The pot thief discovers that archaeology is not nearly as cutthroat as the restaurant businessA treasure hunter, pottery dealer, and occasional manufacturer of imitation American Indian artifacts, Albuquerque's Hubie Schuze knows quite a bit about throwing clay.
A Southwestern sleuth tries to retrieve some relics-and solve a murder-in a novel by an author who "e;knows how to hook the reader from the get-go"e; (Albuquerque Journal).
A funny novel of the first "e;First Husband,"e; from an author who "e;writes in the grand tradition of such American humorists as Mark Twain and Will Rogers"e; (Library Journal).
A classic novel of a young man in love with women, the world, and love itselfThe dunes of Jerry Engels's childhood are those of Indiana Shores, a small slice of paradise resting between Gary and the industrial furnaces of Chicago.
A humorous satire and loving tribute to science fiction that delves into the tenuous relationship between science and the humanities by asking, What does it mean to be human?
Hailed by Time as an "e;extravagantly comic"e; novel, A Woman Named Drown is a wild and strange journey through America's South that follows a young PhD dropout who falls in with an amateur actress-cum-pool sharkOn the brink of earning his doctorate in chemistry, the unnamed narrator decides to chuck it all away in favor of real life.
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR & GLOBAL TIK TOK SENSATION, EMILY HENRY'One of my favourite authors' COLLEEN HOOVER, It Ends With Us Emily knows how to craft a love story like the all-time greats TAYLOR JENKINS REID, Daisy Jones and The Six-----Daphne always loved the way Peter told their story.
A weekend in the country erupts into a free-for-all of mutiny, sex, and murderOn the anniversary of the Eve of the Battle of Waterloo, an assortment of unusual dinner guests gather at a remote country house to pay homage to Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball.
From the internationally bestselling author of The Hearts and Lives of Men and The Life and Loves of a She-Devil comes a novel that asks a provocative question: If you ruled the world, what would you do?
The novel that began as a radio hoax, Theodore Sturgeon's I, Libertine is a hilarious erotic romp through the royal boudoirs of eighteenth-century LondonInspired by a notorious radio hoax in the mid-1950s, popular radio host and prankster Jean Shepherd exhorted his faithful listeners to approach their local booksellers the next morning and request copies of the historical novel I, Libertine by Frederick R.
'A delight - as sweet and bubbly as a glass of champagne' BETH O'LEARY'This is romantic comedy PERFECTION and if you don't read it, you really are missing out' 'The romance, writing style and wit in this book is second to none.
Thomas Berger's debut novel of a young man tumultuously coming of age in postwar Germany Carlo Reinhart, a young American army medic stationed in Germany, confronts a disturbing new world following the end of World War II.
'A tender horror story, all the more haunting for being so familiar' Roisin Kiberd, author of The Disconnect'Here is a new existence among the malls of instant consumerism' Alan WarnerThe suburbs of Par Mars.
Named a Best Book of 2022 by the New YorkerNamed a Top 10 Book of the Year by SlateNamed a Best Book of the Year by VultureA New York Times Editors' ChoiceShortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 'Talent is rare, which is why I let out a big yippee reading Andrew Lipstein's Last Resort.
WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD'Effortlessly readable and fizzing with energy, this novel is by turns quirky, funny and thoughtful' Mail on Sunday Dani Mosca is 40 and his father has just died.
The basis for the Herman Wouk-Jimmy Buffett musical: A middle-aged New Yorker buys a Caribbean hotel and learns that paradise has its drawbacks in this novel that "e;moves as fast as a Marx Brothers movie"e; (The New York Times Book Review).
'This is an important, powerful contemporary YA that you won't regret reading'- BuzzfeedWhen your country doesn't want you there, how do you know where you belong?
Three sparkling Christmas stories in one, perfect for an evening keeping warm in front of the fireMistletoe MansionThe festive season wasn't looking too bright for Kimmy Jones, newly single - and homeless - she needed some luck this Christmas!
'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie JohnsonFrom the top 10 best-selling author of The Summerhouse by the SeaThe ovens are pre-heating, the Prosecco is chilling.
