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The Giant Crab and other tales told from Old India
- £35.00
- Rouse's collection of these short stories were based on the Buddhist collection called The Jātaka, about the Buddha's former births, and originally published in 1897 by David Nutt. This edition beautifully produced with Heath Robinson's illustations.
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The God of Small Things
- £50.00
- The God of Small Things heralds a voice so powerful and original that it burns itself into the reader's memory. Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, it is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day,…
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The Gone-Away World (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our…
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The Greater Trumps
- £35.00
- Would someone really kill for a pack of cards? But these are no ordinary cards. This is the original tarot deck, from which all other tarot decks have sprung. Their fate is entwined with a set of gold figurines representing the Major Arcana, which continually dance around a tabletop much…
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The Hammer of Eden
- £20.00
- The FBI receive an anonymous threat from a terrorist group that claims it can trigger earthquakes. Judy Maddox, an FBI Agent with a point to prove, is tasked with investigating the threat by her obstructive superiors. She must discover if it is credible and, if so, where it comes from.…
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The Harmony Silk Factory
- £50.00
- A brilliant novel from a genuinely exciting new voice in British fiction. A novel for anyone who enjoyed The English Patient. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory…
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The Harmony Silk Factory (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- A brilliant novel from a genuinely exciting new voice in British fiction. A novel for anyone who enjoyed The English Patient.Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is…
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The Heart of the Matter
- £185.00
- Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
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The Hill Bachelors
- £20.00
- The Hill Bachelors - a remarkable collection of stories from the master storyteller William Trevor. 'There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world' The Wall Street Journal The Hill Bachelors is a stunning meditation on men and women and the heartbreak of missed opportunities: three people are…
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The Historian
- £45.00
- A smart retelling of the Dracula story' New Yorker 'Quite extraordinary....Kostova is a natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner' - San Francisco Chronicle Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth…
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The History of Middle-Earth (vols I-X)
- £130.00
- Tolkien's Volumes 1-X in the 12-volume set of extended writings to narrate the history of Middle Earth, here in paperback editions. Comprised of The Book of Lost Tales, Part I and II, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-Earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Return of the…
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The History of Pendennis, his fortunes and misfortunes
- £10.00
- Written immediately after Vanity Fair, Pendennis has a similar atmosphere of brooding disillusion, tempered by the most jovial of wits. But here Thackeray plunders his own past to create the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from miserable schoolboy to striving journalist, from carefree Oxbridge to…
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The History of the Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
- £75.00
- Booker Prize Winner: 'Extraordinary . . . So mesmerising and moving.' Mail on Sunday. 'Vastly entertaining.' New York Times. To the authorities in pursuit of him, Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling…
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The Honorary Consul
- £15.00
- In a provincial Argentinian community, Charley Fortnum – a British consul with dubious authority and a notorious fondness for drink – is kidnapped by rebels in a case of mistaken identity. Their intended victim, the young but world-weary Doctor Eduardo Plarr, is left to pick up the pieces and secure…
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The Giant Crab and other tales told from Old India
- £35.00
- Rouse's collection of these short stories were based on the Buddhist collection called The Jātaka, about the Buddha's former births, and originally published in 1897 by David Nutt. This edition beautifully produced with Heath Robinson's illustations.
- Add to basket
-
The God of Small Things
- £50.00
- The God of Small Things heralds a voice so powerful and original that it burns itself into the reader's memory. Set mainly in Kerala, India, in 1969, it is the story of Rahel and her twin brother Estha, who learn that their whole world can change in a single day,…
- Add to basket
-
The Gone-Away World (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- The Jorgmund Pipe is the backbone of the world, and it's on fire. Gonzo Lubitsch, professional hero and troubleshooter, is hired to put it out - but there's more to the fire, and the Pipe itself, than meets the eye. The job will take Gonzo and his best friend, our…
- Add to basket
-
The Greater Trumps
- £35.00
- Would someone really kill for a pack of cards? But these are no ordinary cards. This is the original tarot deck, from which all other tarot decks have sprung. Their fate is entwined with a set of gold figurines representing the Major Arcana, which continually dance around a tabletop much…
- Add to basket
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The Hammer of Eden
- £20.00
- The FBI receive an anonymous threat from a terrorist group that claims it can trigger earthquakes. Judy Maddox, an FBI Agent with a point to prove, is tasked with investigating the threat by her obstructive superiors. She must discover if it is credible and, if so, where it comes from.…
- Add to basket
-
The Harmony Silk Factory
- £50.00
- A brilliant novel from a genuinely exciting new voice in British fiction. A novel for anyone who enjoyed The English Patient. Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory…
- Add to basket
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The Harmony Silk Factory (SIGNED)
- £50.00
- A brilliant novel from a genuinely exciting new voice in British fiction. A novel for anyone who enjoyed The English Patient.Set in Malaysia in the 1930s and 40s, with the rumbling of the Second World War in the background and the Japanese about to invade, The Harmony Silk Factory is…
- Add to basket
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The Heart of the Matter
- £185.00
- Scobie, a police officer serving in a war-time West African state, is distrusted, being scrupulously honest and immune to bribery. But then he falls in love, and in doing so he is forced to betray everything he believes in, with drastic and tragic consequences.
- Add to basket
-
The Hill Bachelors
- £20.00
- The Hill Bachelors - a remarkable collection of stories from the master storyteller William Trevor. 'There is no better short story writer in the English-speaking world' The Wall Street Journal The Hill Bachelors is a stunning meditation on men and women and the heartbreak of missed opportunities: three people are…
- Add to basket
-
The Historian
- £45.00
- A smart retelling of the Dracula story' New Yorker 'Quite extraordinary....Kostova is a natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner' - San Francisco Chronicle Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth…
- Add to basket
-
The History of Middle-Earth (vols I-X)
- £130.00
- Tolkien's Volumes 1-X in the 12-volume set of extended writings to narrate the history of Middle Earth, here in paperback editions. Comprised of The Book of Lost Tales, Part I and II, The Lays of Beleriand, The Shaping of Middle-Earth, The Lost Road and Other Writings, The Return of the…
- Add to basket
-
The History of Pendennis, his fortunes and misfortunes
- £10.00
- Written immediately after Vanity Fair, Pendennis has a similar atmosphere of brooding disillusion, tempered by the most jovial of wits. But here Thackeray plunders his own past to create the character of Pendennis and the world in which he lives: from miserable schoolboy to striving journalist, from carefree Oxbridge to…
- Add to basket
-
The History of the Kelly Gang (SIGNED)
- £75.00
- Booker Prize Winner: 'Extraordinary . . . So mesmerising and moving.' Mail on Sunday. 'Vastly entertaining.' New York Times. To the authorities in pursuit of him, Ned Kelly is a horse thief, bank robber and police-killer. But to his fellow Australians, Kelly is their own Robin Hood. In a dazzling…
- Add to basket
-
The Honorary Consul
- £15.00
- In a provincial Argentinian community, Charley Fortnum – a British consul with dubious authority and a notorious fondness for drink – is kidnapped by rebels in a case of mistaken identity. Their intended victim, the young but world-weary Doctor Eduardo Plarr, is left to pick up the pieces and secure…
- Add to basket