At the beginning of this book, Fausto is all but defeated. Undersized, dominated by the father he detests, following a profession he despises, engaged to a girl who torments him. But thanks to the girl known only as "the American", he can change that. Some scuffing to jacket (unclipped) with wear and some creases at edges, else in very good condition.
Pages: 280 Copyright: 1962 Published: 1962 First Hardback
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It is Switzerland, in 1816, Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley's wife Mary & Byron's physician Dr Polidori are ensconced in the Villa Diodati beside Lake Geneva. Polidori is a hanger-on whole presence is merely tolerated. Some scuffing to cover with small crease on back. Lightly sunned, else in very good condition.
Pages: 188 Copyright: 1998 Published: 2000 First Thus Paperback
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The last desperate stand of the Matabele. Peter Abrahams laments the passing of an epoch of natural gaiety and power in a novel which evokes the courage and the horror that made up the legend of the great trek. Some scuffing, a little wear and minor reading creases to cover, gently sunned, else in very good condition.
Pages: 348 Copyright: 1950 Published: 1966 First Thus Paperback
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Title: Black Swan Green
Author: Mitchell David
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780340822807 (0340822805)
Synopsis:
In January in the Worcestershire village of Black Swan Green, 13-year-old Jason Taylor - covert stammerer and reluctant poet - anticipates a stultifying year in the deadest village on Earth. This work charts 13 months in the black hole between childhood and adolescence, set against the sunset of an agrarian England, overshadowed by the Cold War.
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Title: Dante Trap
Author: Delalande Arnaud
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780297852025 (0297852027)
PUB DATE: 11 Jun 2007
RRP: 12.99 GBP
Synopsis:
Set in eighteenth century Venice this is an irresistible blend of historical thriller literary mystery and heart-stopping adventure. When a young actor is brutally murdered seducer Viravolta receives a reprieve from his execution to investigate. A spate of murders ensues and Viravolta soon sees a link to the poetry of Dante.
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Title: Shadowmancer The Curse of Salamander St
Author: Taylor G P
Format: Paperback
ISBN:9780571232543 (057123254X)
PUB DATE: 07 Jun 2007
The Magenta has returned to the shores of England, carrying young Kate, her friend Thomas and the ship's charismatic owner, Jacob Crane, up the Thames. They have recently escaped the sorcerer Demurral, and Kate searches the waves for a sign of their friend Raphah, lost to the sea. But further trouble awaits them in London.
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Title: Theft A Love Story
Author: Carey Peter
Format: Paperback
ISBN:9780571231508 (0571231500)
Synopsis:
Ranging from the rural wilds of Australia to Manhattan via Tokyo, this work presents an exploration of art, fraud, responsibility and redemption. It is narrated by the twin voices of the artist, Butcher Bones, and his 'damaged two-hundred-and-twenty-pound brother', Hugh.
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Title: Nella Last's War
Author: Broad Richard
Format: Paperback
ISBN:9781846680007 (184668000X)
RRP: 8.99 GBP
Synopsis:
When war broke out, Nella's younger son joined the army while the rest of the family tried to adapt to civilian life. Writing each day for the "Mass Observation" project, Nella, a middle-aged housewife from the bombed town of Barrow, shows what people felt during this time, providing a female perspective on the war years.
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Title: Not Dead Enough
Author: James Peter
Format: Hardback
ISBN:9781405092036 (1405092033)
RRP: 12.99 GBP
PUB DATE: 01 Jun 2007
Synopsis:
On the night Brian Bishop murdered his wife, he was sixty miles away, asleep in bed at the time. At least, that's the way it looks to Detective Superintendent Roy Grace who is called in to investigate the case. Soon, Grace starts coming to the conclusion that Bishop has performed the apparently impossible feat of being in two places at once.
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Title: Tale Etched In Blood and Hard Black Pencil
Author: Brookmyre Christopher
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780349118802 (0349118809)
RRP: 7.99 GBP
Synopsis:
With characteristic brio and humour Brookmyre investigates whether the traits of an adult killer or his victim are visible in the playground or the school disco. The funniest and most accurate trip back to the classroom you are likely to read as well as a murder mystery like nothing that has gone before it.
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TITLE: Sign Of The Cross
AUTHOR: Kuzneski Chris
ISBN:9780141030845 (0141030844)
FORMAT: Paperback
A Vatican priest is found murdered on the shores of Denmark, nailed to a cross in the shadow of Hamlet's castle. Meanwhile, deep in the Roman Catacombs of Orvieto, an archaeologist uncovers an ancient scroll, which holds the key to a secret that will rock the very foundations of the Church. But only if he can decipher its lost meanings.
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TITLE: Lollipop Shoes
AUTHOR: Harris Joanne
PUBLISHER:Transworld Publishers Ltd
ISBN:9780385609487 (0385609485)
FORMAT: Hardback
Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change....
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Title: Overlook
Author: Connelly Michael
Format: Hardback
ISBN:9780752889689 (0752889680)
A physicist is murdered in LA and his body is left on the Mulholland overlook. But when it's discovered that the victim turned over some lethal chemical to his killer Harry knows he has more than one death to worry about.
This is a Pre-Order, book will be dispatched after the publication date of 13 June 2007
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Title: Black Man
Author: Morgan Richard
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780575075139 (0575075139)
RRP: 14.99
Synopsis:
Earth has found a new stability. The political order has reached some sort of balance, and the new colony on Mars is growing. Genetically engineered alpha males, designed to fight the century's wars have no wars to fight. Many of them have left for Mars, but now one has come back and killed everyone else on the shuttle he returned in.
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AUTHOR: Coben Harlan
PUBLISHER:Orion Publishing Co
ISBN:9780752874418 (0752874411)
FORMAT: Hardback
PUB DATE: 16 May 2007
RRP: 17.99 GBP
Once again Harlan Coben delivers his unique mix of powerful characters
lightning pace and plot twists in a stunning new novel about family
lost secrets and mistakes that can haunt a life forever. Set twenty years after two teenagers were murdered in a wood and two more never seen again.
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Title: The Delivery Room
Author: Sylvia Brownrigg
Format: Paperback
ISBN:9780330442435 (0330442430)
Synopsis:
In the safe haven of her north London flat - in a room her husband has ironically dubbed the Delivery Room - Serbian therapist Mira Braverman listens to the stories of her troubled patients. Mira discovers she is not as distant from their pain as she might once have been.
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TITLE: Blind Willow Sleeping Woman
AUTHOR: Murakami Haruki
PUBLISHER:Vintage
ISBN:9781843432692 (1843432692)
FORMAT: Hardback
RRP: 16.99 GBP
This book includes diverse stories where everyday events are transcended, including the story of a young man who accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint; a couple's relationship that gets unbalanced; and more.
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