Category Archives: Accessories
Petite Fleur
When his fireworks factory job ends explosively and his wife returns to work, Jose is surprised to realise he has a talent for keeping house: childcare, tidying, cleaning, cooking, gardening, he excels at it all. On Thursdays, he hangs out and drinks good wine with his jazz-loving neighbour. But when Jose`s new talents take a
Brother in Ice
`She thought that it was precisely when things get uncomfortable or can`t be shown that something interesting comes to light. That is the point of no return, the point that must be reached, the point you reach after crossing the border of what has already been said, what has already been seen. It`s cold out
Pure Hollywood
With Pure Hollywood, Pulitzer Prize-finalist Christine Schutt returns to the short story form that launched her acclaimed career. In tales of rare wit, Pure Hollywood brings us into private worlds of longing and danger. An alcoholic actress takes her children to live in `a rusted box on stilts` in the desert. In an exclusive island
Extincts (reissue)
George loves to help out at hidden Wormestall Farm, even though it`s full of extinctly scary creatures, like the dodo in the dog bed and the dinosaurs in the duck pond. When Mortifer the giant basilisk goes missing, it`s up to George to find him before wicked taxidermist Diamond Pye can add him to her
Pog
From the bestselling author of TIN comes an unforgettable story of family, magic and home …`A fantastical tale of monsters and grief, family and love, and a thrilling middle-grade adventure with real depth and heart.` The Bookseller, Book of the Month`Poignant, strange, full of folkloric menace and delight, Pog fulfils the promise of Kenny`s extraordinary
The Fish in Room 11 (2017 reissue)
Toby lives a lonely life at the seaside hotel where he was abandoned as a baby – until he finds a girl lying on the beach at the water`s edge, with a long green tail swaying gently in the shallows. Eliza Flot is a stranded mermaid and she needs Toby`s help. But Toby`s new friendship
The Book of Boy
The year is 1350. Boy, a hunchbacked, sweet-natured goatherd, is content in his quiet country life. But when a shadowy pilgrim with a dangerous past arrives on the farm, his world is turned upside down. Secundus is a man on a mission, and upon first sight of Boy, enlists him as his servant, ripping him
The Boy in the Biscuit Tin (2018 reissue)
When Ibby is sent to stay with her aunt, she discovers her two troublesome boy cousins, Francis and Alex, playing with an old box of magic tricks they found in the attic. Ibby is sure that magic isn`t real – until she sees Francis sitting at the bottom of a biscuit tin, magically miniaturised by
Up the Mountain
Mrs Badger climbs the mountain near her house every Sunday. She knows the name of every animal and every kind of mushroom. One particular Sunday, she meets a young cat called Leo who accompanies her on her walks. But Mrs Badger is getting slower. It is up to Leo to make the trek on his
Paradise City
Mario Leme is a low-ranking detective in the Sao Paolo civil police. Every day on the way to work he sets off early and drives through the favela known as Paraisopolis – Paradise City. It`s a pilgrimage: his wife Renata was gunned down at an intersection here a year ago, the victim of a stray
Beautifully Real Food: Guilt-Free, Meat-Free Recipes to Indulge in
Melbourne-based vegan chef and surfer Sam Murphy was used to being trim and eating anything she liked, which meant hefty servings of burgers, cakes and other not-so-healthy food. When she began to explore veganism, she thought she`d be leaving all those favourites behind, but through her kitchen experiments, Sam realised she could still have those
Great British Seasonal Walks
A glorious celebration of the seasons and the simple pleasures of walking from the archives of the National Trust. This pocket-sized book has a perfect country walk for every time of year. The 100 walks show you the highlights of every season, from the beautiful bluebell woods of spring and the wildflower meadows of summer
Never Look Down
James Kingston loves to climb. Whether he`s scaling a tree at his local park or ascending to the very top of a crane, looking down always brings about the best kind of rush. And yet it wasn`t always this way. Afraid of heights as a child, James vowed to confront an almost crippling phobia. He
