The Others - Paperback

ABOUT THE BOOK

IT IS 1989, AND IN A SMALL BALTIC CITY IN EAST GERMANY—THE DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK—THREE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM VASTLY DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS BECOME FRIENDS.

Armando is a factory worker from Mozambique, Lolita is a medical student from India, and Theo is an East Berliner who dreams of becoming a writer.

When Armando and Lolita make a grisly discovery, they find themselves caught up in the politics of Theo's homeland more than ever before. As a quiet revolution sweeps through Eastern Europe and the Berlin Wall teeters, the three become entangled in a poignant love triangle that threatens their futures.

As the world order shifts, their lives become bound together in a web of love, lies, and fears, leaving each of them irrevocably changed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sheena Kalayil is a critically acclaimed Manchester-based author and teacher. The Others is Kalayil's fourth novel, continuing her profound examination of untold stories at the crossroads of history and human experience.

Her third novel, The Wild Wind, drew inspiration from her own nomadic upbringing between India, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Her debut novel, The Bureau of Second Chances, announced her as a major new literary talent, winning the Writers' Guild Award for Best First Novel and being shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Prize for Fiction with a Sense of Place.

Drawing on a lifetime of experiences teaching around the world—from Nepal and Mozambique to Tunisia and Venezuela—Kalayil brings a truly global perspective to her writing. She has called the UK home since 2002 and now teaches at the University of Manchester while writing rich, immersive narratives that transcend borders.