Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca (Mount Ferdinand)(Paperback)

Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca (Mount Ferdinand)(Paperback)

'Grimly funny and superbly written, with a twist on every page' - Hilary Mantel 'Delightfully compulsive and unforgettably original' - Hadley Freeman 'Wonderful, funny and wise' - Kate Summerscale Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize 2021A Sunday Times, TLS, Spectator and New Statesman Book of the

Making Nice (Mount Ferdinand)(Pevná vazba)

From the bestselling author of Kiss Myself Goodbye comes a raucous, deliciously funny political satire for fans of Evelyn Waugh and Veep. Ferdinand Mount's latest novel is a journey through the murky world of London PR firms, the back rooms of Westminster and on the campaign trail in America and

The Subversive Family: An Alternative History of Love and Marriage (Mount Ferdinand)(Paperback)

British politician and writer, Ferdinand Mount, challenges contemporary beliefs about society and family--including the history of divorce, childcare, and the concept of the nuclear family. In Subversive Family, politician and writer Ferdinand Mount argues that society is shaped by a series of

Kiss Heaven Goodbye - A hot summer. A private island. A dark secret. (Perry Tasmina)(Paperback / softback)

A delicious cocktail of glittering escapism and gripping entertainment, KISS HEAVEN GOODBYE is Sunday Times Top Ten bestseller Tasmina Perry at her sizzling

Ferdinand, the Man with the Kind Heart (Keun Irmgard)(Paperback / softback)

Bride's Farewell (Rosoff Meg)(Paperback / softback)

On the morning of her wedding, Pell Ridley creeps out of bed in the dark, kisses her sisters goodbye and flees - determined to escape a future that offers nothing but hard work and sorrow. The road ahead is rich with longing, silence and secrets, and each encounter leads her closer to the untold

Don't Kiss Them Goodbye (DuBois Allison)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable life story of psychic and criminal profiler Allison DuBois, who inspired the BBC1 TV show,

Aunt Jen (Ramsay Ramsay)(Paperback)

There have been many great and enduring works of literature by Caribbean authors over the last century. The Caribbean Contemporary Classics collection celebrates these deep and vibrant stories, overflowing with life and acute observations about

The Emerald City of Oz (Baum L. Frank)(Paperback)

With their farm now in the hands of the bank, Dorothy, Uncle Henry and Aunt Em have decided to live in the Emerald City forevermore, and set out to explore the magical Land of Oz in the company of Dorothy's most beloved friends. But when news of an evil invasion reaches their ears, they must rush

Being Myself (Spira Rupert)(Paperback)

Being Myself is a contemplative exploration of the essential nature of our self.Everyone has the sense of 'being myself, ' but not everyone knows their self clearly. In most cases, our sense of self is mixed up with the content of experience and, as a result, its natural condition of peace and

Castile for Isabella - (Isabella & Ferdinand Trilogy) (Plaidy Jean (Novelist))(Paperback / softback)

_____________________The first book in the captivating Spanish Trilogy, focusing on the remarkable lives of Spain's most famous monarchs. In the 15th Century, Spain is full of intrigue and threatened by civil

El Cuento de Ferdinando (Leaf Munro)(Paperback)

The Spanish language translation of the beloved classic The Story of Ferdinand, which is soon to be a major motion picture Ferdinando es un toro muy especial: en vez de gustarle embestir, bramar y saltar, prefiere observar y oler las flores del campo. Pero un d a llegan unos capataces para

The Strange Adventures of H: The Enchanting Rags-To-Riches Story Set During the Great Plague of London (Burton Sarah)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown AwardOrphaned young, H is sent to live with her doting aunt in London. H's life is a happy one until her lecherous cousin robs her of her innocence, and the plague takes away the city and the people she loves. H is cast out - friendless, pregnant and destitute -

Murder of My Aunt (Hull Richard)(Paperback / softback)

A darkly humorous depiction of fraught family ties, The Murder of My Aunt was first published in

The Lives of Lee Miller (Penrose Antony)(Paperback)

Collected in this compelling volume are the many lives of Lee Miller, intimately recorded by her son, Antony Penrose, whose years of work on her photographic archives have unearthed a rich selection of her finest work, including portraits of her friends Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Ernst,

The Many Lives of Erik Kessels (Kessels Erik)(Pevná vazba)

The Many Lives of Erik Kessels presents the highly anticipated first illustrated survey of this pioneering and influential curator, editor, and artist whose varied experiments with photography and photographic archives have allowed us to reconsider the medium's vernacular and narrative

Cousin Kate (Heyer Georgette (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Kate Malvern is rescued from penury by her aunt Minerva. Kate's uncle lives in one wing of the grand household, and handsome, moody cousin Torquil in another. And, when Kate begins to suspect the shocking reason for Minerva's generosity, she has no one to confide in but cousin Philip - who appears

Journey to the End of the Night (Cline Louis-Ferdinand)(Paperback)

Louis-Ferdinand Celine's revulsion and anger at what he considered the idiocy and hypocrisy of society explodes from nearly every page of this novel. Filled with slang and obscenities and written in raw, colloquial language, Journey to the End of the Night is a literary symphony of violence,

My Nine Lives: A Memoir of Many Careers in Music (Fleisher Leon)(Paperback)

My Nine Lives is a powerful and stirring memoir of one of the greatest pianists of the postwar era--an inspiring tale of courage, compassion, and triumph over outstanding odds. At the peak of his career, celebrated pianist Leon Fleisher suddenly lost the use of two fingers on his right hand

He Forgot to Say Goodbye (Senz Benjamin Alire)(Paperback)

On the surface, Ramiro Lopez and Jake Upthegrove couldn't live more different lives. Ram is Mexican-American, lives in the poor section of town, and is doing his best to keep his mother sane while his brother fights off a drug-induced coma. Jake is a WASP who drives a nice car, lives in a mansion,

Kiss The Girls Goodbye (Harry Lilian)(Paperback / softback)

Set in a Lyon's Corner House in London, this is the second novel in the series set against the backdrop of the Second World War which began with CORNER HOUSE

Old Man of Lochnagar (The Prince of Wales HRH)(Paperback / softback)

Presents an adventure of an old man who lives in a cave by the Loch of Lochnagar. This title contains characters as a grouse who repels visitors, underwater haggis who revolve as they swim, the miniature green people of Gorm, and the birds and fishes who live in the skies and lochs around

The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die (Mukhopadhyay Shirshendu)(Paperback)

'A chaotic, furious, extraordinary Bengali confection...Irresistible.' -- Philip Hensher, Man Booker-shortlisted author of The Northern Clemency'A feminist, fractured fairy tale...this is a story that lingers.' - NPR 'The book is a riot, a sprightly thriller that will make you not only want to

Kiss (Sunderland Linda)(Paperback / softback)

Edwyn blows Grandma a kiss that brings smiles, laughter and dancing! But a rich man wants the kiss all to himself - and he'll do anything to get