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| "The Birds And Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew 'A classic of alienation and horror 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "'Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said Je vous demande pardon and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him and I realised with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all combined that his face and voice were known to me too wellI was looking at myself'By chance two men - one English the other French - meet in a provincial railway station Their resemblance is uncanny and they spend the next few hours talking and drinking - until at last John the Englishman falls into a drunken stupor It's to be his last carefree moment for when he wakes his French companion has stolen his identity and disappeared So John steps into the Frenchman's shoes and faces a variety of perplexing roles - as owner of a chateau director of a failing business head of a fractious family and master of nothing"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Gilead by Marilynne Robinson (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "In 1956 toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life he begins a letter to his young son a kind of last testament to his remarkable forebears'It is a book of such meditative calm such spiritual intensity that is seems miraculous that her silence was only for 23 years; such measure of wisdom is the fruit of a lifetime Robinson's prose aligned with the sublime simplicity of the language of the bible is nothing short of a benediction You might not share its faith but it is difficult not to be awed moved and ultimately humbled by the spiritual effulgence that lights up the novel from within' Neel Mukherjee The Times'Writing of this quality with an authority as unforced as the perfect pitch in music is rare and carries with it a sense almost of danger - that at any moment it might all go wrong In Gilead however nothing goes wrong' Jane Shilling Sunday Telegraph"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales by Angela Carter (Hardback, 2005)" |
| "Once upon a time fairy tales weren't meant just for children and neither is Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales This stunning collection contains lyrical tales bloody tales and hilariously funny and ripely bawdy stories from countries all around the world- from the Arctic to Asia - and no dippy princesses or soppy fairies Instead we have pretty maids and old crones; crafty women and bad girls; enchantresses and midwives; rascal aunts and odd sisters This fabulous celebration of strong minds low cunning black arts and dirty tricks could only have been collected by the unique and much-missed Angela Carter Illustrated throughout with original woodcuts"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont: A Virago Modern Classic by Elizabeth Taylor (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "Shortlisted for the Booker PrizeA humorous and compassionate look at friendship between an old woman and a young manOn a rainy Sunday in January the recently widowed Mrs Palfrey arrives at the Claremont Hotel where she will spend her remaining days Her fellow residents are magnificently eccentric and endlessly curious living off crumbs of affection and snippets of gossip Together upper lips stiffened they fight off their twin enemies boredom and the Grim Reaper Then one day Mrs Palfrey strikes up an unlikely friendship with an impoverished young writer Ludo who sees her as inspiration for his novel"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Mildred Lathbury is one of those &39;excellent women&39; who is often taken for granted She is a godsend &39;capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life - birth marriage death the successful jumble sales the garden fete spoilt by bad weather&39; As such she often gets herself embroiled in other people&39;s lives - especially those of her glamorous new neighbours the Napiers whose marriage seems to be on the rocks One cannot take sides in these matters though it is tricky especially as Mildred teetering on the edge of spinsterhood has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier This is Barbara Pym&39;s world at its funniest and most touching"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Hungry Hill by Daphne Du Maurier (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "I tell you your mine will be in ruins and your home destroyed and your children forgotten but this hill will be standing still to confound you' So curses Morty Donovan when 'Copper John' Brodrick builds his mine at Hungry Hill The Brodricks of Clonmere gain great wealth by harnessing the power of Hungry Hill and extracting the treasure it holds The Donovans the original owners of Clonmere Castle resent the Brodricks' success and consider the great house and its surrounding land theirs by rights For generations the feud between the families has simmered always threatening to break into violence"
Price: 8.49 |
| "Home by Marilynne Robinson (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Hundreds of thousands of readers were enthralled and delighted by the luminous tender voice of John Ames in Gilead Marilynne Robinson&39;s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Now comes HOME a deeply affecting novel that takes place in the same period and same Iowa town of Gilead This is Jack&39;s story Jack - prodigal son of the Boughton family godson and namesake of John Ames gone twenty years - has come home looking for refuge and to try to make peace with a past littered with trouble and pain A bad boy from childhood an alcoholic who cannot hold down a job Jack is perpetually at odds with his surroundings and with his traditionalist father though he remains Boughton&39;s most beloved child His sister Glory has also returned to Gilead fleeing her own mistakes to care for their dying father Brilliant loveable wayward Jack forges an intense new bond with Glory and engages painfully with his father and his father&39;s old friend John Ames"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "In a dusty post-war summer in rural Warwickshire a doctor is called to a patient at lonely Hundreds Hall Home to the Ayres family for over two centuries the Georgian house once grand and handsome is now in decline its masonry crumbling its gardens choked with weeds its owners - mother son and daughter - struggling to keep pace But are the Ayreses haunted by something more sinister than a dying way of life? Little does Dr Faraday know how closely and how terrifyingly their story is about to become entwined with his"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Wilderness Tips" |
