The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel #literature

The Accidentals by Guadalupe Nettel #literatureWhen an albatross strays too far from its home, or loses its bearings, it becomes an accidental, an unmoored wanderer. The protagonists of these eight stories each find the ordinary courses of their lives disrupted by an unexpected event and are pushed into unfamiliar terrain: a girl encounters her uncle in hospital, who was cast out of the family for reasons unknown; a menacing force hovers over a fracturing family on a rural holiday; a couple and

the unassuming pub landlord

He must also discover the truth behind unthinkable rumours that his famous teacher Ferreira has renounced his faith

and elevates classics with his own signature twists

Marlowe finds himself drawn into a sordid crowd of adulterers and alcoholics in LA's Idle Valley

First published in 1986

and as the band blazes up the charts

on Harry’s eleventh birthday

John Rawls

John Coltrane and Lord Jim

producing distinctive music videos for Pet Shop Boys and The Smiths

indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society

and a chance to refuel for a productive second half of your day