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For the locals of Turnham Malpas the rural peace is disrupted when a famous actor comes to stay to recuperate from illness. Before long he is bored...

From her sweeping novels to her searing journalism, Penny Vincenzi has been writing all her life, and this is a collection of her work brought toge...

Product Description 'This is not a love story I ever wanted to tell, because I hoped it would just go on and on, and never end. I thought that we...

In Invisible Cities Marco Polo conjures up cities of magical times for his host, the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan, but gradually it becomes clear that...

As wealthy tourists descended upon Egypt in the early-twentieth-century, a well-heeled jet set emerged in Cairo and Alexandria. Period photographs ...

Review "The real theme is fading creativity and the search for inspiration...A deep and highly complex drama of the psyche" (Financial Times) "Th...

On a remote Greek Island, Nicholas Urfe finds himself embroiled in the deceptions of a master trickster. As reality and illusion intertwine, Urfe i...

In his 1932 classic dystopian novel, Brave New World, Aldous Huxley depicted a future society in thrall to science and regulated by sophisticated m...

Foreword by Gerda Fl�ckinger Vintage Jewellery recounts 120 years of history, including Lalique's Art Nouveau enamelling at the turn of the twentie...

Nothing can beat the individuality and beauty of hand-knitted shawls and garments for babies, which will be treasured for years to come and han...

This is a delightful collection of recipes compiled from the historic WI archive of authentic recipes from WI members from all over the country, fr...

All Quiet on the Western Front

Review "What a great book. What a great man" (Harry Ritchie Daily Mail)"Forget the grueling films, just read the brilliant books" (Independent...

Product Description Before the concept of equality between the sexes was even conceived, Wollstonecraft wrote this book, a treatise of proto-...

Immerse young readers in the glamorous world of the eccentric and fashionable Diana Vreeland, who once asked: “Why don’t you wear violet velvet mit...

Product Description The brand new novel from queen of the saga and No. 1 bestselling author, Maureen Lee. In times of trouble, family is all y...

From a lyrical new voice in British fiction, an astonishing debut novel of motherhood and loss in the dying days of the Second World War - for read...

An astonishing debut novel of motherhood and loss in the dying days of the Second World War 'Moving, graceful... Violets has a compelling, quiet p...

Review Violets is a novel built on the proximity of beauty and violence . . . Shin finds indirect and nuanced ways to conjure the atmosphere of a ...

'Dreamy, immersive and evocative' TLS 'Darkly beautiful' Frances Cha 'Strange and gripping' Guardian San is twenty-two and alone when she happen...

'I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence' - Neil Gaiman Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer's day, five children...

Product Description 'By turns sweet and serious, this much-loved classic is above all a celebration of kindness and hope' KIRAN MILLWOOD HARG...

Review This was one of my favourite books as a child. The children felt real enough to touch, and I fell head over heels in love with Katy. It's a...

Review All you need to know about the modernist, feminist icon ... If only all literary lives were as succinct ― TIME OUT From his unique positio...

An accessible introduction to a writer whose work is of timeless significance and whose unconventional life is a continuous source of fascination. ...

Product Description The first and collection of Virginia Woolf's most inspirational quotes. 'No need to hurry. No need to sparkle. No need to ...

'My mother knew a man during the war. Theirs was a love story, and like any good love story, it left blood on the floor and wreckage in its wake.' ...