SatisfactionSatisfaction is an intense, introspective novel that explores the intimate thoughts, feelings and impressions of Mme Akli, a French woman living in Algeria in the late 1970s. Mme Akli is a possessive mother in conflict with her own sexuality in a country that feels alien to her. The acquiescence of Catherine Bousba, mother of her sons best friend Bruce, will cause a turmoil of emotional events. Through a narrative charged with sensuality and repressed

carrying a universal resonance

as the poets channel Ovid’s mischief and whisper tales of just and unjust deserts

The Taxi Driver’s Daughter

the rivalries

but they are viewed by society as good-for-nothings or criminals simply because of where they live

in ‘pre-Troubles’ Derry

After a series of close calls

and Khadi and her parents

Rachida el-Charni from Tunisia

not coping with the illness

resolutions

Red-handed