The Dark Room tells the stories of three ordinary Germans: Helmut, a young photographer in Berlin in the 1930s who uses his craft to express his patriotic fervour; Lore, a...
Tom Falconer is in trouble. Pursued by the notorious criminal Ratsey, Tom soon finds himself alone and hungry on the streets of London. Luckily enough, the mysterious Dr. Mobius soon...
Chase through the streets of Elizabethan London in this historical adventure from the creator of Alex Rider. London is dirty, distant and dangerous ... but that's where orphan Tom Falconer...
Bierce was born in 1842 & disappered in Mexico in 1913. His unflinching assessment of human foibles has made him an important influence on American letters. Has numerous illustrations throughout by...
Friendship is a slippery notion. We lose friends as we change and our friends don't, or as we form other alliances, or as we betray our friends or are ourselves...
I can tell the difference between who I am and a side effect. The Effect is a clinical romance. Two young volunteers, Tristan and Connie, agree to take part in...
This title is translated by Corinne Attwood. The Mughal empire (1526 1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire...
A lot of Shakespeare's plays tell very good stories. But they can be hard to follow because of the difficult language. This book tells of eleven of the best stories...
"What does the word 'erotic' mean to you? What was your first erotic experience? What was your strongest erotic experience? Do you have any fantasies? These were the questions that...
With the wit and imagination of Lewis Carroll, and the ability to grip the reader from the start, Jasper Fforde has written a richly imaginative, hilarious, and poignant novel.There is...
'I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.'Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything...
This gate here, I recognise it. Behind it is a steep slope, a hill, fields, grass. We would slide down it in winter.' At last, an incontrovertible test through which...
Suitable for ages 5–8, the Australian First Oxford Thesaurus is the most up to date primary thesaurus available in Australia. Designed to encourage Australian Primary School students to expand their...
Charles Smithson, a respectable engaged man, meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis, staring out to sea. Charles falls in love, but Sarah is a...
The men were huddled in lifeboats. Some prayed that their legs would work. Some smiled to show they weren't scared. They peered into the darkness ahead and saw nothing. Then,...
When Nathanial and his mother move to the quiet, safe streets of Cheshunt, he immediately senses something wrong.Violent gangs patrol the streets, feral dogs roam at night, and the oppressive...
James Thurber, Selection and Introduction by Michael J. Rosen
Selection and introduction by Michael J. Rosen of some of Thurber’s finest and funniest works. Contents include; from The Owl in the Attic, The Pet Department; My Life and Hard...
'The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and...
'The sky was pitch, and gashed by lightning; loutish waves rose and slumped heavily as mudslides. At a moment when she was filled with desperation, Maddy opened her mouth and...
Sadie and Ed meet Martin and Chloe at a holiday resort and instantly hit it off, despite coming from completely different worlds. When Martin saves Ed's life, everyone knows the...
More magical than Mistry, more of a rollicking good read than Rushdie, more nerve-tinglingly imagined than Naipaul, here, perhaps, is the greatest Indian novel by a woman. Arundhati Roy has...
True first UK edition, 1997 Hardcover/dust jacket, pages have yellowed and there is a small rectangular piece of the half title page missing (name removed?). The bottom edge of the...
An epic play about two young hikers who accidentally discover a lost community deep in the forests of Tasmania. Lost in time, the group clashes with the culture of modern...