Laura Naranjo Gutiérrez Knihy

In a land ruled by a murderous boy-king, each dawn brings heartache to a new family. Khalid, the eighteen-year-old Caliph of Khorasan, is a monster who takes a new bride each night, only to end her life by morning. When sixteen-year-old Shahrzad's closest friend falls victim to him, she vows vengeance and volunteers to be his next bride. Determined to survive and end Khalid's reign of terror, Shahrzad captivates him with enchanting stories, knowing each dawn could be her last. However, she discovers that Khalid is not the monster she imagined; he is a boy with a tormented heart, and she unexpectedly falls in love with him. This realization feels like an unforgivable betrayal, yet Shahrzad understands that all is not as it seems within the palace walls. She is resolved to uncover the secrets hidden there and, despite her feelings, prepare to take Khalid's life as retribution for the lives he's taken. Can their love endure in a world filled with stories and secrets? Inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, this tale is a sumptuous and enthralling read from beginning to end, showcasing a mesmerizing narrative that captivates the reader.

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018** **A New York Times Notable Book 2018** 'Daisy Johnson is a new goddamn swaggering monster of fiction.' Lauren Groff Words are important to Gretel, always have been. As a child, she lived on a canal boat with her mother, and together they invented a language that was just their own. She hasn't seen her mother since the age of sixteen, though - almost a lifetime ago - and those memories have faded. Now Gretel works as a lexicographer, updating dictionary entries, which suits her solitary nature. A phone call from the hospital interrupts Gretel's isolation and throws up questions from long ago. She begins to remember the private vocabulary of her childhood. She remembers other things, too: the wild years spent on the river; the strange, lonely boy who came to stay on the boat one winter; and the creature in the water - a canal thief? - swimming upstream, getting ever closer. In the end there will be nothing for Gretel to do but go back. Daisy Johnson's debut novel turns classical myth on its head and takes readers to a modern-day England unfamiliar to most. As daring as it is moving, Everything Under is a story of family and identity, of fate, language, love and belonging that leaves you unsettled and unstrung.