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'This forensic study of the Renaissance banking dynasty conjures up a world of art, literature, philosophy - and brutality' Telegraph 'Likely to become the standard work of reference on the...

A Financial Times Book of the Year A new biography of Catherine de' Medici, the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, whose author uses neglected primary sources to recreate the...

The dazzling New York novel that inspired the classic 1961 film starring Audrey Hepburn 'What I've found does the most good is just to get into a taxi and go...

Maggie Gardiner isn't good enough. She had six glasses of wine at a work conference, woke up covered in curry and has accidentally ended up living with the boring guy...

Renowned abstract artist, the curmudgeonly octogenarian Giles Paumen, is the head of a family of artists, each of whom he considers less talented than himself. His son Laurence is a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFirst published in 1800, Castle Rackrent stands as a landmark in literary history — widely regarded as the first regional novel in the English...

This masterly short novel describes the meeting of family from American and Europe. Its wit, gaiety, and what Rebecca West calles its "clear sunlit charm" has made it the most...

From a bestselling Australian author, this compellingly realised novel brings to life the story of an enigmatic figure, wife to feted colonial architect Francis Greenway, and asks, whose hand really...

Author: Dave Lowe Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Holly is off on her first international Dadventure! Dad's taking Holly on one of his travel-writing trips - to Malaysia! Holly...

'For a long time I had not been that person. For a long time horses had not occurred to me at all.' For a long time, she and her husband...

From New York Times bestselling legend Mary Balogh-and the beloved author of Longing, Silent Melody, and Beyond the Sunrise -comes a ravishing novel of passion and duty, love and menace......

Virginia Woolf's singular technique in Mrs Dalloway heralds a break with the traditional novel form and reflects a genuine humanity and a concern with the experiences that both enrich and...

Mary Ward (1851-1920) had a furiously active public career, her literary and philanthropic activities transforming her from an eminent Victorian into a pre-eminent Edwardian. The granddaughter of Thomas Arnold, she...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the heart of one of England's most celebrated literary households, Dorothy Wordsworth recorded her world with a...

Author: Brian HollingsworthBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Limited, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rip to DJ with some chips and foxing around...

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A Financial Times Book of the Year 'Thoroughly researched.' Sunday Times 'To be devoured.' Philip Mansel 'This book is a treat for fans of well-told history.' Washington Post History is...

A Financial Times Book of the Year 'Thoroughly researched.' Sunday Times 'To be devoured.' Philip Mansel 'This book is a treat for fans of well-told history.' Washington Post History is...