| "By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceA leathery bog-man transforms an old love affair; a sweet gruesome gift is sent by the wife of an ex-lover; landscape paintings are haunted by the ghost of a young girl This dazzling collection of ten short stories takes us into familiar Atwood territory to reveal the logic of irrational behaviour and the many textures lying beneath ordinary life"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Good Bones" |
| "By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceThese wise and witty writings home in on Shakespeare tree stumps ecological disasters bodies (male and female) and theology amongst other matters We hear Gertrude's version of what really happened in Hamlet; an ugly sister and a wicked stepmother put in a good word for themselvesand a reincarnated bat explains how Bram Stoker got Dracula hopelessly wrong Good Bones is pure distilled Atwood - deliciously strong and bittersweet'A marvellous miniature sample case of Atwood's sensuous and sardonic talents' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Living Dolls : The Return of Sexism" |
| "I once believed that we only had to put in place the conditions for equality for the remnants of old-fashioned sexism in our culture to wither away I am ready to admit that I was wrong'Empowerment liberation choice Once the watchwords of feminism these terms have now been co-opted by a society that sells women an airbrushed highly sexualised and increasingly narrow vision of femininity Drawing on a wealth of research and personal interviews LIVING DOLLS is a straight-talking passionate and important book that makes us look afresh at women and girls at sexism and femininity - today"
Price: 7.49 |
| "The Doll: Short Stories" |
| "'I want to know if men realise when they are insane Sometimes I think that my brain cannot hold together it is filled with too much horror - too much despair I cannot sleep I cannot close my eyes without seeing his damned face If only it had been a dream'In 'The Doll' a waterlogged notebook is washed ashore Its pages tell a dark story of obsession and jealousy But the fate of its narrator is a mysteryMost of the stories in this haunting collection were written early in Daphne du Maurier's career - when she was still in her early twenties - yet they display her mastery of atmosphere tension and intrigue and reveal a cynicism far beyond her years"
Price: 6.99 |
| "In Diamond Square : A Virago Modern Classic" |
| "Barcelona early 1930s Natalia a pretty shop-girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square But Joe is charming and forceful and she takes his handThey marry and soon have two children; for Natalia it is an awakening both good and bad When Joe decides to breed pigeons the birds delight his son and daughter - and infuriate his wife Then the Spanish Civil War erupts and lays waste to the city and to their simple existence Natalia remains in Barcelona struggling to feed her family while Joe goes to fight the fascists and one by one his beloved birds fly awayA highly acclaimed classic that has been translated into more twenty-eight languages In Diamond Square is the moving vivid and powerful story of a woman caught up in a convulsive period of history"
Price: 6.49 |
| "My Cousin Rachel" |
| "I threw the piece of paper on the fire She saw it burn Orphaned at an early age Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent older cousin Ambrose Resolutely single Ambrose delights in Philip as his heir a man who will love his grand home as much as he does himself But the cosy world the two construct is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence There he falls in love and marries - and there he dies suddenly In almost no time at all the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - turns up in England Despite himself Philip is drawn to this beautiful sophisticated mysterious woman like a moth to the flame And yet might she have had a hand in Ambrose's death?"
Price: 11.49 |
| MaddAddam |
| "By the author of The Handmaid's Tale and Alias GraceToby a survivor of the man-made plague that has swept the earth is telling storiesStories left over from the old world and stories that will determine a new one Listening hard is young Blackbeard one of the innocent Crakers the species designed to replace humanity Their reluctant prophet Jimmy-the-Snowman is in a coma so they've chosen a new hero - Zeb the street-smart man Toby loves As clever Pigoons attack their fragile garden and malevolent Painballers scheme the small band of survivors will need more than stories"
Price: 8.49 |
| "A Woman In Berlin" |
| "Between April 20th and June 22nd of 1945 the anonymous author of A Woman in Berlin wrote about life within the falling city as it was sacked by the Russian Army Fending off the boredom and deprivation of hiding the author records her experiences observations and meditations in this stark and vivid diary Accounts of the bombing the rapes the rationing of food and the overwhelming terror of death are rendered in the dispassionate though determinedly optimistic prose of a woman fighting for survival amidst the horror and inhumanity of war This diary was first published in America in 1954 in an English translation and in Britain in 1955 A German language edition was published five years later in Geneva and was met with tremendous controversy In 2003 over forty years later it was republished in Germany to critical acclaim - and more controversy This diary has been unavailable since the 1960s and is now newly translated into English A Woman in Berlin is an astonishing and deeply affecting account"
