Patrick Melrose Volume 2 contains the final two novels in Edward St Aubyn's BAFTA award-winning Emmy nominated semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic Patrick.
Patrick Melrose Volume 1 contains the first three novels in Edward St Aubyn's BAFTA award-winning and Emmy nominated semi-autobiographical series, filmed for Sky Atlantic and starring Benedict Cumberbatch as aristocratic Patrick.
Eoin O'Cellaigh: writer, poet, nationalist, playwright, civil servant, commentator (non-sport) - above all a defender of the traditional values of Ireland.
Filled with heartbreak, betrayal and triumph, The Right Time is an uplifting story about pursuing your passion - from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel.
A man returns to his hometown after twenty-five years in prison, in this "e;richly atmospheric"e; novel by the acclaimed author of Songs in Ordinary Time (The Washington Post).
Based on the incredible true story of one woman's journey to the exotic world of nineteenth-century Siam, the riveting novel that inspired The King and I.
A New York Times Notable Book:The richly imagined fictional life of one of cinema's founding fathers from National Book Award finalist Jim ShepardIn 1907, while waiting for a train that would take him from his quiet rural hometown to university in cosmopolitan Berlin, Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe met Hans Ehrenbaum-Degele, the great passion of his life.
Before the world knew Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Cassady, this "e;brilliant and important"e; novel chronicled the author's early years among the Beats (Los Angeles Free Press).
The powerful and prophetic story of a talented young African American and his struggles to overcome deep-rooted racism and intolerance in post-World War II AmericaAmbitious and well-educated, US Army officer Steve Hill leaves California for the East Coast and his slice of the American Dream when he takes a job as publicity director at a vanity press.
An erotic, comedic, and compulsively readable historical novel depicting the beguiling Giacomo Casanova as he looks back on a life of love and ribald adventureIn Count Waldstein's far-flung Bohemian castle, an aging Casanova spends his days as a librarian cataloging the count's extensive collection of books.
An enthralling fictional account of Howard Carter's famous search for the tomb of King Tut and the mystery behind the tragic death and disappearance of ancient Egypt's child rulerIn ancient times, a boy king occupied the throne in a troubled desert land.
The remarkable story of the courageous young pioneer who endures the hardships of the wilderness to become the first American woman to enter CaliforniaA hard life in the Missouri wilderness has made young Nancy Roberts Kelsey strong, fearless, and ready for anything.
Welch's piercing, intimate, slightly fictionalized, and posthumously published work deals with the bicycle accident that would cause his death thirteen years later At age twenty, Denton Welch was bicycling from London, where he was studying art, to Surrey to pay a visit to his aunt and uncle when he was struck by a car.
"point of no return", erzählt die Geschichte zweier Menschen, die in unterschiedlichen Welten leben und durch ein schicksalhaftes Zusammentreffen zueinanderfinden.
This poignant tale of a young woman's affair with a famous writer is based on Joan Williams's real-life relationship with William FaulknerFor Amy Howard, the novels of Jeffrey Almoner are a refuge from the uncertainty of life.
With a foreword by Cynthia Ozick, this semiautobiographical novel of a Jewish girl forced away from home in the face of Nazi persecution is an extraordinary tale of fortitude and survivalOn a December night in 1938, a ten-year-old girl named Lore is put on the Kindertransport, a train carrying hundreds of Jewish children out of Austria to safety from Hitler's increasingly alarming oppression.
A bold and uncensored fictional account of the wild life at Andy Warhol's world-famous Factory by a real-life superstar who witnessed it allAuthor, video artist, underground film actor, and superstar, the incomparable Viva is arguably the most famous of Andy Warhol's proteges, a mainstay at the enigmatic artist's Factory.
In this novel by a Marine Corps veteran, a young lieutenant takes command of an unruly platoon just as the chaos of 9/11 sends them into the War on Terror.
Based on the true story of tragic love in twelfth-century France, this "e;garrulous, bustling"e; novel offers "e;the grand old tale, updated for feminist focus"e; (Kirkus Reviews).
Bestselling sportswriter Peter Golenbock knew Mickey Mantle, Billy Martin, Jim Bouton, Joe Pepitone, and many of Mantle's friends, family, and teammates.
In this "e;delightful and bizarre"e; novel, Clarissa Spellbinder spins the yarn of her truly unbelievable-and completely unverified-life (The Boston Globe).
National Book Award Finalist: This autobiographical road-trip novel exploring life and politics in the 1950s became "e;an underground bestseller"e; (The Village Voice).
The man who would become Ireland's beloved patron saint confronts his destiny during the tumultuous Dark Ages in this vibrant, enthralling novelIn 410 CE, arrogant sixteen-year-old Magonus Sucatus Patricius denounces Christianity as a religion for cowards when the Roman legions withdraw, leaving Britain vulnerable to raiders from the west.
From the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Good Earth: the New York Times-bestselling biography of Tzu Hsi, the concubine who became China's last empress.
Soon to be a film, written by Matthew Lopez (Olivier Award winner for The Inheritance), produced by Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name)'Movie stars in Italy, a longtime affair, and a missing Tennessee Williams play - what more could you want?
'A landmark of the American literary century' Boston GlobeSixty years after the publication of his great modernist masterpiece, Call It Sleep, Henry Roth returned with Mercy of a Rude Stream - a sequence of four internationally-acclaimed epic novels of immigrant life in early-twentieth century New York.
