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Moving, poetic and quietly provocative' - The Independent. City life in the early nineteenth century was never short of drama: poverty and pollution preyed on all but the lucky few, and 'resurrection men' prowled the streets to procure corpses for...

The Russian bestseller about love and second chances, brimming with warmth and humour In the tiny village of Maran nestled high in the Armenian mountains, a place where dreams, curses and miracles are taken very seriously, a close-knit community...

It's been five hundred years since the end of the world and society has rebuilt itself anew. The old Norse gods are no longer revered. Their tales have been banned. Magic is outlawed, and a new religion - the Order - has taken its place.In a remote...

An organisation that doesn't exist. A spy that can't be caught. Years ago, a spy was born... 1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a top secret spying agency, the espionage game...

One of Elena Ferrante's best 40 books by female writersWhen Maria, the fourth child of a widow, is adopted by the old and childless Bonaria Urrai, her life is instantly transformed - she finally has the love and affection she craves. But her new 'soul...

A Guardian, New Statesman, Spectator and Observer Book of the Year**Shortlisted for the Goldsmith's Prize**'A work of stunning beauty, deep insight and great originality.' Monica Ali, New York Times'Tremendous from its opening sentence.' Tessa Hadley,...

THE SUMPTUOUS INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. 'A smart retelling of the Dracula story' New Yorker'Quite extraordinary....Kostova is a natural storyteller....She has refashioned the vampire myth into a compelling contemporary novel, a late-night page-turner' -...

The most enjoyable way to learn about an unfamiliar culture is through its stories-especially when they're told in two languages!Korean Stories for Language Learners introduces 42 traditional Korean folktales with bilingual Korean and English versions,...

It's the Galactic Empire versus the Free Planets Alliance in Japan's greatest space opera epic! In the thirty-sixth century, humanity has conquered the galaxy and colonized countless star systems. The Galactic Empire, modeled along Prussian lines, and...

Welcome home. A place 200 million years in the making.Long ago, our planet had only one gigantic land mass. Then something monumental happened. That supercontinent ruptured and seven different worlds were born. Each of those worlds - or continents -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593359440Author Douglas AdamsFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Del Rey BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 442gDimensions(mm) 217mm *...

'Has the brains of a literary novel and the body of a thriller' The New York Times'Miller joins the ranks of Stieg Larsson, Henning Mankell, and Jo Nesbo, the holy trinity of Scandinavian crime novelists.'...

Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day. As Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it's something awful.This time, it's worse...

THE EMOTIONAL, JAW-DROPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING THRILLER. IF YOU'RE HOOKED ON APPLE TV+'S HIJACK, YOU WILL LOVE THIS!DON'T MISS CLARE'S NEW BOOK A GAME OF LIES - OUT NOW.'Hypnotically good' LEE CHILD'Jaw-dropping twists' LUCY FOLEY'The book of the...

A brilliant romantic comedy about a year in the lives of three couples from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle.Meet Melissa and Paul: Five years after they split up he's still looking for love in all the wrong places while she wants the one thing...

The aliens are excited, As tomorrow's Christmas day, So instead of stealing underpants, They're giving them away! Yes, it's true! Everyone's favourite aliens are FULL of the festive spirit and so they are giving away their beloved underpants - shock,...

It is 1958 and France's first nuclear submarine, Plongeur, leaves port for the first of its sea trials. On board, gathered together for the first time, one of the Navy's most experienced captains and a tiny skeleton crew of sailors, engineers and...

After the mission to take down Corpse, the next thing the girls have to contend with is a woman who has lost all knowledge of her past-Annette's mother. Although the emotional reunion initially brings everyone together, a cruel twist of fate will soon...

With an illuminating new preface by Colm Tóibín, here is Thom Gunn's extraordinary memorial to love, life and death in the time of the AIDS crisisThe Man With Night Sweats, originally published in 1992, sees Thom Gunn writing at the height of his powers...

