Winter 1943. Teenagers Frank, Joseph and Stephen are Royal Navy recruits on their first mission at sea during the Second World War. Their ship is part of an Arctic Convoy sailing to Russia to deliver supplies to the Soviets. The convoys have to navigate treacherous waters, sailing through a narrow channel between the Arctic ice pack and German bases on the Norwegian coast. Faced with terrifying…
“Memang kau benar. Itu tidak adil. Tetapi itulah kekuasaan. Tidak menimbang mana adil dan tidak adil. Kekuasaan seperti angin topan saja. Menghancurkan apa saja yang menghadang di jalan....” “Kalau begitu, perkenankanlah hambamu Duku untuk sementara minta diri dan bersembunyi di tempat yang cukup jauh saja. Sebab hambamu Duku khawatir, bila beliau datang lagi dan minta hal-hal yang buk…
Jakarta, Maret 1998 Di sebuah senja, di sebuah rumah susun di Jakarta, mahasiswa bernama Biru Laut disergap empat lelaki tak dikenal. Bersama kawan-kawannya, Daniel Tumbuan, Sunu Dyantoro, Alex Perazon, dia dibawa ke sebuah tempat yang tak dikenal. Berbulan-bulan mereka disekap, diinterogasi, dipukul, ditendang, digantung, dan disetrum agar bersedia menjawab satu pertanyaan penting: siapakah…
Saat sendirian di sebuah kedai di Konstantinopel, Samiam Nogueira dipukul sampai pingsan dan diculik. Kaki tangan Takhta Suci ternyata berhasil mengendus keberadaannya. Petualang yang telah melangkahkan kakinya jauh dari tanah kelahirannya di Lisboa itu kembali terpisah dari cinta sejatinya, Bianca. Kebersamaan mereka direnggut paksa oleh kekuatan-kekuatan yang tak terbayangkan sebelumnya. S…
"Life is worth living as long as there's a laugh in it"
ndaunted by danger, Peony, the daughter of the people, joins forces with a mighty rebel leader whose ambition drives him to be as cunning and cruel as his enemies, in a novel set against the turbulent backdrop of fourteenth-century China.
A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. Sh…
The year is 1926, and Shanghai hums to the tune of debauchery. A blood feud between two gangs runs the streets red, leaving the city helpless in the grip of chaos. At the heart of it all is eighteen-year-old Juliette Cai, a former flapper who has returned to assume her role as the proud heir of the Scarlet Gang—a network of criminals far above the law. Their only rivals in power are the Wh…