Novels

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An isolated house deep in the Cotswolds. A writer’s den, as dusty and gloomy as the cell of a medieval monk. Two people sit opposite each other, one of them talking, the other typing. But why, in such already sombre surroundings, does one of them wear thick dark glasses? And what, above all, has caused an unearthly shadow to fall across these two interwoven destinies?

Author: Gilbert Adair

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Author: Khadija Al-Salami

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In the repressive Republic of Gilead, Offred is a Handmaid—reduced to a singular, terrifying biological function: to breed. If she refuses or dissents, she faces the wall or a slow death. In this terrifyingly plausible dystopian world, her freedom is a forgotten concept and her daily life is tightly controlled. Yet, even under the most brutal surveillance, Offred remembers her old life—her family, her job, her identity—and discovers that a totalitarian state cannot fully obliterate human desire. Compulsively readable and profoundly chilling, Margaret Atwood's landmark masterpiece remains a stunningly urgent exploration of power, resistance, and survival.

Author: Margaret Atwood

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A classic, deeply imaginative exploration of the real history behind King Arthur and the Holy Grail. In King Arthur's Avalon, celebrated historian Geoffrey Ashe cuts through centuries of myth to deliver a fascinating, readable narrative of Glastonbury—Britain's most legendary landscape. Piercing together archaeology, early Christian history, and medieval folklore, this acclaimed book untangles the mysteries of Camelot in a style that perfectly delights common readers and history enthusiasts alike.

Author: Geoffrey Ashe

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Amelia Bradlow has a glamorous career, a handsome husband, and a beautiful home, but lacks the one thing she wants most: a baby. While her husband, Ed, is affectionate, he is completely uninterested in fatherhood, preferring his orderly, predictable life. Turning 37, Amelia faces a sharp crossroads: stay in a comfortable but incomplete marriage, or risk single life for the chance to start a family.

Author: Maggie Alderson

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The true story of one man's battle to save a species from the brink of extinction. When South African game reserve owner Lawrence Anthony learned that only a handful of northern white rhinos remained in the wild—deep in a Congo jungle controlled by the infamous Lord's Resistance Army rebel group—he was determined to save them. What follows is a dangerous, extraordinary adventure as Anthony heads directly into the jungle to enlist the help of the rebels to protect the rhinos, all while battling a terrible drought back home to keep his own animals alive. 

Author: Lawrence Anthony

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Set against the harsh, mesmerizing landscape of the last Ice Age, The Land of Painted Caves brings a magnificent conclusion to Jean M. Auel's epic Earth's Children series. The story continues to follow Ayla, a remarkable woman—a huntress, healer, and rule-breaker who was separated from her own people as a child and has spent her life fighting for survival and belonging. Now faced with an overwhelming sense of destiny that pulls against the needs of her heart, Ayla’s hunger for knowledge and experience of the prehistoric world will lead her to discoveries that change her life forever. 

Author: Jean M. Auel

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Catch your friends 'loading the dice', or broadcasters committing the 'fallacy of the complex question'. Learn how to spot false dichotomies, gambler's fallacies and unflagrant contradictions, and add 'slippery slopes' and 'post hoc fallacies' to your rhetorical toolkit. This book provides a rapid-fire selection of short, stimulating and entertaining capsules of philosophy. 

Author: Julian Baggini

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Set against the vibrant, turbulent backdrop of 1960s Indonesia, this extraordinary historical drama follows two orphaned brothers torn apart by destiny. While Johan is raised in the luxury of Kuala Lumpur by a wealthy Malaysian couple, his younger brother, Adam, grows up in a simple Indonesian coastal town, adopted by a gentle Dutch painter named Karl. As political unrest ignites and post-colonial hostility sweeps the nation, Karl is abruptly arrested by military soldiers. Armed with determination and haunted by memories of his estranged brother, sixteen-year-old Adam embarks on a desperate, high-stakes quest to find his father. 

Author: Tash Aw

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Following the massive success of Simple Abundance, which helped millions of women discover their "authentic self," Sarah Ban Breathnach now turns her focus to the male experience. A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance explores the crucial issues facing contemporary men. Sarah calls upon a wide range of male contributors who open up to reveal their personal experiences of living day-to-day.

Author: Sarah Ban Breathnach

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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga is a gripping, darkly comic masterpiece that exposes the raw underbelly of modern India. Written as a series of letters from Balram Halwai—a poor village boy turned successful Bangalore entrepreneur—this novel charts his thrilling, unconventional rise to the top. To escape the "Rooster Coop" of poverty and servitude, Balram must navigate a corrupt system and make a desperate, shocking choice.

Author: Aravind Adiga

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