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| "Vanishing Cornwall" |
| "'There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain a smell of tidal water Down harbour around the point was the open sea Here was the freedom I desired long sought-for not yet known Freedom to write to walk to wander freedom to climb hills to pull a boat to be alone I for this and this for me'Daphne du Maurier lived in Cornwall for most of her life Its rugged coastline wild terrain and tumultuous weather inspired her imagination and many of her works are set there including Rebecca Jamaica Inn and Frenchman's Creek In Vanishing Cornwall she celebrates the land she loved exploring its legends its history and its people eloquently making a powerful plea for Cornwall's preservation"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Jamaica Inn (Hardback, 2012)" |
| "Her mother&39;s dying request obliges Mary Yellan to make a grim journey across bleak Cornish moorland to Jamaica Inn the home of her Aunt Patience and her overbearing husband Joss MerlynWith the coachman&39;s warning echoing in her mind and affected by the inn&39;s brooding power Mary is thwarted in her intention to help her aunt She finds herself drawn unwillingly into the misdeeds of Joss and his accomplices and even more disturbing are her feelings for a man she dare not trust Jamaica Inn is a dark and gripping gothic tale that will remind readers of two other great classics Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights"
Price: 11.49 |
| Rebecca |
| "'Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again 'Working as a lady's companion our heroine's outlook is bleak until on a trip to the south of France she meets a handsome widower whose proposal takes her by surprise She accepts but whisked from glamorous Monte Carlo to brooding Manderley the new Mrs de Winter finds Max a changed man And the memory of his dead wife Rebecca is for ever kept alive by the forbidding housekeeper Mrs Danvers An international bestseller that has never gone out of print Rebecca is the haunting story of a young woman consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity"
Price: 11.49 |
| "One of Us : The Story of a Massacre and its Aftermath" |
| "On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norwegians in a terrorist atrocity that shocked the world One of Us is the definitive account of the massacres and the subsequent trial But more than that it is the compelling story of Anders Breivik and a select group of his victims As we follow the path to their inevitable collision it becomes clear just what was lost in that one daySHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NON-FICTION DAGGER 2015"
Price: 7.99 |
| "A Boy in Winter" |
| "From the Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Dark Room an extraordinary new novel A spellbinding evocation of fear and threat tinged with the possibility of hope and change&39; - Philippe Sands author of East West StreetEarly on a grey November morning in 1941 only weeks after the German invasion a small Ukrainian town is overrun by the SS A Boy In Winter tells of the three days that follow and the lives that are overturned in the process And in the midst of it all is the determined boy Yankel who will throw his and his young brother&39;s chances of surviving to strangersA Boy In Winter is a story of hope when all is lost and of mercy when the times have none&39;Superb delicately poised&39; FT&39;Magnificent&39; Linda Grant&39;A joy to read &39; Helen Dunmore"
Price: 6.49 |
| "The Buddha, Geoff and Me: A Modern Story by Edward Canfor-Dumas (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Ed is having a hard time - at work in his love life and well generally Then he meets an unlikely Buddhist - who drinks and smokes and talks his kind of language Bit by bit things begin to change Ed doesn't always take Geoff's advice Or when he does he lapses at the crucial moment His path to understanding is not a straight one especially as life keeps throwing more and more 'stuff' at him Often he fails - like most of us in fact But sometimes he manages to get it right And when he does surprising things begin to happen In The Buddha Geoff and Me Edward Canfor-Dumas brings all his skills to bear in an absorbing story of everyday city life where the characters stand out with all their human strengths and weaknesses and the ending brings Ed - and perhaps all of us? - a hope we didn't necessarily expect The Buddha Geoff and Me - for anyone who's ever begun to wonder what the whole damn thing is all about"
Price: 7.49 |
| "English - Grammar & Punctuation Age 7-9" |
| "Children will go Wild About Grammar & Punctuation using this fun workbook! They'll love practising the grammar & punctuation skills taught at KS2 while finding out about the amazing world of animalsPart of the Letts Wild About series these titles offer an appealing learning approach for budding young explorers keen to discover their worldMatched to the KS2 National Curriculum this English Grammar & Punctuation workbook takes children on a wild adventure where they will practise key grammar and punctuation skills and explore amazing animals along the way An ideal purchase if you are looking for a fun and engaging way to improve your child's grammar and punctuation skillsIncluded in this book Accessible and practical activities that support learning at school A quick test to check understanding Explorer's logbook to track progress Wild Animal Facts that children will love reading! Discover more at wwwwildaboutmathsandenglishcouk"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "One little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery in Peter H Reynolds' multiple award-winning modern classicIn this inspiring award-winning story of self-expression and creativity from Peter H Reynolds illustrator of Ish and the Judy Moody series Vashti thinks she can't draw But her teacher is sure that she can She knows that there's creative spirit in everyone and encourages Vashti to sign the angry dot she makes in frustration on a piece of paper This act makes Vashti look at herself a little differently and helps her discover that where there's a dot there's a way With wit charm and free-spirited illustrations Peter H Reynolds encourages even the stubbornly uncreative among us to make a mark - and follow where it takes us"
