This is the story of Ajaiyi, a man born into poverty who is determined to improve his situation. He meets the Spirit of Fire…

In the comfortable suburb where she lives, Heloise is just a mom, the youngish widow with a forgettable job who somehow…

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Aurelio Zen returns to his native Venice to investigate the disappearance of a rich American resident but he soon learns…

From the number one bestselling author of SAFE HOUSE comes a story about friendship, family, secrets, lies, and the things…

Jim also has worries on the home front: his daughter has formed a connection with a Maharajah's son, who may in turn have a…

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. At…

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\n\'So compelling.\' Guardian \'I loved it.\' Sunday Times \'Magnificent.\' Big Issue The discovery of \'black gold\' in the…

• Rok vydání 2018

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2018Madame Zero is a remarkable collection of dark, sensuous stories set in sometimes…

A stand-alone thriller from P. Philippa enters a new and terrifying world and soon comes to realize that she is not the only…

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\nLose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the idyllic South of France by the king of travel writing and real-life…

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\n\'The most exhilarating surge of language, style and sordid English manners [in] literature.\' DBC Pierre \'A wild,…

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When There's Nowhere Left to Hide . He is aided by Rebecca Lewis, a London-based PI, who has come to the Isle of Man at the…

• Rok vydání 1960

This selection, made by Cummings himself in 1960, offers a comprehensive introduction to his most characteristic work —…

A funny memoir of John Carey, best known for his provocative stance on the arts and the academic establishment. It shows his…

• Rok vydání 2010

It's not until 2010, when Elisa's decomposed body is found in the church where she went missing, that the two cases are…

Sir John Betjeman (1906-84) was born in Highgate, the son of a manufacturer of Dutch descent. His poetry enjoyed immense…

Count Arthur Strong tells the story of his extraordinary journey from his humble early years as the only son of a…

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But in 1972 along came the American, Bobby Fischer: insolent, arrogant, abusive, vain, greedy, vulgar, bigoted, paranoid and…

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I thought of life's many bounties, to have known the extremities of joy and sorrow, love, success and failure, fame and…

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The snow is thick, the phone line is down, and no one is getting in or out of Warbeck Hall. With friends and family gathered…

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\nA classic seaside psychological thriller from author of Waterstones Thriller of the Month, Uncle Paul: \'Britain\'s…

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Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England -- but now, in his early seventies, his reputation…

\n\'Darkly funny and startlingly contemporary, full of witty one-liners and stop-you-in-your-tracks observations about…

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\nThe fifth novel in the enthralling series starring Golden Age crime writer Josephine TeyA house that can\'t restA crime…

\n\'What the doctor ordered . . . What he doesn\'t realise is that encountering an illness and understanding it are two…

A stunning international thriller and a wild, compulsive ride into the greedy vortex of modern life. Imagine a drug that…

'An unknown place.' This was what Michael Frayn's children called the shadowy landscape of the past from which their family…

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Including a personal appreciation, fuelled by five decades of journeying, the author presents a magisterial portrait of the…

For 6,557 miles, from New York to Mississippi to Seattle, Chuck Klosterman decided to chase rock n roll and death across a…

Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia…

Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. His Restoration was greeted with maypoles and…

• Rok vydání 1997

The political thriller of the year - UPDATED WITH A DEVASTATING NEW CHAPTER ON THE CHILCOT INQUIRY'Excellent' Sunday…

The Golden Gate is a brilliantly achieved novel written in verse. Set in the 1980s in the affluence and sunshine of…

'Are Collected Letters a superior form of biography? When as numerous and meticulously edited as these of Gustav mahler,…

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• Rok vydání 2019

When a brutally murdered man is found hanging in a theatre, Detective Sergeant Rex King becomes obsessed with the case.…

• Rok vydání 2018

And 'The Satoshi Affair' chronicles the strange case of Craig Wright, the Australian web developer who may or may not be the…

• Rok vydání 2021

\nNecrophilia is not one of my failings, but I do like graveyards and memorial stones and such... Following the publication…

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Alan Bennett's A Life Like Other People's is a poignant family memoir offering a portrait of his parents' marriage and…

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\nThe rediscovered classic: an unforgettable memoir by a trailblazing black woman in post-war London, introduced by…

\n\'A pointed, svelte but diverse work.\' Irish TimesPart memoir, part manifesto, Some Answers Without Questions is an…

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\nIt is 00:00 and the full of the night yet to come. A man sits at a window through the dead hours of night, his sleep…

Offers an interpretation of Blake\'s art and poetry in the context of the revolutionary period in which he was working.…

A collection of seven essays that sketches out the author's personal view of the history and value of the novel. The real…

Ed Moloney's Voices from the Grave follows his highly acclaimed A Secret History of the IRA, the best-informed account yet…

Presents a sequence of sea novels set in the early nineteenth century, about a voyage from England to Australia.…