Dolly and the Bird of Paradise Hisham Matar which was hailed by critics

which was hailed by critics and readers for both its powerful writing and its fascinating glimpse into the world of rare book collecting

he finds that his younger sister has been kidnapped

Locked in a lethal relationship they stumble across Europe

one of them is murdered

this kaleidoscopic novel spins the strangest

Dolly and the Bird of Paradise Hisham Matar which was hailed by criticsAlso known as Tropical Issue The narrator is a Scots born flower child who has become a celebrity make up artist despite seemingly insurmountable handicaps. She becomes involved with Johnson Johnson in a sometimes deadly, sometimes hilarious, romp across the Atlantic Ocean and various Caribbean islands in pusuit of drug smugglers, who use murder and piracy to gain their ends