Hard by a Great Forest Dune is at his best when

is at his best when having fun with Rome's bloody history' The Times 'A book for lovers of traditional

and full of characters the reader can root for

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vivid scenery and suspense that will keep readers flying through the pages

Hard by a Great Forest Dune is at his best when*LONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZE 2025* * AN OBSERVER BEST NEW NOVELIST FOR 2024 * * SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILBUR SMITH ADVENTURE WRITING PRIZE 2024 * A spellbinding achievement FINANCIAL TIMES Poignant and often painfully comic OBSERVER I gasped, laughed, and wept my way through it KHALED HOSSEINI Sabas father is missing, and the trail leads back to Tbilisi, Georgia. Arriving in a city he has not seen for more than two decades, where escaped zoo