Dmitry Andreich Olenin, in the hope of escaping the hollowness of his privilege, joins the army and heads to the Caucasus. There among the foothills, he will meet the Cossacks: a people he consider...więcej »
'This is a hell of dull talk...How about some of that champagne?'Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love...więcej »
With warmth, tenderness and quiet wit, Oscar Wilde's fables and fairy tales have moved and delighted for generations. In far-off kingdoms and ocean realms, in the company of giants and nightingales...więcej »
Alone in the world, Elspeth Swansome takes up the position of nanny on a remote Scottish island. Her charge, Mary, is distracted, secretive - and hasn't uttered a word since the death ...więcej »
The circus arrives without warning. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Against the grey sky the towering tents are striped black and white. A sign hanging upon iron gates reads:więcej »
O. Henry is one of the most popular American writers of the twentieth century and a true master of the short story. This selection of tales ranges from Christmas in New York to the cattle-lands of ...więcej »
What's the world for you if you can't make it up the way you want it?'Joe Trace - in his fifties, door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, erstwhile devoted husband - shoots ...więcej »
Mr Ma and his son Ma Wei run an antiques shop nestled in a quiet street by St Paul's Cathedral in London, where, far from their native Peking, they struggle to navigate the bustling pavements and m...więcej »
'A guide for living an upright and noble life' The New Yorker 'An easy and endearing read' Publishers Weekly'Never announce you are a Knight, simply behave as one. You are better ...więcej »
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTIONThe breathtaking new novel from the million-copy bestselling...więcej »
Selected from across Capote's writing life, the stories range from nostalgic portraits of childhood to more unsettling works that reveal the darkness beneath the festive glitter. In the Deep South ...więcej »
VINTAGE DECO: Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on.'Now she had taken off her goodness and left it behind her like a heap of rain-sodden clothes, and she on...więcej »
Quirky, charming and filled the footloose spirit of the sixties, this is the unforgettable story of an English woman who decides on a whim to move herself and her two young daughters to Morocco. Th...więcej »
We can't behave like people in novels, though, can we?'Newland Archer and May Welland are the perfect couple. He is a wealthy young lawyer and she is a lovely and sweet-natured girl. Al...więcej »
*Watch out for The Jealousy Man, the dark and twisted new collection of crime stories from Jo Nesbo, coming September 2021*Olav lives the lonely life of a fixer.When you 'fi...więcej »
"Suspenseful, original...special in every way' Stephen KingTWO BROTHERS. BOUND BY BLOOD...AND A LIFETIME OF SECRETS. When Roy and Carl's parents die suddenly, sixteen-y...więcej »
The world wavered and quivered and threatened to burst into flames'In this vivid portrait of one day in a woman's life, Clarissa Dalloway is preoccupied with the last-minute details of ...więcej »
*JO NESBO HAS SOLD OVER 50 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE*'Spectacular storytelling and a beautifully judged super-twist' Daily MailLIE.Clever, wealthy, married to a be...więcej »
'A deliciously festive treat bursting with Icelandic flavour, adventure and romance' RUTH JONES<h2> One Icelandic Christmas holiday. One snowstorm. An adventure they'll never forg...więcej »
On the outskirts of Tokyo, in a neighbourhood crossed by a commuter railway, local cats weave their way through the lives and homes of their owners as they navigate difficult times.A ca...więcej »
