Here and Beyond - Hal LaCroix blhhgf six months after the US-led

six months after the US-led invasion of Iraq

his childhood friends John Lennon and Cilla Black shot to fame as chart-topping sensations of the Merseybeat phenomenon

and anyone who wants to bring Parisian cuisine and culture into their own kitchen

But Alexander is elusive

Is `aromantic' a sexuality or a preference

Here and Beyond - Hal LaCroix blhhgf six months after the US-ledA brilliant, character driven debut novel . . . An imaginative journey that's absorbing, thoughtful and deeply humane' GUARDIAN'LaCroix shows us the difficulties that mount for those on board from disease to rebellions to some travellers who come to doubt that they are even on a ship at all . . . Don't just take my word for its brilliance' NEWSCIENTIST`A rousing achievement What makes Here and Beyond stand out is its dedication to character, richness