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Following the success of ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ and ‘The Post-Birthday World’, ‘Game Control’ is coming back into print after being unavailable for years.Eleanor Merritt, a do-gooding American family-planning worker, was drawn to Kenya to improve the lot of the poor. Unnervingly, she finds herself falling in love with the beguiling Calvin Piper despite, or perhaps because of, his misanthropic theories about population control and the future of the human race. Surely, Calvin whispers seductively in Eleanor's ear, if the poor are a responsibility they are also an imposition.Set against the vivid backdrop of shambolic modern-day Africa – a continent now primarily populated with wildlife of the two-legged sort – Lionel Shriver's ‘Game Control’ is a wry, grimly comic tale of bad ideas and good intentions. With a deft, droll touch, Shriver highlights the hypocrisy of lofty intellectuals who would ‘save’ humanity but who don't like people.

Infamous Morgan Copeland has graced the tabloids as America’s Sweetheart for years.Until scandalous family allegations change the headlines overnight to Socialite in Disgrace! Her reputation in tatters, and holding onto the last shreds of her pride, Morgan seeks her estranged husband’s help, knowing that to convince merciless Drakon Xanthis she will have to get down on her knees and beg…At first Morgan was merely the Greek’s trophy bride, but their explosive passion shocked them both – leaving Morgan now with only one weapon left to negotiate with: her body.‘Jane Porter’s stories are full of intrigue, emotion and conflict. I loved the writing style, a real page-turner!’ – Fiona, 39, Essex