Category Archives: Accessories
The Lonely Witness
Amy was once a party girl, but now she lives a lonely life. Helping the house-bound to receive communion in the Gravesend neighbourhood of Brooklyn, she knows the community well. When a local woman goes missing, Amy senses something isn`t right. Tailing the woman`s suspicious son, she winds her way through Brooklyn`s streets. But before
The Midnight Line: (Jack Reacher 22)
Jack Reacher is having a bad day.It would be a dumb idea to make it worse. Reacher sees a West Point class ring in a pawn shop window. It`s tiny. It`s a woman cadet`s graduation present to herself. Why would she give it up? Reacher was a West Pointer too, and he knows what she
Becoming Mr Nice: The Howard Marks Archive
The million-selling Mr Nice was one of the most successful non-fiction books of the last two decades the ultimate cult book. Now in Becoming Mr Nice, Howard Marks`s daughter, the writer and lawyer Amber Marks, has collated and curated highlights from Howard`s extensive personal archive. This beautifully illustrated and designed book will be essential reading
Mend the Living
Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017. Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016. Now a major French film, REPARER LES VIVANTS/HEAL THE LIVING, directed by Katell Quillevere and starring Emmanuelle Seigner. A twenty-four-hour whirlwind of death and life. In the depths of a winter`s night, the heart of Simon Limbeau is resting, readying
So You Don`t Get Lost in the Neighbourhood
Jean Daragane, writer and recluse, has purposely built a life of seclusion away from the Parisian bustle. He doesn`t see many people, he rarely goes out: he spends his life in a solitary world of his own making. His peace is shattered however, one hot September afternoon, by a threatening phone call from a complete
Youth
BY THE DIRECTOR AND CO-AUTHOR OF THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING THE GREAT BEAUTY THE FILM OF YOUTH, STARRING MICHAEL CAINE, HARVEY KEITEL, RACHEL WEISZ, PAUL DANO AND JANE FONDA IS RELEASED IN THE UK ON 29 JANUARY In a luxury spa hotel in the Swiss Alps, octogenarian friends Fred Ballinger and Mick Boyle look back
The Mountain: The Breathtaking Italian Bestseller
A CURSED PLACE. A COLD CASE. A KILLER WHO LEFT NO TRACE.The huge International bestseller.Gripping, unputdownable and packed with twists, The Mountain is a thriller that you will never forget.”Can be compared (with no fear of hyperbole) to Stephen King and Jo Nesbo” – Massimo Vincenz, La Repubblica.Jeremiah Salinger blames himself. The crash was his
Soldiers of Salamis
The International Bestseller of the Spanish Civil War – Winner of the Independent Foreign Fiction PrizeIn the final moments of the Spanish Civil War, fifty prominent Nationalist prisoners are executed by firing squad. Among them is the writer and fascist Rafael Sanchez Mazas. As the guns fire, he escapes into the forest, and can hear
Turf Wars
A second blistering crime novel set in France`s most notorious suburb, by a police officer turned million-copy bestseller and key writer on Spiral”Hits the ground running and never lets up . . . This impressive debut is slick, sick and not for the faint-hearted . . . It will make you cry out (for more)”
Supertato
Meet Supertato! He`s always there for you when the chips are down. He`s the superhero with eyes everywhere – and he`s about to meet his arch nemesis. The fabulous new character from Sue Hendra, the bestselling illustrator of Barry the Fish with Fingers and Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell.
Meet the Parents
You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there`s no getting away from it – they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there`s so much more to them – did you realise they are also tent poles for dens that are wonky, dustbins
Ollie`s Christmas Reindeer
When a jingling sound wakes her from her sleep, a little girl`s dreams come true when she meets a lost reindeer in the forest. Setting off on a magical adventure together it soon becomes a Christmas never to forget. Nicola Killen`s evocative illustrations are sure to enchant in this beautiful book with die cut pages,
Stop Those Monsters!
The Wizard of Oz meets Monsters Inc in this MONSTROUSLY funny stand-alone story from bestselling author phenomenon, Steve Cole. I`m Bob, a human boy stuck in a land of MONSTERS. I`m trying to get out with the help of three – count them, three – incredible creatures. There`s Verity, who looks like a giant hamster.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore
Morris Lessmore loved words. He loved stories. He loved books. But every story has its upsets…Everything in Morris Lessmore`s life, including his own story, is scattered to the winds. But the power of story will save the day. Stunningly brought to life by William Joyce, one of the preeminent creators in children`s literature, The Fantastic
Oliver and Patch
Oliver is finding the big city a lonely and scary place but when he finds a little lost dog he makes his first friend in the city. The trouble is, he knows that somewhere out there someone is missing the little dog just as much as he is loving having him, So, with a heavy
All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker
All in Good Time is the remarkable story of George Daniels (1926-2011), the master craftsman, who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. Daniels stands alone in modern times as the inventor of the revolutionary co-axial escapement, the first substantial advance in portable mechanical timekeeping over
Monsieur Linh and His Child
Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the detention centre are unsure how to help the old man; his caseworkers are compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh struggles beneath
The Book of Legendary Lands
In the tradition of On Beauty, On Ugliness and The Infinity of Lists, Umberto Eco presents an enthralling and erudite illustrated tour of the fabled places that have awed and eluded us through the ages. From the epic poems of Homer to contemporary science fiction, from the Holy Scriptures to modern mythology and fairy tale,
