Joseph Heller Set in the closing months of World War II in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, this title tells the story of a bombardier named Yossarian who... | Joanna Rossiter Yesterday was Alice's wedding day. She is thousands of miles away from the home she is so desperate to leave, on the southernmost tip of India, when she wakes in... |
Arthur Conan Doyle; P. D. James Contains the investigations and adventures of the world's most popular detective, Sherlock Holmes from "The Adventure of the Gloria Scott" to "His Last Bow". This title follows the illustrious career... | Alexander McCall Smith * A highly original 'detective' novel with unique setting and characters, this is the first of four 'Botswana' titles are both beautiful and charming. |
Sarah Winman Both a Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller and a Richard and Judy Book Club pick, WHEN GOD WAS A RABBIT has been praised as one of the most striking and... | Yasunari Kawabata; Edward G.... Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes... |
Helen Dewitt Failing salesman Joe has a dream - or rather an outrageous fantasy. Holed up in his trailer, Joe devises a jaw-dropping plan that will stamp out sexual harassment... | Tony Parsons From the number one bestselling author comes a swashbuckling tale of mutiny and murder in paradise ... |
Posy Simmonds Tamara Drewe has transformed herself. Plastic surgery, a different wardrobe, a smouldering look, have given her confidence and a new and thrilling power to attract, which she uses recklessly. Often... | Ernest Hemingway High in the pine forests of the Spanish Sierra, a guerrilla band prepares to blow up a vital bridge. Robert Jordan, a young American volunteer, has been sent to handle... |
J K Rowling; Jean-Francois Menard | Irene Nemirovsky; Sandra Smith In June 1940 France fell to the Nazis. This novel explores the effects of this momentous event on the lives of ordinary Parisians and the inhabitants of a small rural... |
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Edward St. Aubyn THE SECOND PATRICK MELROSE NOVEL | Leo Tolstoy; Anthony Briggs At a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. In this book, the author entwines grand themes - conflict and love... |