Edvard Behrends is a senior diplomat, spending time in a hotel in the Tyrol while slowly pushing on with delicate negotiations. A long look at a certain kind of solitude, love and loss.
A powerful novel about an idealistic couple who travel along motorways in a post-disaster era, with a child who questions their values as he grows older.
The 4th in his wonderful series, in which Oliver Cromwell's son, Richard, has slipped back into England from exile: the consequences could be catastrophic.
An acclaimed novel by a Georgian who writes in German... at 900 pages it promises loves, lives, and losses through a hundred years on the fringes of the Russian and Soviet empires. We have ... read more
A modern Gothic triumph, that blends the lives of three women living, at different times, near the Firth of Forth in Scotland. Powerfully imagined, a deftly handled plot, and devastating.
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
Her second novel, about an unnerved woman living in the Hollywood hills. First edition, first printing, published in New York in 1970. Book in fine... read more
A first edition, first printing of Mount's first book: a wry and witty novel about an unspectacular Tory minister, his brigadier father, his daydreaming wife and merchant banker son. As the ... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
Blackwood’s first book is a mix of stories and reportage; she began her writing career while married to the poet Robert Lowell. First edition, fi... read more
From the library of Marguerite Littman.
First published in 1958 by Gollanz, this 1974 edition was published by Michael Joseph to coincide with publication of Dundy’s The Injured Party. ... read more