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Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

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The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters . Here's what readers are saying: 'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' ' A...
Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces

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*The Sunday Times bestseller* 'Funny, intimate and honest' Louis Theroux 'Moving and funny. I absolutely loved it' Claudia Winkleman 'Heartbreaking, hilarious, comforting' Marie Claire Dear 2020 - can we just...
Beneath a Waning Moon: Diaries, 1985

Beneath a Waning Moon: Diaries, 1985

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Those who know him already will be prepared for the unexpected, and they will not be disappointed. Those new to him may be surprised to find - along with his...
Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...
Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review

Mantel Pieces: Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review

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A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light In 1987, when Hilary Mantel was...
Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory's Life and Death in the Mountains

Letters From Everest: Unpublished Letters from Mallory's Life and Death in the Mountains

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'An extraordinary treasure trove' Andrew Marr A unique collection of unpublished letters from the climbing legend George Mallory to his family, revealing his innermost thoughts about people, places and mountains....
Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS A TABLET BOOK OF THE YEAR 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years' SATHNAM SANGHERA 'Beautifully...
Graft: Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land

Graft: Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land

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** SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 PRIME MINISTER'S LITERARY AWARDS** ** LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 STELLA PRIZE ** A gorgeously written reflection, set in Tasmania, on motherhood, farming, nature and home....
Everything I Know About Love

Everything I Know About Love

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The wildly funny Sunday Times bestseller about growing up and navigating all kinds of love along the way When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming a grown...
Exteriors - WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Exteriors - WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

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Ernaux captures the feeling of contemporary living on the outskirts of Paris: poignantly lyrical, chaotic, and strangely alive. Exteriors is in many ways the most ecstatic of Ernaux's books -...
Confessions of a Bookseller: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

Confessions of a Bookseller: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Irreverently funny ... kept me giggling all week.' - Scotland on Sunday"Do you have a list of your books, or do I just have to stare at...
Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain

Now What?: On a Mission to Fix Broken Britain

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Politics: The three vowels and five consonants which control our world.'But what has politics got to do with me?' I hear you ask. Well, quite a lot really. Whether you...
Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

Decca: The Letters of Jessica Mitford

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The captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters.Here's what readers are saying:'It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling' 'A wonderful record of a...
Henri Peyre: His Life in Letters

Henri Peyre: His Life in Letters

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Henri Peyre (1901-1988), a giant figure in French studies, did more to introduce Americans to the modern literature and culture of French than any other person. Sterling Professor and chair...
From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic Hussars, 1801-1816

From Corunna to Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Two Napoleonic

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This is the story of two young Welsh cavalry officers who served for much of the Napoleonic Wars with the 15th (King's) Hussars. Major Edwin Griffith and his nephew, Captain...
Boy Soldiers: A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy of Trauma

Boy Soldiers: A Personal Story of Nazi Elite Schooling and its Legacy

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Shining a light on the largely untold story of elite-schooled child and youth soldiers under the Nazi regime. Schooled by Barbarians documents the untold story of how the Nazis abused...
Mrs Hinch: The Little Book of Lists

Mrs Hinch: The Little Book of Lists

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This is the essential book for every Hincher- the ultimate and complete set of Mrs Hinch's very own lists to make organising your life the simplest it's ever been! Hello,...
Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

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Can we ever really know the truth about our parents? From the popular journalist, podcaster and tweeter about his rescue dog #SophiefromRomania comes a moving memoir in search of the...
The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

The Book of Emma Reyes: A Memoir in Correspondence

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This astonishing memoir of a childhood lived in extreme poverty in Latin America was hailed as an instant classic when first published in Colombia in 2012, nine years after the...
The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace

The Diaries of Nella Last: Writing in War and Peace

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'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person . can possibly have value.' So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. More than...
Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980

Anni Albers: Notebook 1970-1980

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Author: Brenda DanilowitzFormat: Paperback, 254mm x 198mm, 530g, 152 pagesPublished: David Zwirner, United States, 2017A superb facsimile of the only known notebook of legendary artist Anni Albers, this publication offers...