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The breakthrough novel from Britain's most brilliant young critic. With 'The Mulberry Empire', Philip Hensher with his fourth book has now happened upon a subject that suits his many talents...

The most ambitious and daring novel novel yet from Booker Prize-shortlisted Philip Hensher. 'A novel that's almost fizzy to the touch ... A performance of extraordinary flair and majesty from...

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The new novel from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of 'The Northern Clemency'. Hanmouth: a quiet, picturesque English seaside town. But behind closed, Georgian front doors and the within the artisan...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark anthology of British short fiction, The Golden Age of British Short Stories 1890–1914 presents a rich and carefully curated collection...

'A brilliantly conceived and audacious novel from one of our most consistently intelligent and beguiling writers' William Boyd'Surefooted and emotionally generous ... A serious achievement' Guardian 'Masterful' Telegraph 'A revelation'...

An extraordinarily ambitious, surprising and enjoyable book, the first of two volumes, celebrating the British short story This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and...

A spectacular treasury of the best British short stories published in the last twenty years We are living in a particularly rich period for British short stories. Despite the relative...

An extraordinarily ambitious, surprising and enjoyable book, the second of two volumes, celebrating the British short story This is the first anthology capacious enough to celebrate the full diversity and...

A Small Revolution in Germany is about growing up, or refusing to accept what growing up means; it's about the small dishonest pacts that people make with their own futures;...

Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize, this is the new novel from the author of 'King of the Badgers' and the Man Booker-shortlisted 'The Northern Clemency'. "I...

The letters of a great English writer 'Of all the novelists in English of the last quarter-century, Penelope Fitzgerald has the most unarguable claim on greatness.' Philip Hensher * Penelope...

'Fluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable' Kathryn Hughes, GUARDIAN 'Lively and accomplished' Sophie Duncan, LITERARY REVIEW 'E ngaging, enthusiastic and informative' Philip Hensher, SPECTATOR...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodStanding as one of the world's great repositories of Western European painting, the National Gallery in London houses a collection that spans seven centuries...

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When his cover is blown, former Berlin bull and unwilling SS officer Bernie Gunther must re-enter a cat-and-mouse game that continues to shadow his life a decade after Germany's defeat...

A reissue with brand new cover of the thriller classic - the first three Bernie Gunther novels in one volume Ex-Policeman Bernie G nther thought he'd seen everything on the...

WINNER OF FOUR ACADEMY AWARDS, FIVE BAFTAS, and TWO GOLDEN GLOBES . STARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAVOURITE Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian...

'This extraordinary novel had me hooked from start to finish, and left me with so much to brood on that I felt giddy ... A fascinating, morally complex, deeply unsettling...

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The book titled Elizabeth and Philip: The Untold Story of the Queen of England and Her by the author Charles Higham. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

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Philippa Fisher tries and fails to summon a fairy, but is taken aback when Daisy, the new girl at school, announces that she is her fairy godmother - or godsister,...

Tony Hendra was saved by Father Joe, not just once, but many, many times. From the first teenage indiscretion that saw him brought before the worldly-wise monk with jug-ears and...

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One warm July morning Mr Phillips climbs out of bed, leaving Mrs Phillips dozing. He prepares for his commute into the city - but this is no ordinary Monday. It...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling ethnographic study, Faith Healers In The Philippines, chronicles the enigmatic world of spiritual healing practices prevalent across the...

Revised and updated for 2003-2004, this reference has a 48-page A-Z country-by-country gazetteer with information on population and land area for all the countries of the world, illustrated with flags,...

FIRST HE TAKES YOU. THEN HE BREAKS YOU. The 13th adrenaline-packed Robert Hunter thriller and Top Ten Sunday Times bestseller . . . 'Gruesome but utterly riveting - and all...

Pre-order BOLEYN TRAITOR now - Philippa Gregory's landmark return to the Tudor court, coming Autumn 2025 ... The second novel in the bestselling Wideacre Trilogy, a compulsive drama set in...

At the time of his death, Patrick O'Brian had begun to write a novel to follow on from Blue at the Mizzen, the twentieth book in the classic series. These...

The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell and Dominic West In the summer of 1941, at the height of...

This isn't a book of life lessons. It's not going to tell you make your bed, or stand-up straight, or any of that. There's no blueprint to follow here. But,...

The beloved author Peter Mayle, champion of all things Provence, here in a final volume of all new writing, offers vivid recollections from his twenty-five years in the South of...

Propelled by grief following her father's death, a teenager travels from rural Australia to the highlands of Nepal. Her journey brings her closer to peace and leads her to take...

As the runaway winner of the John Eales medal in 2010 and Australia's outstanding rugby test player after less than two years with the Wallabies, at 22 years of age...

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Falling For His Island Nurse - Marion Lennox Can he prove... her heart is safe with him? For single dad Dr Angus Knox and his little son, a move to...

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