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Author: Jeet Thayil Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 496 The Book of Chocolate Saints follows the unforgettable character Francis Newton Xavier and his journey towards salvation - or damnation -...

The Book of Chocolate Saints follows the unforgettable character Francis Newton Xavier and his journey towards salvation - or damnation - or perhaps both. In the swooning, hypnotic prose for...

Ullis went to the bathroom and carefully unfolded the business card and placed it on the sink. Then he rolled up a note and snorted the last of his wife's...

Wait now, light me up so we do this right, yes, hold me steady to the lamp, hold it, hold, good, a slow pull to start with, to draw the...

Secondhand Literary Fiction Bargain Box — 18 Books A wonderfully varied collection that moves from Booker-shortlisted Indian literary fiction to Will Self at his most formally audacious, from fin-de-siècle Vienna...

Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis. At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded...

Introduced by Jeet Thayli, author of Booker Prize shortlisted novel Narcopolis. At the age of 20, Dom Moraes - already a celebrated poet who would go on to be regarded...

Author: Omar Robert HamiltonFormat: Paperback, 140mm x 210mm, 358g, 320 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2017 'Omar Hamilton brings vividly to life the failed revolution of 2011 on the...

'Omar Hamilton brings vividly to life the failed revolution of 2011 on the streets of Cairo, in all its youthful bravery and naive utopianism.' - JM Coetzee The City Always...

'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...

'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...

'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: Boisselier, Jeanbinding: HardbackPublished: Kodansha International, 1976Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book offers a comprehensive look at the intricacies of Thai painting, showcasing its...

A True Story Of Risk, Resilience and Survival After a life-changing neck injury left him paralysed, Ed Jackson defied the odds to walk again. Driven by a renewed perspective on...

The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast 'On Purpose', distils the timeless wisdom he learned as a practising monk into...

In The Paleovedic Diet , Dr. Akil Palanisamy, MD, offers a comprehensive roadmap to optimal health combining the most effective aspects of the Paleo diet with Ayurveda, the time-tested traditional...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt fifteen years old, blind since early childhood and armed with little more than fierce determination, Ved Mehta boards a plane from...

Edition: 1st aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the trembling aftermath of Mao Zedong's death, a nation of nearly one billion people stood at a crossroads — and...

An Instant NY Times , USA Today , and Publishers Weekly Bestseller Have you ever looked around and thought, There has to be more than this You're not alone ....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerSet against the brutal and bloodstained backdrop of 11th-century medieval Europe, The Jester chronicles the desperate journey of Hugh DeLac, a humble...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerOne of the most celebrated works of world poetry, the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám presents Edward FitzGerald's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedFrom one of Australia's most celebrated literary voices comes The Gateway, a collection of poetry that stands...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the twelfth century, a Jewish merchant from the town of Tudela in northern Spain embarked on one of the most extraordinary journeys of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBehind the polished doors of Whitehall lies a battlefield of euphemism, evasion, and exquisite bureaucratic sabotage — and The Complete...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew dynasties have captivated the historical imagination quite like the Tudors, and at the centre of their most...

In Wormwood Mire , award-winning author Judith Rossell introduced us to the lessons of fictitious Victorian writer Prudence A Goodchild ... Now the book comes to life as the perfect...

The Nommo Award Winner. The Nebula Award Finalist. The World Fantasy Award Finalist. The British Science Fiction Award Nominee. A contemporary fantasy filled with the mythos of Nigeria. Shigidi is...

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is now a major motion picture from Netflix, starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Laurence Fishburne, Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, and many...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: YellowedAt the turbulent crossroads of nationalism and revolutionary ideology stands one of the twentieth century's most urgent intellectual puzzles...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingRalph G. Martin's "Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill" is a two-volume biography that chronicles the extraordinary life of...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING JIM BROADBENT AND PENELOPE WILTON When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the rain-lashed wilds of the west of Ireland, Detective Sergeant Cormac Reilly finds himself drawn...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingIn the sunbaked literary landscape of mid-twentieth-century Australia, a radical movement took root — one that sought to sever the colonial umbilical...

A celebration of Henry Melich's wonderfully whimsical and romantic island escapes, which continue to inspire the work of designers today. Island Follies is the first book to explore the work...

'This book is NUTS! - in the best possible way. A relentless roller coaster ride through the heaven and hell of modern Russia' PETER POMERANZEV 'Written with all the pace...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFew thriller writers of the twentieth century commanded the page with the assured grip of Desmond Bagley, and this...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the aftermath of unimaginable loss, one woman's journey toward healing becomes a testament...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased cover and spineIn one of the darkest chapters of Australian colonial history,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the first French gunboats that shelled Da Nang in 1847 to the grinding quagmire of American military...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBehind the sliding screens and lacquered thresholds of the traditional Japanese household lies a world of intricate ritual and layered meaning — Ceremony and...

Your name is Daley Amory. Your parents are divorced. Your mother is building a new life; your father seeking solace in the drinks cabinet. At 18-years-old you finally escape his...

In 1852 the newly proclaimed colony of Victoria needed someone to set up schools across their domain. William Knowles Miller seemed the perfect choice. Son of a judge, a bright...