The princess de Clèves
ISBN : 9780140445879
This translation of the novel "La Princesse de Cleves", originally written in 1678, tells of life at Court in 17th-century France.
The adventures of Augie March
ISBN : 9780141184869
A penniless and parentless Chicago boy growing up in the Great Depression, Augie March drifts through life latching on to a wild succession of occupations, including butler, thief, dog-washer, sailor and salesman. He is a'born recruit', easily influenced by others who try to mould his destiny. Not until he tangles with the glamorous Thea, a huntress with a trained eagle, can he attempt to break free. A modern day Everyman on an odyssey in search of reality and identity, Augie March is the star performer in Bellow's exuberant, richly observed human variety show. 'Funny, poignant, crowded with carnivalesque types and yet narrated in a voice that is lonely and simple, it is Bellow's fat comic masterpiece' Observer.
Daisy Jones and The Six
ISBN : 9781787462144
Everyone knows Daisy Jones and The Six. Their albums were on every turntable, they sold out arenas from coast to coast, their sound defined an era. And then, on 12 July 1979, they split. Nobody ever knew why. Until now. The only thing that's certain is that from the moment Daisy Jones walked, barefoot, on to the stage at the Whisky, the band were irrevocably changed... This is the story of their incredible rise and fall. The ambition, the desire, the heartbreak, and the music. Everyone was there. Everyone remembers it differently.
For esme - with love and squalor
ISBN : 9780241950456
Includes two of the author's critically acclaimed stories. This title contains a story that recounts the author's meeting with a young girl before being sent into combat. It also contains a story that features the Glass family, the loveable and idiosyncratic family.
UNSETTLED GROUND - SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021
ISBN : 9780241457467
So sharply, so utterly brilliant that I found myself holding my breath while reading it, dazzled by Fuller''s mastery and precision'' LAUREN GROFF, author of Fates and Furiesbr>__________________________________________________________________________br>br>What if the life you have always known is taken from you in an instant? br>br>What would you do to get it back?br>br>Twins Jeanie and Julius have always been different from other people. At 51 years old, they still live with their mother, Dot, in rural isolation and poverty. Inside the walls of their old cottage they make music, and in the garden they grow (and sometimes kill) everything they need for sustenance.br>br>But when Dot dies suddenly, threats to their livelihood start raining down. Jeanie and Julius would do anything to preserve their
BEWILDERMENT
ISBN : 9781785152641
With its first few pages, Powers'' novel completely captivated us and with its last, it bowled us over. Powers creates a texture and specificity to our future that feels simultaneously sweepingly large and breathtakingly intimate , told through the most relatable point of view: the ferocious love of a parent for his child and his struggle to provide him a better tomorrow.>
Freed - 'Fifty Shades Freed' as told by Christian
ISBN : 9781787468085
You are cordially invited to the wedding of the decade, when Christian Grey will make Anastasia Steele his wife. But is he really husband material ? His dad is unsure, his brother wants to organize one helluva bachelor party, and his fiancée won't vow to obey... And marriage brings its own challenges. Their passion for each other burns hotter and deeper than ever, but Ana's defiant spirit continues to stir Christian's darkest fears and tests his need for control. As old rivalries and resentments endanger them both, one misjudgment threatens to tear them apart. Can Christian overcome the nightmares of his childhood and the torments of his youth, and save himself ? And once he's discovered the truth of his origins, can he find forgiveness and accept Ana's unconditional love ? Can Christian finally be freed ?
Actress
ISBN : 9781529112139
Katherine O'Dell is a legend of Irish theatre. As her daughter, Norah, retraces her mother's celebrated career and bohemian life, she delves into long-kept secrets, both her mother's and her own. Every moment of her life is a performance, with young Norah standing in the wings. But the mother-daughter romance cannot survive Katherine's past or the world's damage. With age, alcohol, and dimming stardom, Katherine's grip on reality grows fitful, and, fuelled by a proud and long-simmering rage, she commits a bizarre crime. This is the story of a daughter's search for the truth : the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally to madness...
The Fortune Men
ISBN : 9780241466940
Mahmood Mattan is a fixture in Cardiff's Tiger Bay, 1952, which bustles with Somali and West Indian sailors, Maltese businessmen and Jewish families. He is a father, chancer, sometime petty thief. He is a smooth-talker with an eye for a good game. He is many things, in fact, but he is not a murderer. So, when a shopkeeper is brutally killed and all eyes fall on Mahmood, he isn't too worried. It is true that he has been getting into trouble more often since his Welsh wife Laura left him. But Mahmood is secure in his innocence in a country where, he thinks, justice is served. And at home his three little boys are waiting for him, as is Laura, fierce and full of love, ready to forgive his misbehaviour in a heartbeat if he can just straighten up his act. It is only in the run-up to the trial, as the prospect of freedom dwindles, that it dawns on Mahmood that he is in a terrifying fight for his life — against conspiracy, prejudice and the inhumanity of the state. And, under the shadow of the hangman's noose, he begins to realize that the truth may not be enough to save him.
