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Rebecca Solnit An inspiring and heartbreaking memoir about family, empathy and the stories we tell about ourselves and others. | Sarah Churchwell Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books, delighting readers across the world. Careless People tells the true... |
Deborah Alun-Jones Village rectories, the traditional family homes of church ministers, have had a long association with writers in Britain. In this book, each chapter explores the life of a writer during... | Messud, Claire From the "New York Times "best-selling author of "The Emperor's Children, " a masterly new novel: the riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed and... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £16.87 | £14.34 | 15% |  Despatched in 5 business days from USA. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 11am today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £16.87 | £14.34 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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Olivia Laing Why is it that some of the greatest works of literature have been produced by writers in the grip of alcoholism, an addiction that cost them personal happiness and caused... Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £15.20 | 24% |  Pre-order. Despatched on publication 01/08/2013 | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 11am today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £17.00 | 15% | Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Julian Barnes Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. May... |
Haruki Murakami The year is 1Q84. This is the real world, there is no doubt about that. But in this world, there are two moons in the sky. In this world, the... | Sue Townsend The day her twins leave home, Eva climbs into bed and stays there. For seventeen years she's wanted to yell at the world, 'Stop! I want to get off'. Finally... |
Alison Moore The story of Futh, a middle-aged, recently separated man heading to Germany for a restorative walking holiday.
As he travels, he contemplates his childhood; a complicated friendship with the son of... | Andrew Miller *WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD* |
Haruki Murakami Aomame standing on the Metropolitan Expressway with a gun between her lips. She knows she is being hunted, and that she has put herself in terrible danger in order to... | David Bellos How do we really make ourselves understood to other people? This book shows how, from puns to poetry, news bulletins to the Bible, Asterix to Swedish films, translation is at... |
Philip Pullman Includes tales such as: "Rapunzel", "Snow White", "Cinderella", "The Three Snake Leaves", "Hans-my-Hedgehog" and "Godfather Death". This title discusses how these stories have lasted so long, and become part of... | Philippa Gregory; David Baldwin;... The fascinating companion volume to the first three novels in Philippa Gregory's bestselling Cousins' War series |
Salman Rushdie This title tells the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. | John Freeman Kazuo Ishiguro, Pat Barker, Julian Barnes, Alan Hollinghurst, David Mitchell, Salmon Rushdie, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Will Self, Jeannette Winterson...long before they were household names, they were Granta Best of... |