Every Christmas needs an escapist book and this year we think this fits the bill – a novel about the three daughters of the first Earl of Iveagh. There is of course the old chestnut that Privilege Has A Price… Oh well. Expect a feast of glamour and tragedy.
The Glorious Guinness Girls: A story of the scandals and secrets of the famous society girls
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978147227459517/09/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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The indefatigable author of 'Schindler's Ark' picks up here on the story of Dickens's youngest son, who emigrated to Australia to become a sheep farmer.
The Dickens Boy
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The Great Passion
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Written in the form of a letter to Marcus Aurelius, this timeless novel reimagines the Roman emperor Hadrian, looking back on his life. The prose is exquisite, the musings on art and death, ... read more
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Like the new novel by the other twice-Booker-winner on this list, this is the third in a trilogy... following Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, both of which are also reissued in hardback a... read more
The Mirror and the Light (The Wolf Hall Trilogy)
Hardback £25.99