‘jaam – An Iraqi Rhapsody by Sinan Antoon

He lives in Cairo

woven into easily-broken

John Harvey

” — Stride

with plenty of rhythm

most recently texts for Junior Certificate and Leaving Certificate English

the reflection

Prize-winning Saudi Arabian author Raja Alem recounts her passion for reading as a child and the world authors she read

his entry in Seren’s New Stories from the Mabinogion series of short novels (2010)