Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Land of Neverendings
Emily watched, in a trance of astonishment, as the bear opened the picnic basket, took out a tartan rug and spread it on Holly`s bed. And then the penguin spoke. Actually spoke. `What`s going on? This isn`t Pointed End!`The bear said, `It looks like a human bedroom. We must`ve come through the wrong door.`But there
The Paris Diversion
“Sleek, cunning and breakneck… A knockout.” Megan Abbott”You won`t stop reading until the final devastating pages.” Stephen King Kate Moore – a mother with an interesting past – is living the quiet life in another European city, or trying to. On her way to drop her children off at school in the city centre, the
Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man
I can hear the creak of the saddle and the clop and clink of hoofs as we cross the bridge over the brook by Dundell Farm; there is a light burning in the farmhouse window, and the evening star glitters above a broken drift of half-luminous cloud. It is with a sigh that I remember
Squishy McFluff: Tea with the Queen
A day out with Squishy could never be boring!When Squishy and Ava go on a trip to London, they can`t resist the chance to explore the palace, but when they accidentally find the Queen, will she be able to see how wonderful Squishy is?
New and Collected Poems for Children
This stellar edition of her poems brings together work from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy`s writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and
Lullaby
WINNER OF THE DEBUT NOVEL OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS 2019A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURYThe baby is dead. It took only a few seconds.When Myriam, a brilliant lawyer, decides to return to work, she and her husband look for a nanny for their two young children. They
In the City of Love`s Sleep
Iris, a museum conservator in her late forties, is separating from her husband while bringing up two daughters.Raif is a stalled academic, as uncertain of the past as he is of the future, whose girlfriend is about to move in with him. When Iris and Raif first meet by chance, Iris suddenly turns away and
A Weekend in New York
Paul is a mid-ranking tennis professional on the ATP tour. His girlfriend Dana is an ex-model and photographer, and together with their two-year-old son they form a tableau of the contented upper-middle-class New York family. But Paul`s parents and siblings have come to stay in the build-up to the US Open, and with summer storms
The Hours Before Dawn
“A lost masterpiece.” Peter Swanson”A flawless masterclass in tension from the talented Ms Fremlin.” Sarah HilaryLouise would give anything – anything – for a good night`s sleep. Forget the girls running errant in the garden and bothering the neighbours. Forget her husband who seems oblivious to it all. If the baby would just stop crying,
Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: Adventures in Modern Russia
A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of 21st century Russia: into the lives of Hells Angels convinced they are messiahs, professional killers with the souls of artists, bohemian theatre directors turned Kremlin puppet-masters, supermodel sects, post-modern dictators and oligarch revolutionaries. This is a world erupting with new money and new power, changing so fast
The Leaping Hare
The Leaping Hare is a rare and remarkable book about every aspect of the life and legend of the wild hare, exploring nature, poetry, folklore, history and art. A frequent feature in the mythology of many cultures, the hare has been linked with mystery and witchcraft throughout civilisation, and still today retains an air of
Ghachar Ghochar
In this masterful novel by the acclaimed Indian writer Vivek Shanbhag, a close-knit family is delivered from near-destitution to sudden wealth after a miraculous change in fortune. As the narrator, along with his sister, his parents, and his uncle move from a cramped shack to a larger house and encounter new-found wealth, the family dynamics
The City Always Wins
Egypt, 2011: this is a revolution. On the streets of Cairo, a violent uprising is transforming the course of history. Mariam and Khalil, two young activists, are swept up in the fervour. Their lives will never be the same again.The City Always Wins captures the feverish intensity of the 2011 Egyptian revolution ยญยญ- from the
The Buddha of Suburbia
“My name is Karim Amir, and I am an Englishman born and bred, almost…”. The hero of Hanif Kureishi`s debut novel is dreamy teenager Karim, desperate to escape suburban South London and experience the forbidden fruits which the 1970s seem to offer. When the unlikely opportunity of a life in the theatre announces itself, Karim
The Neighborhood
From the Nobel Laureate, Latin America`s greatest living writer, comes a thrilling detective story that explores the seedy underbelly of Peruvian privilege.When a high-profile businessman is blackmailed by a notorious magazine editor, his comfortable life is threatened by the salacious expose. While attempting to field the scandal, the businessman`s wife, seeking comfort, begins a secret
Conversations with Friends
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES / PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE KERRY GROUP IRISH NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2018SHORTLISTED FOR THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2018A SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARFrances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and
Pocket Playhouse
Pocket Playhouse is Michael Frayn`s latest imaginative offering that brings the stage to the page. In thirty-six comic sketches, he provides a tour de force of theatrical imagination and satire. Each sketch reveals the author`s infectious delight in writing between the lines of theatre, fiction and comedy.Charmingly packaged and published with flair, Pocket Playhouse is
The Red Dancer
A new edition of Richard Skinner`s classic novel about the life of Mati Hari, released to coincide with the 100-year anniversary of her death, October 2017.When Margaretha Zelle, a young woman living in The Hague, answers a lonely hearts advertisement she becomes drawn into a relationship with an army captain twice her age. After a
A Thousand Moons
From the Costa Book of the Year-winning author of Days Without EndEven when you come out of bloodshed and disaster in the end you have got to learn to live.Winona is a young Lakota orphan adopted by former soldiers Thomas McNulty and John Cole.Living with Thomas and John on the farm they work in 1870s
Tales of Troy and Greece
The roars of the hungry Minotaur came nearer and nearer – his feet could be heard thundering along the echoing floor of the labyrinth…Meet the original heroes of Greece as they battle the mythical creatures that have inspired imaginations for thousands of years, from the Minotaur to Cyclops. Written by a Homeric expert, this condensed
