Michael Arditti

• Mar-2026
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• Aug-2025
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From the septuagenarian prostitute exposed in a tabloid sting to the Queen Bee of a local dramatic society upstaged by her cleaner; from the nine-year-old girl caught in the crossfire of her parents' divorce to the widow stranded on an Antarctic crui...

• Jun-2023
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• May-2022
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'An engrossing, enthralling and utterly captivating read, The Young Pretender tells a simply remarkable story with bounce, energy, wit, and lively authenticity . . . Michael Arditti's brilliant imaginative achievement offers high comedy, dark tragedy...

• Jun-2020
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A masterful and subsersive retelling of the Biblical story of David and Bathsheba, by an award-winning novelist at the height of his powers'[A] fierce, sinewy novel' Howard Jacobsen'A wonderfully rich novel. Arditti brings Ancient Israel to life' Al...

• Mar-2018
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'Arditti is a master storyteller who uses his theological literacy sparingly to deliver a challenging but enthralling read' GuardianAward-winning, bestselling author Michael Arditti's tenth novel, documenting the history of homophobia and religion.Go...

• Feb-2016
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Lyrical and witty, moving and profound: the story of a good man fighting for his principles in a hostile world 'An uncomfortable but very readable novel about the careless greeds of the way we live now' Helen Dunmore, Guardian 'A Grah...

• Oct-2015
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Lyrical and witty, moving and profound: the story of a good man fighting for his principles in a hostile world'An uncomfortable but very readable novel about the careless greeds of the way we live now' Helen Dunmore, Guardian'A Graham Greene for our ...

• Sep-2014
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Philip Seward travels to the Philippines to investigate the case of a missionary priest imprisoned for murder, where he is drawn into a labyrinth of vice, violence, and corruption where nothing and nobody are what they seem.'Part Conrad, part Waugh,...

• Jun-2011
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A powerful novel about a gay man's struggle to adopt the daughter of his late best friend'Unputdownable' The Times'Arditti writes exactly like Dickens' Scotland on Sunday'I honestly couldn't put the book down' Literary ReviewCandida Mulliner and Leo ...

• Feb-2011
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A turbulent affair plays out in the pilgrim city of Lourdes'Carries you through with humour, warmth and, above all, the urgency of a great romance' Guardian'Closing this novel after reading the last page, one briefly believes in miracles, at least of...

• Jun-2009
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• Apr-2009
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The first published novel by the award-winning, bestselling and acclaimed Michael Arditti'It is unusual to find an English first novel of such unflinching moral seriousness ... a varied and involving read' Gregory Woods, Times Literary Supplement'An ...

• Jan-2008
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• Oct-2006
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The enthralling story of a refugee from Nazi Germany and his voyage to a new life across the Atlantic'A moving and heartening story in which spirit triumphs over political barbarity' Edna O'Brien'Brilliant use of a momentous journey . . . A gripping ...

• Jun-2005
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This book examines the personalities and politics involved in the making of a film about the relationship between Unity Mitford and Hitler, set against the background of the Red Army Faction terror campaign in 1970s Germany. Almost thirty years after...

• Dec-2004
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A young boy discovers the ambiguity of adult affection. A camp comedian cracks up on stage. A picture-restorer learns to accept her husband's true nature. A travel agent tastes the mysterious power of the internet. Honeymooners take an unconventional...

• Sep-1996
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Pagan is a five-year-old girl who has been orphaned by the death of her mother. The identity of her biological father is unknown. She has been left to the care of her mother's best friend, Leo.Her strait-laced grandparents seek custody of the child. ...