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_______________ 'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' - Independent 'A whirlwind ... Owes plenty to Salman Rushdie and some to Hollywood ... Exuberant, knowingly exotic and deceptively serious' -...

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_______________ 'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' - Independent 'A whirlwind ... Owes plenty to Salman Rushdie and some to Hollywood ... Exuberant, knowingly exotic and deceptively serious' -...

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_______________ 'A boisterous tribute to her home town that crackles with the chaos of Pakistani political life' - The Times 'Deftly woven and provocative ... Shamsie's blistering humour and ear...

_______________ WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND AND NEW...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017 ' Elegant and evocative ... A powerful exploration of the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world' Guardian 'There is...

_______________ 'A boisterous tribute to her home town that crackles with the chaos of Pakistani political life' - The Times 'Deftly woven and provocative ... Shamsie's blistering humour and ear...

_______________ 'A formidable arching tale about loss and foreignness' - Financial Times 'Powerful, epic yet skilfully controlled ... Shamsie's voice is clear and compelling, with a welcome sparseness' - Guardian...

_______________ WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND AND NEW...

_______________ 'A formidable arching tale about loss and foreignness' - Financial Times 'Powerful, epic yet skilfully controlled ... Shamsie's voice is clear and compelling, with a welcome sparseness' - Guardian...

_______________ 'A formidable arching tale about loss and foreignness' - Financial Times 'Powerful, epic yet skilfully controlled ... Shamsie's voice is clear and compelling, with a welcome sparseness' - Guardian...

For every bullet shot by an oppressor there springs to life a star Hasan lives an idyllic childhood of abundance: of pomegranates and cricket and ostensible serenity. This illusory veneer...

BY THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A magnificent novel: beautiful, terrible, true ... It reads already like a classic' - Ali Smith Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's...

BY THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A magnificent novel: beautiful, terrible, true ... It reads already like a classic' - Ali Smith Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's...

'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS...

'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS...

_______________ 'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana...

_______________ 'A richly woven novel ... The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana...

'A beautiful, deeply affecting and powerful marriage between art and activism' - KHALED HOSSEINI, bestselling author of The Kite Runner 'These are vital conversations. Everyone should eavesdrop on them'- KAMILA...

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When the Taliban took control of Kabul, Kamila Sidiqi and all the women of Kabul saw their lives transformed. Overnight, they were banned from schools and offices and even forbidden...

Author: Farah Heron Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Jane Austen's Emma goes Bollywoood in this delightful retelling from the highly acclaimed author of Accidentally Engaged, perfect for fans of...

Wisden has grown through the years to embrace innovation and maintain its status as the most revered and cherished brand in cricket. The 'Bible of Cricket', Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has...

Selected as a Best Book of 2021 by the Observer , Stylist , Cosmopolitan , Red and the Daily Mail Halfway through her PhD and already dreaming of running her...

Author: Yiyun Li Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'A dazzling, subtle, skilful knockout - I loved it' Charlotte Mendelson 'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively entertaining' New...

Author: Elizabeth CalderBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Ark House Press, 2017Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA story that weaves courage, identity, and...

Wealthy and privileged, Alex has an easy path to success in the Parisian elite. But he and his domineering father have never seen eye to eye. Desperate to escape the...

Author: Megan Davis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 448 Rosamund Lupton meets Lupin in this accomplished debut from an eclectic, cut-throat new voice in thriller writing. 'A strong, twisting, literary...

'Smart and gripping - I read it in one sitting. Tara is a glorious creation, crackling with life and aspiration and sensuality' Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire In a...

'Beautifully written' DAILY MAIL 'Heady, sensually described, deeply felt' GUARDIAN 'A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar' THE STATESMAN 'Riotously audacious and entertaining - cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger...

Author: Yiyun Li Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 368 'A dazzling, subtle, skilful knockout - I loved it' Charlotte Mendelson 'One of our finest living authors ... propulsively...

** AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST AND BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2023 ** ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE NERO BOOK AWARDS 2023: DEBUT FICTION ** ' A voice unlike any...

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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015 'The Grapes of Wrath for the 21st century' - Washington Post Sweeping between India and England, and between childhood and the present day,...

'A clever and utterly absorbing thriller which marks the arrival of an author to watch' i News 'A powerful feminist thriller . . . twisted in the best way' Clemence...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE PRIX FEMINA AND THE PRIX MEDICIS SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS...

Author: Margaret Atwood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine 'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where...

'An astonishingly powerful novel about the complex nature of guilt' Colm Toibin 'Remarkable . . . It will stay with me for a very long time' Kamila Shamsie A decade...

'Beautifully written' DAILY MAIL 'Heady, sensually described, deeply felt' GUARDIAN 'A maximalist epic that grabs you by the collar' THE STATESMAN 'Riotously audacious and entertaining - cinematic, jazzlike, a humdinger...

Wisden has grown through the years to embrace innovation and maintain its status as the most revered and cherished brand in cricket. The 'Bible of Cricket', Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has...