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The Books that Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to
Which were the books that shaped art history as it developed in the twentieth century? This pioneering book provides an invaluable roadmap of the field by reassessing the impact of...
Post of Honour: The classic saga of life in post-war Britain
1912-1940 A generation fallen. A country that will never be the same again. Nowhere in England avoids the searing loss of young men during the First World War and the...
The Poorhouse Fair
'A work of art' - The New York Times At the Diamond County Home for the Aged, the inmates prepare for the annual ritual of the Poorhouse Fair, a summer...
Ashland & Vine
The Costa prize-winning poet and novelist is back with a remarkable novel about love grief, and the power of unlikely friendships 'A master of language.' Hilary Mantel Kate, a grieving,...
And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer: From the New
A moving portrait of an elderly man's struggle to hold on to his most precious memories, from the internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove Grandpa and Noah are...
Serious Sweet
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE A Sunday Times Book of the Year A good man in a bad world, Jon Sigurdsson is 59 and divorced- a senior civil...
Sweet Bean Paste: The International Bestseller
Sentaro has failed: he has a criminal record, drinks too much, and hasn't managed to fulfil his dream of becoming a writer. Instead, he works in a confectionery shop selling...
The Snack Thief
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Never has Inspector Montalbano's signature mix of humor, cynicism, compassion, earthiness, and love of good food been more compelling than in "The Snack Thief," When an elderly man is stabbed...
Games and Rituals
'Superb'THE TIMES'Joyous'THE OBSERVERThe beloved author of Early Morning Riser brings us eleven glittering stories of love - friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet...
The Promise Seed
A poignant debut novel by a fresh Australian voice,The Promise Seedwill move and mesmerise you. To tell you the truth, I kinda felt sorry for the kid. There was something...
The Second Cuckoo: A Further Selection Of Witty, Amusing And Memorable Letters To The Times
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat happens when Britain's wittiest, most opinionated, and most delightfully eccentric minds put pen to paper? The Second Cuckoo answers that question with irresistible...
So Close to Home
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The Scent of the Night
The Scent of the Night is the sixth comic detective novel in the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano learned how hard it was to put on a wetsuit...
The Mill for Grinding Old People Young
Author: Glenn Patterson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In the cold dawn of Christmas Day 1897, Gilbert Rice, 85 years old and with failing health, recounts his journey into...
The Pit: By the author of THE STONING, "The crime debut of the year"
"Outback noir has a new star" Mark Sanderson, The TimesWith DS Manolis on leave in Greece, Senior Constable Sparrow receives a phone call from a man who wants to turn...
Will's Red Coat: The story of one old dog who chose to live again
Author: Tom Ryan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New...
The Death Of A Poor Man
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Author: Franz Werfel; Translated by Clifton P. Fadiman and William A. DrakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Ernest Benn Ltd., London, 1927Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...
The Wasps
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis classical Greek comedy, The Wasps, satirizes the Athenian legal system through the uproarious tale of an elderly...
Among The Islands: Adventures in the Pacific
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In Search of Ethel Cartwright
'A warm and uplifting read... a gentle and inspiring, yet vital, reminder that life is there to be lived, and that regrets won't keep you warm as you age' Justin...
The Slow Lane Walkers Club
Author: Rosa Temple Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 A feel-good tale of unlikely friendship, community and learning to live life in the slow lane, perfect for fans of Clare...
Miss Webster and Cherif
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A Prayer for Blue Delaney
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Molloy
Molloy is Samuel Beckett's best-known novel, and his first published work to be written in French, ushering in a period of concentrated creativity in the late 1940s which included the...
The Nothing
Author: Hanif Kureishi Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 One night, when I am old, sick, right out of semen, and don't need things to get any worse, I hear...
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared
Author: Jonas Jonasson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he...
Spies
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Edition: 1st ed., 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Yellowed Markings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA masterwork of literary suspense, Spies by Michael Frayn chronicles the...
John Masefield: Letters To Reyna
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Author: John MasefieldBinding: HardbackPublished: Buchan & Enright Publishers, London, 1983Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe book presents a compilation of personal correspondence. These letters offer insights into...
Mr Holmes
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Dieter Roth Collected Interviews
Author: Barbara WienFormat: Hardback, 170mm x 240mm, 1480g, 616 pagesPublished: Hansjorg Mayer, United Kingdom, 2019The first publication in English of Dieter Roth's complete interviews The oeuvre of Dieter Roth (1930-1998)...
Me The Old Man
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tear at back of jacket - still structural. Pages bright, binding tight. A hauntingly...
The Life of an Unknown Man
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