Imogen Stubbs

Homeless, jobless, loverless and scandalous at thirty-two, Emily turns to her best friend, Cara, who thinks yoga, aromatherapy, and the perfect potion will turn Emily's karma around. Why not, Emily figures. It might even help attract the real Mr. Right.

A washed-up British reporter living in the oil-rich Mideast city of Awad is involved in a tragic romance as well as a military coup.

"A portmanteau exploration of disparate characters scattered across London, many of whose lives intersect unpredictably. A refreshing take on the complexities, contradictions, and compromises of modern living in the greatest city on Earth." --

"Bernie Moon, tired, menopausal, and feeling invisible, is shocked when a murder in a local park unlocks childhood memories that reveal a talent that she has hidden all her adult life."--

Emma Bovary, the bored wife of a French provincial doctor, scans her solitude with desperate eyes, like a shipwrecked sailor searching for a white sail on the distant horizon. And when Emma's ship finally comes in, it carries with it vast and tragic consequences upon which her own life and the lives of those around her are wrecked. This new translation by Francis Steegmuller was published as a part of the centenary celebration of the original publishing...