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Suzanne Rindell Rose Baker is an orphaned young woman working for her bread as a typist in a police precinct on the lower East Side. Every day Rose transcribes the confessions of... | James Salter 'Sentence for sentence, Salter is the master' Richard Ford |
Alistair Brownlee; Jonathan Brownlee Suitable for anyone interested in swimming, cycling and running and will be loved by readers of Mark Cavendish's Boy Racer and Running with the Kenyans, this title tells the story... | Alexandra Heminsley Whether you're in serious training or thinking about running for the bus, this book is suitable for those who after wine and crisps for supper a few too many times... |
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... | David Nicholls ONE DAY is the multi-million copy bestselling novel that brilliantly captures the experiences of a generation. |
Graeme Simsion Meet Don Tillman. Don is getting married. He just doesn't know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. One... | Suzanne Collins Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. Twelve boys and twelve girls are forced to appear in a live event... |
Tom Bingham The idea of 'The Rule of Law' as the foundation of modern states and civilisations is more talismanic than that of democracy, but what does it actually consist of? This... | Judith Schalansky An atlas that takes us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. It features rare animals and lost explorers, marooned slaves and lonely scientists, mutinous sailors and... |
Michael Lewis From the jungles of the trading floor to the casinos of Las Vegas, this title tells the story of the misfits, renegades and visionaries who saw that the biggest credit... | Carlene Bauer Inspired by the real-life friendship between two giants of American letters, Flannery O'Connor and Robert Lowell, this book offers a sparkling tribute to the wonder of kindred spirits and bittersweet... |
Sarwat Chadda Breathtaking action adventure for 8 to 12-year-olds. Ash Mistry, reluctant hero, faces ancient demons... and comes into an astonishing, magical inheritance. | Sarah Hall In these short stories, women are defined on their own terms, and humanity and nature jockey for control in wild territory.
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Patrick deWitt Longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize, deWitt's dazzlingly original second novel is a darkly funny, offbeat western about a reluctant assassin and his murderous brother. | Carsten Jensen; Charlotte Barslund In 1848 a motley crew of Danish sailors sets sail from the small island town of Marstal to fight the Germans. Not all of them return - and those who... |