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.
First published in 1950, with hints - not surprisingly - of LB's delightful 'Madeline'. A music school, a music teacher, her dastardly landlord and a lot of umbrellas... A charming book for ... read more
How Putin and his entourage of KGB men seized power in Russia, controlling the economy through a fiefdom of oligarchs, and have used that wealth to extend their own influence.
This hardba... read more
New edition of this delightful book about Mowzer the cat, old Tom the fisherman, and a dreadful storm, with Bayley's soft, rich illustrations. Ages 3-6.
How and why does it work on us? This masterful study explores the mystery through the psychology, philosophy, mathematics, neurology and history that underlie as surrund it, in all its remar... read more
Baldwin’s ground-breaking first novel draws on his own upbringing in 1930s Harlem. One day in the life of John Grimes, son of a fierce Pentecostal preacher, wrestling with desire and lonel... read more
Baldwin’s ground-breaking first novel draws on his own upbringing in 1930s Harlem. One day in the life of John Grimes, son of a fierce Pentecostal preacher, wrestling with desire and lonel... read more
A fine illustrated celebration of 12 houses that have adapted successfully to the modern world: Doddington Hall, Burton Agnes, Loseley, Broughton, Madresfield, Grimsthorpe, Hopetoun, Inverar... read more
SA was the pen name of Marta Felicina Faccio (1976-1960); this is her unforgettable autobiographical novel, published in her native Italy in 1906. Both an education sentimentale and a very e... read more
A valuable reminder of the remarkable rise and achievements of the uneducated orphan farm boy who became Minister of Labour during WW2, and one of the prime architects of West Germany, NATO ... read more