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Arthur Machin's life changes when he is picked for the Rugby league team in his local town. Once a struggling coal miner's son,…

"A wonderful discovery" (Ian McEwan), this is a beguiling dystopian tale of a young man confronted with the truth about freedom. …

THE PAST In wartime Reykjavik, a young woman is found strangled behind the National Theatre, a rough and dangerous area of the…

The third, enlarged edition of Isaiah Berlin's remarkable series of character portraits, Personal Impressions Winston Churchill,…

'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes. Required…

In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a case that will expose the…

An indispensable and distinctive book that will help anyone who wants to write, write better, or have a clearer understanding of…

Widely acknowledged as Yasutaka Tsutsui's masterpiece, Paprika unites his surreal, quirky imagination with a mind-bending…

Human consciousness, long the province of literature, has lately come in for a remapping - even rediscovery - by the natural…

After decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of…

Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To…

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is renowned for his political novels and plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. First published…

How does a novelist write about the facts of his life after spending years fictionalising those facts with irrepressible daring…

More than 98 percent of human genes are shared with two species of chimpanzee. The 'third' chimpanzee is man. Jared Diamond…

When a girl is found dead with a signed copy of Rudian Stefa's latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned…

'Jane Austen's Emma is her masterpiece, mixing the sparkle of her early books with a deep sensibility' Observer Emma is young,…

When two Parisian women are shockingly murdered in their homes, the police suspect young accordionist Cl ment Vauquer, who was…

In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each…

Paddy Clarke is ten years old. Paddy Clarke lights fires. Paddy Clarke's name is written in wet cement all over Barrytown, north…

Welcome to the Palladium, Brickley. Once the grandest music-hall south of the river, now its peeling foyer is home to stale…

'He must know by now, I should think, that I can give as good as I get!' This is the story of Gigi, educated as a future…

A timely and powerful must-read on how the big tech companies are damaging our culture – and what we can do to fight their…

Erlendur has recently joined the police force as a young officer and immediately sinks into the darkness of Reykjavik's…

Jane Austen takes a satirical swipe at the gothic novel in this classic book bursting with sly subversive wit. 'Jane Austen is a…

A naive young man is sent by the bishop of Iceland to investigate a small town that has reportedly lost its faith. The church is…

Once a successful surgeon, Frederick Welin now lives in self-imposed exile on an island in the Swedish archipelago. Nearly twelve…

In this non-fiction novel – road trip, confession, and erotic tour de force – Emmanuel Carrère pursues two consuming obsessions:…

A missing woman. A missing boy. Detective Erlendur returns — for the last time. A young woman walks into the frozen fjords of…

A murder. A world in crisis. Britain's greatest spy... It is M's funeral. One man is missing from the graveside: the traitor who…

After killing his brother Abel, Cain must wander for ever. He witnesses Noah's ark, the destruction of the Tower of Babel, Moses…

Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the…

The next round in the beloved Two Pints series from the ever-brilliant, always hilarious imagination of bestselling author of The…