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Debuts for Spring 2009


Three debuts that are causing a stir in the world of books

I Do Not Come to You by Chance 
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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What lives lie behind those scamming emails that fly through cyberspace from Africa to fill our inboxes? Nigerian novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani tells the poignantly funny story of Kingsley, introduced to the world of so-called ‘419’ emails when too many responsibilities and not enough money force him to approach his uncle, ‘Cash Daddy’, for help.

 

Atlas of Unknowns 
by Tania James
Simon & Schuster
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Two young sisters from Kerala pursue very different destinies. While Anju wins a prestigious scholarship to the US, only to find herself lost in a land she can’t quite fathom, Linno flourishes in India. After Anju drops out of sight, the two sisters must embark on a journey towards a better understanding of sisterhood, self and the meaning of home, in Tania James’ highly original first novel, which is tender at heart and bursting with comic invention.   

 

Dead Men’s Dust
by Matt Hilton 
Hodder 
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A new tough-guy hero with great potential for the future is introduced in the debut thriller from one-time Cumbrian policeman and martial artist Matt Hilton. When Joe
Hunter’s younger brother goes missing, he’s launched on a fast-paced excursion into the dark heart of America and into a brutal encounter with ‘The Harvestman’, the country’s most feared serial killer, and his grisly souvenirs of death.  

For more on fresh fiction, read about Wells Tower's collection of stories Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned  

 
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