FRANKFURT 10-14TH October 2012 - Sandra Bruna Agencia Literaria

THE TIMES – “Sian James writes fluently and with lively humour.”
SINS OF A VIRGIN, Anna Randol
(Taryn Fagerness Agency)
There is improper, there is scandalous… and then there is Madeline Valdan. To the world, she is a scandalous
courtesan, with society’s most eligible gentlemen at her feet. But no one knows her shocking secret: she has never
experienced the most intimate touch of any man.
Rights sold to: US (Avon), Czech (Baronet)
SLEIGHT, Kirsten Kaschock
(Coffee House Press)
Sleight explores the tension between the visual and the written, the embodied and the witnessed, and while
inventing an art form of its own, has also renovated another: the novel as sublime artistry.
Only Spanish, French, Italian, German rights available through Coffee House
KIRKUS REVIEWS - “An unusual, dreamlike tale. Gothic and intense, this fully imagined yet partly private work of
storytelling [is] powerfully original.”
LIBRARY JOURNAL - “Kaschock’s work stands out for the originality of its concepts, narrative structure, and, particularly,
language.”
NEW PAGES - “A provocative debut. By transforming the unseen into the real, concepts become an unsettling reality.
Always disorienting yet fascinating to watch unfold, Sleight provides a deep examination of art and those who engage with its
ever-shifting presence.”
SWEET DATES IN BASRA, Jessica Jiji
(Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency)
In the lost Iraq of the 1940s, a time of rich traditions and converging worlds, Kathmiya meets Shafiq, a Jewish boy
whose brotherhood with his Muslim neighbor Omar proves that religion is no barrier to friendship. The redemptive
story of two very different cultures.
Rights sold to: world English (Avon/Morrow), Netherlands (Meulenhoff), Italy (Newton Compton)
BOOKLIST – “Jiji does a remarkable job of evoking 1940s Iraq in her novel, from the colorful markets to the remote
marshes, making for a vibrant read.”
ARIEL SABAR - “Jiji’s tale of star-crossed love is a reminder of the power of the heart over the strictures of tradition.”
THE AGE OF HOPE, David Bergen
(Westwood Creative Artists)
The Age of Hope is a story of remarkable love and heartbreak. Told with compassion, it is the story of a generation
caught between tradition and liberation, and of one woman’s continual reinvention of herself through the ages of
her life.
Rights sold to: Canada (HarperCollins)
MONTREAL GAZETTE – “[Bergen is] one of Canada’s best writers.”
THE ARTS OF ENCHANTMENT, Sandra Gulland
(Westwood Creative Artists)
Historical fiction inspired by the real life of a 17th century French maid. Claude des Oellets is the impoverished and
socially scorned daughter of itinerant actors who nevertheless rises to become the confidential attendant to the most
powerful woman in the 17th century French court of the Sun King: Madame de Montespan, mistress of the
charismatic king. Ironically, Claude is required to obtain love potions and other magical charms as well as to
occasionally satisfy the king's sexual needs (thereby bearing him a daughter).
Rights sold to: Canada (HarperCollins)
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