The Tiger’s Wife is the amazing debut novel by Tea Obreht. Set in an unnamed Balkan country still reeling from war, a young doctor follows in the footsteps of her Grandfather’s last days as she pieces together the story of his life.

Moving back and forth from the past to the present, Obreht weaves a tale full of myth and legend, folk tales and reality; wholly imaginative and original, full of magic, yet also rooted in history.

Beautifully written, a stunning achievement. Highly recommended.