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A Greek gangster arrives in Stockholm, only to be murdered in a macabre fashion at Skansen zoo, his body consumed by…

Born in Portugal in 1922 in the tiny village of Azinhaga, JosĂ© Saramago was only eighteen months old when he moved with his…

Set mainly in Uzbekistan between 1900 and 1980, The Railway introduces to us the inhabitants of the small town of Gilas on…

A VINTAGE MURDER MYSTERY Agatha Christie called her 'a shining light'. Have you discovered Margery Allingham, the 'true…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ALI SMITHA richly comic tale of the tangled fortunes of two theatrical families, the Hazards and the…

'Barthes' purpose is to tear away masks and demystify the signs, signals and symbols of the language of mass culture' The…

\nThe moving, expansive, and dazzling second collection from award-winning poet Kayo ChingonyiA Blood Condition tells a…

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\nJourney between the land of the Living and the spirit world in this magical Booker Prize-winning novel \'So long as we are…

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\n\'Powerful as [Richard Wright] was - is - as a writer, nobody can surpass him in doing certain kinds of writing...\n…

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\nPoliticians claim social mobility is real - a just reward for ambition and hard work.\n…

In this witty and poignant story the railway is pushing its way relentlessly towards the town from Manchester, bringing…

Krishna, an English teacher in the town of Malgudi, nagged by the feeling he's doing the wrong work, is nonetheless…

When she was still a child, Lucy Nelson had her irresponsible, alcoholic father thrown in jail. Since then, Lucy has become…

It is the summer of 1936, the early months of the agonising civil war that engulfs Spain and shakes the rest of the world.…

Saramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil - a kindly and…

A collection that takes us to Glanbeigh, a small town in rural Ireland - a town in which the youth have the run of the…

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY STEPHEN MEDCALFWhen Marian Taylor takes the post of governess at Gaze castle, remote house on a…

Stella was a clever girl, everyone thought so. Living with her mother and rather unsatisfactory stepfather in suburban…

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Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind On buses, donkey carts, trains,…

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Talks about the fictional adventures of an early 20th-century painting and the women whose lives it touches. This novel…

From the corner of a darkened room Joy Stone watches herself. As memories of the deaths of her lover and mother surface…

Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm. Flora finds the farm transformed into a twee haven filled with Toby jugs…

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Late in the Day, discover a story of two lives stretched between two cities, two…

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Andreas's disappearance is a mystery to all, including his inseparable friend Zipp. Zipp waited anxiously outside but…

A fog is creeping through the weary streets of London - so too are whispers that the Tiger is back in town, undetected by…

Henrietta finds that her visit coincides with that of Leopold, an intense child who has come to Paris to be introduced to…

If somewhere is 'beyond the black stump' it means it is in the deepest darkest wilds of the Australian outback. However,…

\n\'A joy to read in a single relaxing afternoon\' JACQUELINE WILSON\'Razor sharp on family, love and marriage\' DAVID…

\nAbove the water, a welcoming community of men offer refuge from an increasingly rocky home life. Fourteen years later, a…

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\nDiscover the story of Britain’s ultimate cyclist and his ill-fated race during the 1967 Tour de France, from the…

\nA moving account of single fatherhood in the wake of bereavement, by the author of the international bestseller You Will…

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Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. One by one his relatives reveal their secrets to a reluctant Edmund:…

In Hanky Park, near Salford, Harry and Sally Hardcastle grow up in a society preoccupied with grinding poverty, exploited by…