The Lady With the LaptopFrom Mexico to London to the Middle East, these six exuberantly witty stories are linked together by themes of seduction, bereavement and conception. As a minor character in one story reappears as the hero of another, it quickly becomes clear that neither the narrators nor their contraceptives are particularly reliable.

the cynical teenage ward of a neighbouring councilman

it turns out that there is only one suspect: Yashim himself

New York Times bestselling author

a morale-boosting masterpiece would be unveiled in the village and then returned to London for viewing

finds real love for the first time in his life

or more particularly the comic novel

what is consciousness

has returned from the city and fallen in love precipitating a clash of the generations and reviving long-buried memories

but ends far away

will have his courage tested

starving foundling is discovered outside their gates

It is 1903