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Kevin Barry
That Old Country MusicIn this rapturous story collection we encounter...In this rapturous story collection we encounter a ragbag of west of Ireland characters, many on the cusp between love and catastrophe, heartbreak and epiphany, resignation and hope. These stories a... -
Jacob Kerr
The Green Man of Eshwood HallEshwood Hall is a great English house surrounde...Eshwood Hall is a great English house surrounded by sprawling woods.In 1962, Izzy is thirteen, lives in the servants quarters and doesn't go to school. Neglected by her parents, she spends her mome... -
Brian Aldiss
HothouseThe Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon hav...The Sun is about to go Nova. Earth and Moon have ceased their axial rotation and present one face continuously to the sun. The bright side of Earth is covered with carnivorous forest.This is the Ag... -
Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated ManA classic collection of stories – all told on t...A classic collection of stories – all told on the skin of a man – from the author of Fahrenheit 451. If El Greco had painted miniatures in his prime, no bigger than your hand, infinitely detailed, ... -
Hisashi Kashiwai
The Kamogawa Food DetectivesDown a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very ...Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner treats its customers to wonderfully extravagant meals.But that's ... -
Tom Watson
MetronomeNot all that is hidden is lost…For twelve years...Not all that is hidden is lost…For twelve years Aina and Whitney have been in exile on an island for a crime they committed together, tethered to a croft by pills they take for survival every eight... -
Jess Kidd
The Night ShipEmbarking on a journey in search of her father,...Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. During the long voyage, this curious and resourceful child ... -
Juan Pablo Villalobos
Down the Rabbit HoleShortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Aw...Shortlisted for the 2011 Guardian First Book Award and the 2012 Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize. Tochtli lives in a palace. He loves hats, samurai, guillotines and dictionaries, and what he wan... -
Kate Mosse
The Ghost ShipThe Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel fl...The Barbary Coast, 1621. A mysterious vessel floats silently on the water – its hull splintered and its sails tattered and burnt. For months the Ghost Ship has hunted pirates to liberate enslaved p... -
George Alagiah
The Burning Land'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, ...'It was never meant to be like this. Sabotage, yes. Propaganda, yes.All of that and more - but not this. Not murder.'South Africa has become a powder keg. Its precious land is being sold off to the... -
David Annand
PeterdownPeterdown, an industrial town with a noble past...Peterdown, an industrial town with a noble past and a lacklustre present, has been chosen as the regional hub for a soon-to-be-built, ultra-high-speed railway line. The development promises to prop... -
Maggie Gee
The Red ChildrenIt's the 2030s in Ramsgate and four people who ...It's the 2030s in Ramsgate and four people who don't look quite human are found sitting, naked, in the early spring sunlight on the quay of a quiet south coast resort. The locals are puzzled - the ...
