Garnet Publishing imprint: 31 books
The Great Below, The
A journey into loss
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2014
Maddy's husband, the poet Michael Donaghy, died suddenly at the age of fifty, leaving her to bring up their young son alone. After the shock of his unexpected death, the funeral and public mourning of this well-loved and respected writer, Maddy had to help her son deal with the loss of his father...
Kings and Camels
An American in Saudi Arabia
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2008
First published in 1960, "Kings and Camels" is a straightforward account of how an American went to work in Saudi Arabia and came home to America to realize how little the average American appreciated the strategic importance of the area and, more crucially still, how little he understood...
Prophet Muhammad
The First Sufi of Islam
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
This important book is a biographical account of Prophet Muhammad's life, written in narrative style. It differs from other books on the subject of the Prophet Muhammad, as it touches on the Sufic aspects of his life. In this book, Farzana Moon sets out to portray the true spirit of Islam as a religion...
Children of Catastrophe
Journey from a Palestinian Refugee Camp to America
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
A great deal has been written over the years addressing the Palestine-Israel conflict, and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem. However, few works on the subject really present the personal aspect: What is it like to be a refugee? What propels a decent human being to take up arms, to become...
Tunisia Since the Arab Conquest
The Saga of a Westernized Muslim State
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
This comprehensive history of Tunisia covers an essential period in the country's development, from the Arab conquest of the seventh century to the Jasmine Revolution and the fall of Ben Ali's regime in 2010. Tunisia since the Arab Conquest describes the evolution of the Tunisian state, its place...
by Myrto Azina Chronides
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature 2010 The Experiment can be described as 'a study of erotic love and the soul'. The two main characters undertake to write a play together, as an experiment, to see if they can succeed where others have failed, in achieving true collaboration and union...
by Wajdi Al-Ahdal
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
A Land without Jasmine is a sexy, satirical detective story about the sudden disappearance of a young female student from Yemen's Sanaa University. Each chapter is narrated by a different character beginning with Jasmine herself. The mystery surrounding her disappearance comes into clearer focus with...
by Reem Bassiouney
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
On the eve of her fortieth birthday Egyptian academic, Professor Hanaa, finds herself alone and unloved. For twenty years she has battled with an impossible love for an unattainable colleague, and has become outcast in a society where family and friends mean everything. Her life is organised into...
by Burhan Sonmez
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Two young people from foreign lands meet in a shop in Cambridge: Brani Tawo, a Kurdish political refugee from Turkey, and Feruzeh, who had fled to the UK from revolutionary Iran. Slowly, their love begins to grow, fed by stories, a shared love of literature and a subtle recognition of their mutual...
by Michelle Cohen Corasanti
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2012
Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with the knowledge that he can do nothing to save his friends and family. Living on Occupied land, his entire village operates in constant fear of losing their homes, jobs and belongings. But more importantly,...
by Bakhtiyar Ali
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
Iraqi Kurdistan at the turn of the twenty-first century is a territory ruled by strongmen, revolutionaries, fixers, bureaucrats and the “Barons” who control everything from livestock and land to Kurdish cultural life. Defying the absolute power wielded by the Barons, a band of friends led by a...
The Eye of the Mirror, The
A Modern Arabic Novel from Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Taken from the quiet sanctuary of a convent school, where she works as a maid, Aisha is thrown back into the chaotic world of her parents' home in the Tal Ezza'tar refugee camp when the Lebanese civil war begins. From then on she is caught up in a series of tragedies, including the continuous bombardment...
Hold on to Your Veil, Fatima!
And Other Snapshots of Life in Contemporary Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2008
What happened to a former Miss Egypt when she took to wearing the veil under her pilot's cap? Who are the young people posting videos of policemen torturing crime suspects? Where do Coptic Christians celebrate the Holy Family's journey to Egypt? Why is President Hosni Mubarak still ruling Egypt, virtually...
Tearing up the Silk Road
A Modern Journey from China to Istanbul, Through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
Tearing up the Silk Road is an irreverent travelogue that details a journey along the ancient trade routes from China to Istanbul, through Central Asia, Iran and the Caucasus. As Tom Coote struggles through the often arbitrary borders and bureaucracies of China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,...