Category Archives: Accessories
Motel Life
Opening like an early Tom Waits barstool-tale, The Motel Life tells the story of two brothers, Frank and Jerry Lee. Taking to the road in an attempt to escape the hit and run accident caused by Jerry Lee, the novel goes back to tell the story of their unhappy lives. With intense feeling and compassion,
The Festival of Insignificance
Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism-that`s The Festival of Insignificance. Readers who know Kundera`s earlier books know that the wish to incorporate an element of the
In My House
In the queue for the toilets at Gatwick, a teenage girl catches 57-year-old Margaret Benson`s eye in the mirror and mouths the world help. Margaret`s reaction leads to the dramatic rescue of the teenager from her trafficker and Margaret becomes a hero. But when the story gets picked up by the papers, Margaret is panicked
Perijee & Me
When 11-year-old Caitlin discovers a shrimp-like alien creature on the shores of her island home, she takes responsibility for teaching it about the world. Mostly, this just involved stopping little Perijee from eating everything! Caitlin becomes increasingly close to her alien friend, treating him like a brother. There`s only one problem – Perijee won`t stop
The Tigerboy
A very ordinary boy. Nobody noticed him, he was just like everyone else.But Fred knew he was different.He just didn`t know quite how different.And when he did….Well, what then?
The Palm Wine Drinkard
The Palm-Wine Drinkard is the phantasmagorical story of an alcoholic man and his search for his dead wine tapster. As he travels through the land of the dead, he encounters a host of supernatural and often terrifying beings – among them the `complete gentleman` who returns his body parts to their owners, the insatiable `hungry-creature`,
Squishy McFluff: Seaside Rescue!
Ava danced round her room, Shouting: “Hip hip hooray! It`s holiday time! And we`re going today!” Ava is excited to be going on holiday to the seaside. But with Squishy McFluff, the mischievous invisible cat coming along things are bound to get very, very silly…
Solaris
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain
Squishy McFluff: The Big Country Fair
Squishy McFluff has been blow-dried and primped to perfection. He must win the Country Fair prettiest pet competition – and will if Ava has anything to do with it…But not everyone can see he`s the winner. The Mayor seems to have a particular blindspot…That is until Ava and her invisible pet foil a dastardly robbery!
Daddy`s Sandwich
Daddy, would you like a sandwich, with all your favourite things…? Join one little girl on her quest to make her father the perfect sandwich, whether he likes it or not…You`re in for a wicked surprise! From Squishy McFluff author Pip Jones and bright new talent Laura Hughes, this is a brilliantly funny and charming
Beast
What kind of man am I? I wonder what I think about that now that I have spent a year here, watching the layers peel off, stripping myself back…Beast plunges you into the world of Edward Buckmaster, a man living alone on a west-country moor. What he has left behind we don`t quite know; what
Young Chekhov: Platonov; Ivanov; The Seagull
Anton Chekhov is one of the undisputed masters of world drama. He is usually thought to hide himself behind his characters and stories, keeping his own personality well off-stage. But when he was young he wrote three plays – Platonov, Ivanov and The Seagull – which, with their thrilling sunbursts of youthful anger and romanticism,
The Illustrated Old Possum
Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad. Some are good, and some are bad…The original Old Possum`s illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new hardback edition, perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike. These lovable cat poems were written by T. S. Eliot for his godchildren and continue to
Run, Ride, Sink or Swim: A Rookie`s Year in Women`s Triathlon
At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits. And here`s how she felt about the component parts of triathlon: swimming – fairly terrifying, especially in open water. Cycling – brilliant when done on a stationery bike, indoors. Running – sometimes fantastic, sometimes hideous. But as increasing numbers of her
Maps for Lost Lovers
In an unnamed town Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community, and then on a snow-covered January morning Chanda`s brothers are arrested for murder. Telling the story of the next twelve months, Maps for Lost Lovers opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community,
Notes on the Death of Culture: Essays on Spectacle and Society
In the past, culture was a kind of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and entertainment. Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and indictment of this transformation – penned by none other than the Nobel winner Mario Vargas Llosa, who is
Squishy Mcfluff: the Invisible Cat!
Can you see him? My kitten? Close your eyes tight. His fur is so soft and all silvery white Imagine him quick! Have you imagined enough? Oh, good, you can see him! It`s Squishy McFluff! When Ava discovers an imaginary cat in the cabbage patch, she knows she`s found a new best friend. Together, Ava
Pearl
Pearl is an entrancing allegorical tale of grief and lost love, as the narrator is led on a Dantean journey through sorrow to redemption by his vanished beloved. Retaining all the alliterative music of the original, a Middle English poem thought to be by the same anonymous author responsible for Sir Gawain and the Green
The Ride-by-Nights
Up on their brooms the Witches stream, Crooked and black in the crescent`s gleam It`s Halloween and a family is preparing to go trick-or-treating. Little do they know that up above them a coven of witches flies unseen through the starry sky…Carolina`s stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare`s thrilling, magical poem, published as
