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A classic novel exploring loneliness and the nature of connection, from the bestselling author of Bad Behaviour Dorothy Never - fat - lives alone in New York, spending her days...

'Mary Gaitskill is willing to think about the problematic with complexity and humanity, and without taking sides or engaging in all the fashionable moral hectoring that passes for serious thought...

A bestselling collection of short stories from the American master storyteller Mary Gaitskill, author of Bad Behavior First published in the late 1990s and a bestseller at the time, this...

A National Bestseller and New York Times Notable Book! From the bestselling author of Veronica , a breathtaking collection of short stories about people struggling with the disparity between what...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books A writer engulfed by a new obsession, an occasional sex-worker, a runaway, a teenager entering the workplace- these four tales of...

The Best American Series(R) First, Best, and Best-Selling The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects...

Anonymous people in anonymous towns; mothers screaming inside their houses, unapologetic doctors, mournful dogs, hungry girls, grandmothers on the couch tethered in a blue spell, steaks in soft sacks of...

Burdened by famine, the plague, and economic hardship in the 1500s, the troubled citizens of Milan, mindful of their mortality, turned toward the veneration of the Virgin Mary and the...

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New to the Penguin Pocket Hardbacks series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound editions Writing in an age when the call for the rights...

Hey. My name is Maz! A vibrant new series from football star Mary Fowler about friendship, sport and fun. Today, Mary can't wait to get to school. She has an...

Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn 1968, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne was shaken to its core when eleven-year-old Mary Bell was convicted of the manslaughter...

Mary Barton is beautiful but has been born poor. Her father fights for the rights of his fellow workers, but Mary wants to make a better life for them both....

'A must for Tudor fans everywhere' Tracy Borman'Thrilling, captivating . . . unforgettable' Kate Williams'A gripping story that's underpinned by a wealth of research . . . this is Alison...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerMary, Mary plunges readers into the gritty world of the 87th Precinct, where detectives confront a baffling case involving a...

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Edition: First ed.Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedFrom the razor-sharp mind of Torrey Peters comes Stag Dance, a searing collection of novellas that tears through the conventions of gender,...

Mary Barton(1848),subtitled 'A Tale of Manchester Life',is the first novel by Mrs Gaskell(1810-65).The entirely working-class cast of characters in this novel was then an innovation.The background story is Manchester in...

Penguin Classics relaunch Mary Barton, the daughter of disillusioned trade unionist, rejects her working-class lover Jem Wilson in the hope of marrying Henry Carson, the mill owner's son, and making...

A stunning new clothbound edition of Mary Shelley's infamous work of horror fiction Obsessed by creating life itself, Victor Frankenstein plunders graveyards for the material to fashion a new being,...

The inspiring story of Mary Penfold, the mother of the Australian wine industry - a self-taught vintner and business genius who emigrated to a frontier settlement and built her family's...

'What fun! Lisa Scottoline brings something new to the lawyer-mystery - a brilliant sense of humor. Grabs you with its intelligence, wit and energy and doesn't let go.' Susan Isaacs...

Author: Mary JohnstonBinding: HardbackPublished: CONSTABLE AND CO. LTD., 1911Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded spine. Worn boards....

Champion, Advocate, Lioness - Mary Earps' legacy is as powerful off the field as it is on. Little People, BIG DREAMS Mary Earps is the positive guide for life that...

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Author: Mary MacqueenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Pioneer Design Studio Melbourne, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: General wear and yellowing; signed on inside cover by previous ownerThis volume presents...

It's aliiiiiiiive! The New York Times bestselling authors of My Lady Jane present an electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley-perfect for YA fantasy...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A literary lion of twentieth-century Britain, Osbert...

Author: WILDE,, W. H and T. Inglis Moore. (eds.)Binding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ - Faded with small tear. This collection...

This is a comprehensive, creative and practical book. Mary Gilliatt guides you through the whole process of decorating your home so that your ideas and schemes can be translated into...

The book titled Mary Queen of Scots by the author Antonia Fraser. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

A witty, informative narrative of one of history's most fascinating, enigmatic monarchs. Mary Queen of Scots is perhaps one of the most controversial and divisive monarchs in regal history. Her...

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Discover the joy and wonder of Mary Poppins in the classic adventures! The original and classic story available now in all-new luxurious livery. When the East Wind blows Mary Poppins...

Long after the death of Christ, Mary Magdalene is married to a silk merchant, Leonidas. She lives a quiet and harmonious life until, one day, the apostle Peter comes to...