You will never be lost for words in your travels around Spain and the Spanish islands again! Your ideal pocket-sized travel companion and the accompanying free ebook will ensure that you can say what you need in Spanish with ease and confidence. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781580895408Author Ruth SpiroPage Count 20Imprint Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Publisher Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.Weight(grams) 255gDimensions(mm) 179mm...

Everyone has their favourite.You might have grown up on long scarves and jelly babies, or a pinstriped suit and converse. You may love a white-haired man in a junkyard, or a mysterious woman in a rainbow shirt. Maybe you're thrilled to see David Tennant...

From the bestselling, award-winning novelist Kate Saunders comes the first in 'The Laetitia Rodd Mysteries', six novels featuring a Victorian lady detective, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie, M. C. Beaton and Grantchester 'A Dickensian glow...

Hana's had her hands full. She's keeping her husband's advances at bay, sent a terrorist organization packing, saved the school from destruction, and rescued her twin sister from the clutches of their terrible parents! At this point, flying under the...

Diane Allen's The Yorkshire Farm Girl is a heartfelt novel of a family dreaming of a better life when war looms on the horizon. Life is hard for the Fothergill family as they try to make a living on their farm in the Yorkshire Dales. Bob Fothergill has...

More Letters of Note is another rich and inspiring collection, which reminds us that much of what matters in our lives finds its way into our letters.These letters deliver the same mix of the heartfelt, the historically significant, the tragic, the comic...

'One of the most astoundingly original and necessary books I've ever read.' Guardian'A landmark in twenty-first-century English literature.' Observer'Compelling from its first pages to its extraordinary final scene.' New Statesman'A perfect synthesis of...

SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL AMAZON PRIME SERIES______________________________________'No one gets this big without amazing natural storytelling talent - which is what Jim has, in spades. The Alex Cross series proves it.' LEE CHILD, international bestselling...

The literary phenomenon of the year. 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 written an...

When Suzy Lunt's widowed mother Josie marries Luke Palmer, it's mainly to keep a roof over their heads. But soon Josie realises she's made a mistake, and she and Suzy flee Liverpool and a man they now fear. But will they be safe from the past in...

It is a book of three parts: comment; record; and delightful minutiae, which always brings the most cheer. - Mike Atherton, The Times The publication of Wisden is cricket's equivalent of the state opening of Parliament. It's another great edition. -...

In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away!In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the...

Oliver Sacks died in August 2015 at his home in Greenwich Village, surrounded by his close friends and family. He was 82. He spent his final days doing what he loved: playing the piano, swimming, enjoying smoked salmon - and writing . . . As Dr Sacks...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912714704Author Charles DickensFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Chiltern PublishingPublisher Chiltern Publishing

Join Kurt Austin and the NUMA crew in the thrilling SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER continuing the bestselling series from the grand master of adventure, Clive CusslerA PIRATE'S HOARD. A VANISHED SHIP. A GLOBAL CATASTROPHE BECKONS.________Kurt Austin and Joe...

'This book is just special' COLLEEN HOOVER'A must read author. Her voice is wise, tender and refreshing' TAYLOR JENKINS REIDWhat if you had a second chance at first love?Annika Rose likes being alone. She feels lost in social situations - she says the...

A gripping new stand-alone thriller from the world's bestselling thriller writer__________________________A young tech genius is offered an opportunity that could change her life . . . or end it.When Angela Hoot is kicked off her graduate programme at...

Harry Hole is back in a gripping twist-packed read.'One of Nesbo's most accomplished novels' Financial TimesHarry is on a special mission.Detective Harry Hole arrives in a steaming hot Bangkok. The Norwegian ambassador has been found dead in a seedy...

A stunning new clothbound edition of one of the most famous science-fiction novels of the twentieth century, designed by the acclaimed Coralie-Bickford Smith. When Bill Masen wakes up blindfolded in hospital there is a bitter irony in his situation...

Naomi Novik's stunning series of novels follow the global adventures of Captain William Laurence and his fighting dragon Temeraire as they are thrown together to fight for Britain during the turbulent time of the Napoleonic Wars. Captain Will...