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‘Oneday,theydidit:

packeda pairof small

suitcasesanddroveto

theairportin hiscar.Elise

feltthesandin thecarpet

beneathherbarefeet,

theoldcolacansMatt

neverthrewawayrolling

roundin thefootwell.

Ashezoomedalongthe

freeway,Elisestaredout

of thepassengerwindow.

Theworldwasthere,so

near– buteverytimeshe

touchedit, it didn’tgive

herwhatshewanted’

TYLL

Daniel Kehlmann; £18.99, Quercus

A best-seller in Germany and
soon to be a Netflix series, Tyll
takes place in 17th-century
Europe – specifically, the Thirty
Years War, a protracted battle
between Protestants and
Catholics. Despite the context,
this is a fun read – its title
character, a figure lied from
German folklore, is a travelling
entertainer, and his adventures
are full of vivid detail that bring
the villages, forests and cities
of Central Europe to life.

ALONG THE AMBER ROUTE

C. J. Schüler; £16.99,

Sandstone Press

Following a trade route from the

Baltic to the Mediterranean, this

travelogue explores the origins

of amber and the myths it has

inspired – including its role in

Jurassic Park as a source of

dinosaur DNA. Packed with

intriguing diversions through

former Soviet states, the author’s

journey begins in St Petersburg’s

Amber Room and intertwines

with the story of his grandfather’s

flight from Nazi Germany.

THE CONFESSION

Jessie Burton; £16.99, Picador

This author’s previous novel,

best-seller The Miniaturist,

made readers feel like they

were wandering the streets of

17th-century Amsterdam – and

Jessie Burton pulls o the same

trick here with 1980s LA and

London. Following modern-day

millenial Rose Simmons on her

quest to uncover what became

of the mother she never knew, the

story switches between past and

present, from pool parties in the

Hollywood Hills to winter walks

on Hampstead Heath.

THEWORLDBENEATH

THEIRFEET

ScottEllsworth;

£25,JohnMurrayPress

In the1930s,withtensions

betweensomeof theworld’s

greatnationsrising,a power-

playof a dierentkindwas

unfoldingin a remotespotin the

Himalayas.American,British

andGermanteamshadallset

uprivalcampsat thebaseof the

mountains,eachhopingto

triumphin theraceto thesummit.

Thesheerextremityof the

environmentis captured.