World Literature

To research his thesis on contemporary agrarian life, anthropology student David Mazon moves from Paris to La Pierre-Saint-Christophe, a village in the marshlands of western France. Determined to understand the essence of the local culture, the intrepid...

Longlisted for The International Booker Prize 2024'I heard our grandmother asking what we were doing.'"Say something!" she demanded, threatening to tear out our tongues. Little did she know that one of us was holding her tongue in her hand.'Deep in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916222663Author Tim KeyFormat PaperbackImprint "Utter" & PressPublisher "Utter" & Press

The highly-anticipated second instalment in the CRIME trilogy, now a hit TV SeriesIn Edinburgh, Detective Inspector Ray Lennox is investigating a brutal crime...* PRE-ORDER IRVINE WELSH'S NEW NOVEL, RESOLUTION, NOW *Ritchie Gulliver MP is dead. Castrated...

Join the dolls as they look after all kinds of pets, such as playful puppies, cuddly kittens, as well as hens, lambs and a pony. Discover what they give them to eat and how they look after them.A delightful sticker book full of dolls to dress and scenes...

Working as a cook on a merchant ship, a woman comes to know and love Samsa, a woman who gives her the nickname 'Boulder'. When Samsa gets a job in Reykjavik and the couple decides to move there together, Samsa decides that she wants to have a child. She...

Perfect for budding weather-watchers, this beautifully illustrated book will help children identify all kinds of clouds.There's a chart and stickers at the back, so they can keep track of the ones they've seen.A handy little spotter's guide to clouds,...

An extraordinary bond develops between an angry teenage runaway and a middle-aged woman running a large farm on her own, as they work the land and slowly heal ... the sublime, achingly beautiful debut that everyone is talking about...'Such a timely tale ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250239358Author Michael CunninghamFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 137mm * 94mm *...

Two Irish-American scholars from Harvard journey to Albania in the 1930s with a tape recorder (a 'new fangled' invention) in order to record the last genuinely oral epic singers. Their purpose, they say, is to show how Homer's epics might have been...

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO STAND TOGETHER? 'It's often said that winners write history, but there are no winners here'This is a small story about big questions. It's a story about family, community, life. It starts with a storm - and a death. But how does it...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063411524Author Taichi YamadaFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

In a crumbling, seaside hotel on the coast of Japan, quiet, seventeen-year-old Mari works the front desk as her mother fusses over the off-season customers. When, one night, they are forced to eject a prostitute and a middle-aged man from his room, Mari...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915770035Author Susie MurphyFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Susie MurphyPublisher Susie MurphyWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm

A mother and daughter travel from abroad to meet in Tokyo: they walk along the canals through the autumn evenings, escape the typhoon rains, share meals in small cafes and restaurants, and visit galleries to see some of the city's most radical modern art...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATUREAlice Munro's territory is the farms and semi-rural towns of south-western Ontario. In these dazzling stories she deals with the self-discovery of adolescence, the joys and pains of love and the despair and guilt of...

How do you fit in and stand out when you feel different to everyone around you? "I loved Frankie's story and could really identify with her character. This is such an amazing graphic novel that represents ...

WATERSTONES SCOTTISH BOOK OF THE MONTH'A truly original, brilliant novel' Daily Mail'Very special indeed . . . your world will be a better place for reading this story' Joanna CannonEveryone deserves a second chance.You just have to take the first step...

I can. It is the mantra of many successful athletes. The successful athletes we all enjoy watching and aspire to join don't just work physically hard - they learn how to use their brain really well too. In their time in sport they have learnt tonnes...

Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger 2024'If you haven't read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour' - Graham Norton, broadcaster and bestselling author of Home StretchA breathtaking mystery of love, lies and a cold case come back to life, Homecoming is...

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The Flowers of Buffoonery opens in a seaside sanatorium where Yozo Oba-the narrator of No Longer Human at a younger age-is being kept after a failed suicide attempt. While he is convalescing, his friends and family visit him, and other patients and...

A devastating and pulse-pounding tale that will feel all-too-relevant in today's world, based on a true story from Korean history.Hope is dangerous. Love is deadly. 1506, Joseon. The people suffer under the cruel reign of the tyrant King Yeonsan,...

Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish, interactive board book for babies and toddlers!With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this beautiful book is packed...

WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICK WOMAN & HOME NOVEMBER BOOK OF THE MONTH iPaper TOP FICTION PICK 'An absolutely charming novel that all bookworms will adore' Red 'A balm for the soul and a glorious love letter to books and reading'...

With the scope of Dune and the commercial action of Independence Day, this near-future trilogy is the first chance for English-speaking readers to experience this multiple-award-winning phenomenon from China's most beloved science fiction author. Set...

'Magical, romantic, fantastique' MILLY JOHNSON'A perfect Parisian fantasy every woman will love' KATIE FFORDE'Wow, wow, WOW. Her best and most perfect book yet. I adored every word. Sublime, as always' JILL MANSELL'The perfect weekend read. I was so...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780802160850Author Claire KeeganFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly PressPublisher Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

'Electrifying' - A.J. Finn, bestselling author of The Woman in the WindowA Sunday Times Best Thriller Book of the Year. More than two million copies sold in Spain alone. Red Queen is the first in Juan Gomez-Jurado's internationally bestselling serial...

A raucous, rhyming tale that will have children (and adults) in fits of laughter!Cat is sitting on his favourite mat, when who should come along but Rat with a very nice hat? Cat wants Rat's hat and will stop at NOTHING to get it. But when Bat arrives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800993198Author Christine PurkisFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 26mm

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEPenang, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows...

'This page-turning series never lets the reader down' HARLAN COBENIN A PROFESSION LIKE THIS, YOU'RE BOUND TO MAKE ENEMIES . . . An eye . . . It all starts when Dr Temperance Brennan finds a box on her porch. Inside is a fresh human eyeball with GPS...

A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in this delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga.Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590200421Author Daniil KharmsFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Overlook PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

'Expertly plotted and structured...relentlessly paced...a compulsive page turner' Independent on Sunday__________________________Harry Hole is in trouble. The police don't want him back... After the horrors of a case that nearly cost him his life, Harry...

WATERSTONES BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2023 PICKThe Kamogawa Food Detectives, translated from Japanese by Jesse Kirkwood, is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese sleuthing series for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold.What's the one...

Harry Hole returns in a pulse-pounding thriller like no other. 'This book had my pulse in the red zone from start to finish' Michael Connelly A freezing December night Christmas shoppers have gathered to listen to a Salvation Army carol concert. Then a...

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her narrative songwriting, which is often inspired by her personal life, has received widespread media coverage and critical praise.This is her story.Book...

DISCOVER PUCKOON, SPIKE MILLIGAN'S CLASSIC SLAPSTICK NOVEL'Pops with the erratic brilliance of a careless match in a box of fireworks' Daily MailIn 1924 the Boundary Commission is tasked with creating the new official division between Northern Ireland...