An African Elegy Av Ben Okri

Cursed to be a siren, Gemma's life is slowly being destroyed. Struggling to move away from the savage darkness she needs to survive, she's desperate to break the curse that has turned her into a monster and is keeping her from the family --...

Elegy imagines a very-near future in which radical and unprecedented advances in medical science mean that it's possible to augment and extend life. Through the beautiful and moving story of three women who've made the choice between love and...

<p><b>A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK: ''particularly enjoyable''</b><br><b>''Somehow laugh-out-loud funny - passionate, warm and full of fascinating insights into the eccentric world of the field...