Price: 6.99 |
| "What Is Poetry?: The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems by Michael Rosen (Paperback, 2016)" |
| "A detailed and very personal guide to reading and writing poetry by one of the country's leading children's poetsOver many years as a working poet Michael Rosen has thought a great deal about what poems are what they can do and the pleasure that comes from writing and reading poetry In this invaluable handbook he shares this knowledge and experience in book form for the very first time Starting with a detailed analysis of a number of classic poems he offers a real writer's guide to writing and performing poems as well as a wealth of technical information and tips He then takes a fascinating look at a selection of his own poems and explains how and why he wrote them Complete with an appendix of poets and useful websites and beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Jill Calder this is the only guide to poetry children and teachers will ever need"
Price: 5.49 |
| "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo..." |
| "A heartwarming young adventure story winner of the prestigious Newbery MedalA deftly crafted fairy tale adventure story from a New York Times bestselling author twice winner of the prestigious Newbery Medal Here reader is the tale of a tiny sickly mouse with unusually large ears; a mouse who takes his fate into his own hands It is the tale of a beautiful flaxen-haired princess who laughs often and makes everything around her seem brighter It is the tale of a poor deaf serving girl who entertains foolish dreams of splendour It is a tale of impossible love of bravery and of old-fashioned courage And reader it is a tale of treachery - unlimited treachery"
Price: 5.49 |
| "An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King by Dr. William F. Pepper (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Martin Luther King Jr was the most powerful and eloquent champion of the poor and oppressed in US history and at the height of his fame in the mid-sixties seemed to offer the real possibility of a new and radical beginning for liberal politics in the USA In 1968 he was assassinated; the movement for social and economic change has never recoveredThe conviction of James Earl Ray for his murder has never looked even remotely safe and when William Pepper began to investigate the case it was the start of a twenty-five year campaign for justice At a civil trial in 1999 supported by the King family seventy witnesses under oath set out the details of the conspiracy Pepper had unearthed the jury took just one hour to find that Ray was not responsible for the assassination that a wide-ranging conspiracy existed and that government agents were involvedAn Act of State lays out the extraordinary facts of the King story - of the huge groundswell of optimism engendered by his charismatic radicalism of how plans for his execution were laid at the very heart of government and the military of the disinformation and media cover-ups that followed every attempt to search out the truth As shocking as it is tragic An Act of State remains the most compelling and authoritative account of how King's challenge to the US establishment led inexorably to his murder"
Price: 18.99 |
| "The Happy Pear : Healthy, Easy, Delicious Food to Change Your Life Hartdcover" |
| "The No 1 bestselling cookery book in Ireland - for two years running!&39;These lovely boys always create incredibly tasty food&39; Jamie OliverLet&39;s face it while we want to eat more fruit and veg and things we know are good for us we sometimes fall short because we&39;re not sure how to turn all that great produce into great food Well welcome to the Happy Pear way of eating - healthy but never worthy easy but never dull and packed with mind-blowing flavour exciting texture and vibrant colourThe Happy Pear opened ten years ago when twins David and Stephen Flynn passionate about starting a food revolution in their home town took over their local fruit and veg shop and later opened a cafe Their revolution has not only succeeded but it is spreading and The Happy Pear&39;s fans range from young parents to pensioners ladies-who-lunch to teens-on-the-run hipsters to Hollywood stars David and Stephen&39;s first cookbook is full of irresistible recipes for everything from everyday breakfasts lunches and dinners to scrumptious - and yes still wholesome! - cakes and sweet treats to special occasion splurges David and Stephen also tell their story (how they transformed from jocks to hippies before finally finding their groove) share their top tips for maximizing taste and goodness in food and explain how they&39;ve succeeded in building a food business based on flavour health and community &39;The poster boys for a healthy way of life&39; Sunday Times&39;I love The Happy Pear genuinely good food that brings healthy eating in from the cold&39; Irish Times&39;My favourite vegetarian cookbook packed with recipes health advice and inspirational stories&39;Huffington Post&39;A beautifully presented book with mouthwatering photography&39; Woman&39;s Way&39;A healthy eating phenomenon&39; Mail on Sunday&39;These Irish twins are on a roll&39; Time Out&39;They couldn&39;t look healthier or happier the poster boys for vegetarianism in Ireland&39; The Times"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Did I Mention I Need You?" |
| "Stepsiblings Tyler Bruce and Eden Munro have spent two years ignoring their love for each other for the sake of their family but when he invites her to spend the summer with him in New York how long can they keep pretending? Alone together away from their parents and friends and caught up in the excitement of life in the Big Apple they can't deny their feelings any more As their summer fling turns into something much more serious Tyler and Eden must face up to reality and make some life-changing decisions But how will their family react when they confess their secret romance - and is their relationship strong enough to survive the devastating fallout?"
Price: 6.99 |
