

‘Fragrant Harbour’ by John Lanchester (2003) The story charts what happens when she becomes torn between two lovers: a rich English banker who is older than her and a well-educated Chinese woman of the same age.

This newly published novel is about a young Irishwoman who moves to Hong Kong to reinvent herself. Another book which has been compared favourably to Salley Rooney is… It charts an on-off romance between two Millenials from the same Irish country town over the course of four years and won Rooney many plaudits and literary awards. This is a stylish novel that revolves around a series of set-pieces comprised almost entirely of dialogue. As ever, click the book titles to read my review of that book in full. The idea is then to create a chain by linking to six other books using common themes. It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time to take part in Six Degrees of Separation, a book-themed meme hosted by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest.Įvery month Kate chooses a particular book as a starting point.
