In this riveting narrative of family and middle-age angst, Esi Edugyan gives us Aster, an all-white suburban enclave. Far removed from the frenzied ways of city life, this small town at first seems an idyllic place to hide away, a place for a man like Samuel Tyne--an African immigrant caught in an i[...]

From Weimar Berlin to the fall of Paris, and on to the present day, danger, jealousy and inspiration combine to tempt a man to a secret betrayal. Now a "Radio 4 Book at Bedtime" scheduled for 27th June - 8th July. Chip told us not to go out. Said, don't you boys tempt the devil. But it been one bra[...]

Berlin 1939. Barndomsvännerna Sid och Chip har tagit sig från Baltimores bakgator till Berlins rökiga barer för att lira jazz och leva gott. Men sedan nazisterna kom till makten är deras musik bannlyst. Deras tillvaro kompliceras ytterligare av att bandets briljante unge trumpetare Hiero är ty[...]