The Book of Disappearance: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize Format:Paperback From this lively and imaginative

From this lively and imaginative opening

An extract from 'How to Take Care of a Goldfish': Fresh air Fresh water Fresh mood everyday Being goldfish means being able to forget anything bitter or joyous In two minutes The advantage of being goldfish is having a big world in a small space Being goldfish is to be kind to all living things To be joyful To be accepting

“Jayne Joso’s novel skillfully melds the esoteric and the everyday

Yun Cai draws from the glittering memories of his youth

Formerly Chairman of the Welsh Academy of Writers

The Book of Disappearance: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize Format:Paperback From this lively and imaginativeAlaa is haunted by his grandmother's memories of being displaced from Jaffa and becoming a refugee in her homeland after the Nakba. Ariel, Alaas neighbour and friend, is a liberal Zionist, critical of the military occupation of the West Bank and Gaza yet faithful to the project of Israel. When he wakes up one morning to find that all Palestinians have suddenly vanished, Ariel begins searching for clues to the secret of their collective disappearance.