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In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. Her biography is remarkable for its unprecedented access to private papers, diaries and letters,...

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Author: Professor Dame Hermione Lee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 992 In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. Her biography is...

Author: Tom StoppardBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Slightly yellowed DJ with some shelfwear. Name penned on fep....

Ira Nadel recounts Stoppard's life, from his escape as a child from the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, via Singapore and India to Britain, and his youth in swinging '60s London....

The author rounds off his brief introduction, giving the genesis of each piece, with the comment: 'The role of the theatre is much debated (by almost nobody, of course), but...

"Stoppard is the master comedian of ideas in the English language."-- Newsweek Culled from nearly twenty years of the playwright's career, The Real Inspector Hound and Other Plays is a...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a play which, as it were, takes place in the wings of Hamlet, and finds both humour and poignancy in the situation of the...

Author: Tom Stoppard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 128 Vienna in 1900 was the most vibrant city in Europe, humming with artistic and intellectual excitement and a genius for enjoying...

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The official TV tie-in to the new BBC adaptation of Ford Madox Ford's epic novel The Great War changes everything. In this epic tale, spanning over a decade, war turns...

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In his first venture into non-fiction, the celebrated novelist Rupert Thomson has produced one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable memoirs of recent years. On a warm, sunny day in...

HOW MANY LIFETIMES DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE? Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-yearold history teacher, but he's been alive...

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The novel Huxley considered to be his greatest achievement; an absorbing fusion of philosophical exploration and colourful narrative Sebastian Barnack, a handsome English schoolboy, is on bad terms with his...

'Quirky and colourful' Times Crime Club'The village life, the (mostly awful) food, the appalling hooch and, above all, the loveable eccentricity of Olga, make this a novel to treasure' A....

Author: Bill Browder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The Sunday Times and NYT bestseller. A shocking true-life thriller about corruption, dirty politics and murder in Russia by one of...

The Sunday Times and NYT bestseller. A shocking true-life thriller about corruption, dirty politics and murder in Russia by one of Putin's Most Wanted. 'An unburdening, a witness statement and...

Author: Rupert Thomson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In his first venture into non-fiction, the celebrated novelist Rupert Thomson has produced one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable memoirs...

Author: Rupert Thomson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In his first venture into non-fiction, the celebrated novelist Rupert Thomson has produced one of the most extraordinary and unforgettable memoirs...

Colin Coleridge is facing a long, boring summer holiday with NOTHING to do. But when he notices some weird markings outside his house, and some strangers acting VERY suspiciously in...

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With special bonus content - a "Twelve Days of Nick and Charlie" holiday sequence of illustrations by Alice OsemanA short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed...

'Rosalind Stopps is a born storyteller with a gift of balancing the gritty and dark with humour ... a blooming marvellous page turner' Reader review 'Warm, wise and compelling' Daily...

NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR * FASTEST EVER SELLING GRAPHIC NOVELBoy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life,...

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Who were you before the world told you who to be? When women learn to please they forget who they are. Part inspiration, part memoir, Untamed will help all women...

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of...

Ralph Nader has fought for over fifty years on behalf of American citizens against the reckless influence of corporations and their government patrons on our society. Now he ramps up...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA breathtaking visual meditation on the natural world, Stopping the World by Martin Schweitzer is a...

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A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper - now a major Netflix series. From the author of...

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Author: Alice Oseman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. An LGBT+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens...

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* WINNER OF THE EDWARD LEWIS WALLANT AWARD AND FINALIST FOR THE SAMI ROHR PRIZE * A gripping and hauntingly prescient novel that explores the precariousness of Jewish American life...

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