Category Archives: World Music
Heretic: Why Islam Needs a Reformation Now
Continuing her journey from a deeply religious Islamic upbringing to a post at Harvard, the brilliant, charismatic and controversial New York Times and Globe and Mail #1 bestselling author of Infidel and Nomad makes a powerful plea for a Muslim Reformation as the only way to end the horrors of terrorism, sectarian warfare and the
Elizabeth Costello
Elizabeth Costello is an Australian writer of international renown. Famous principally for an early novel that established her reputation, she has reached the stage where her remaining function is to be venerated and applauded. Her life has become a series of engagements in sterile conference rooms throughout the world – a private consciousness obliged to
Tales of Persuasion
Ten daring stories from `a writer who seems capable of anything` (Guardian), the Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher Backdrops vary in this collection of stories from the author of The Northern Clemency – from turmoil in Sudan following the death of a politician in a plane crash, to southern India where a Soho hedonist starts to
A Divided Spy
A Sunday Times top ten bestseller, perfect for fans of THE NIGHT MANAGER, from the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for Best Thriller of the Year and `the master of the modern spy thriller` (Mail on Sunday). A NEW COLD WAR IS LOOMING Former MI6 officer Thomas Kell thought he was done
One Hundred and Four Horses
`A letter is handed to you. In broken English, it tells you that you must now vacate your farm; that this is no longer your home, for it now belongs to the crowd on your doorstep. Then the drums begin to beat.` As the land invasions gather pace, the Retzlaffs begin an epic journey across
In the Heart of the Country
Stifled by the torpor of colonial South Africa and trapped in a web of reciprocal oppression, a lonely sheep farmer seeks comfort in the arms of a black concubine. But when his embittered spinster daughter Magda feels shamed, this lurch across the racial divide marks the end of a tenuous feudal peace. As she dreams
The Looting Machine: Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa`s Wealth
A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, `The Looting Machine` explores the dark underbelly of the global economy. Africa: the world`s poorest continent and, arguably, its richest. While accounting for just 2 percent of global GDP, it is home to 15 per cent of the planet`s crude oil,
Golden Lion
Worldwide bestselling author Wilbur Smith will take you on an incredible journey on the thrashing seas off the coast of Africa in this glorious return to the series that made him who he is: The Courtney series. East African Coast, 1670. In a time of brave and brutal adventure, one man will journey across land
Pharaoh
The Worldwide Number One Bestseller Wilbur Smith returns to Ancient Egypt in a captivating new novel that will transport you to extraordinary times. EGYPT IS UNDER ATTACK. The old Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient city of Luxor is surrounded. All seems lost. Taita, ex-slave and general of Tamose`s armies, leads his men to
The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu: The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save Its Treasures
`An exemplary work of investigative journalism that is also a wonderfully colourful book of history and travel` Observer, Book of the Year `A piece of postmodern historiography of quite extraordinary sophistication and ingenuity… [written with] exceptional delicacy and restraint` TLS The fabled city of Timbuktu has captured the Western imagination for centuries. The search for
Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-Living Poet
Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent emigres, freedom fighters, and pioneering African leaders made Shakespeare their own in this alien land.Whilst travelling in Luxor, Edward Wilson-Lee encountered a man who called out to
Behold the Dreamers
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR A powerful and timely story of marriage, class, race and the pursuit of the American Dream. Behold the Dreamers is a dazzling debut novel about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – and of what we`re prepared to sacrifice to
Hibiscus: Discover Fresh Flavours from West Africa with the Observer Rising Star of Food 2017
`For all its richness and mindboggling variety, African food has yet to cross over in the UK. With her freewheeling, boldly flavourful take on Nigerian cuisine, Lope Ariyo could be the person to make it happen.` Observer Lope Ariyo is the rising star of African cooking and Hibiscus, her first book, is packed with delicious
Behold the Dreamers: An Oprah`s Book Club pick
WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN/FAULKNER AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK `A formidable storyteller` Jonathan Franzen `Savage and compassionate in all the right places` New York Times Book Review `Eerily timely … bittersweet and buoyant` Jessie Burton New York, 2007. After
The Big Killing
An evocative and atmospheric thriller set along the part of the African coast they used to call the White Man`s Grave, The Big Killing is the second novel to feature Bruce Medway Bruce Medway, go-between and fixer for traders in steamy West Africa, smells trouble when he`s approached by a porn merchant to deliver a
Flag of Ghana
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.Flags measure 5โ€x 3โ€ (152.4 x 91.44cm), are made from 100% polyester and come with two brass eyelets for fastening.
Edge of Empire
Talented historian Maya Jasanoff offers an alternative history of the British Empire. It is not about conquest – but rather a collection of startling and fascinating personal accounts of cross-cultural exchange from those who found themselves on the edges of Empire. A Palladian mansion filled with Western art in the centre of old Calcutta, the
Flag of Kenya
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.Flags measure 5โ€x 3โ€ (152.4 x 91.44cm), are made from 100% polyester and come with two brass eyelets for fastening.
Star Over Bethlehem: Christmas Stories and Poems
A reproduction in one unique volume of three of Agatha Christie`s rarest and most sought-after books – Star Over Bethlehem, The Road of Dreams and Poems. This 50th Anniversary edition also includes `In a Dispensary`, not in print since 1924. The most popular detective story writer of all time turns her hand to the subject
Flag of Morocco
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.Flags measure 5โ€x 3โ€ (152.4 x 91.44cm), are made from 100% polyester and come with two brass eyelets for fastening.
