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A biographical essay of Casanova, the Venetian who lived most of his life in exile from his beloved city and created his own myth - which in turn is a reflection of the nature of the city itself.

Adam is eager to impress his girlfriend's multi-talented father and seemingly perfect family. But soon a spectacular fragmentation of the clan occurs, prompted by an explosion in a fireworks factory, the advent of internet pornography, the reappearance of a forgotten murderer and a jet-black wig. Over 300, 000 copies sold in the Netherlands alone. Now in paperback.

A collection of brilliant short stories from master of the form, Stefan Zweig, whose work served as inspiration for Wes Anderson's Oscar-nominated film, "The Grand Budapest Hotel".

A new paperback edition of short stories taken from the critically acclaimed and commercially successful "The Collected Stories Of Stefan Zweig".

A witty homage to P.G. Wodehouse, reimagining the great comic character of Jeeves. Personal valet Jeeves does his best to sort things out for his troubled master, young, loony writer Alan Blair. Jeeves tries to help when Alan encounters a femme fatale at an artists' colony.

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A classic murder mystery from the Argentinian Agatha Christie. A young woman has been murdered and it is immediately apparent that all the suspects have secrets to hide.

The world in 15 bookshops. This is an anthology, edited and introduced by writer and critic Henry Hitchings, of essays by award-winning international writers to celebrate one of our most essential institutions: the bookshop. Contributors include Ian Samson, Daniel Kehlmann, Ali Smith and Andrey Kurkov.

The 3rd volume in the "Wildwitch" series of magical adventures, translated from the Danish by Charlotte Barslund. With illustrations by Rohan Eason. Ages: 8+

Who could have imagined that, among the wooden mannequins of the O'Brian fashion house, a man's body would lie? After The Hotel of the Three Roses, here are three more flowers for Inspector De Vincenzi: orchids, each one announcing a grisly murder. This is a tour de force murder mystery from the father of the Italian crime novel.

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Loosely based on true events, "Affections" tells the story of the eccentric Ertl family, headed by Hans, once Leni Riefenstahl's cameraman and Rommel's personal photographer.

One of the twentieth century's greatest children's writers, and creator of the beloved "Pippi Longstocking", reveals her personal take on the Second World War in this series of diaries.

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A new collection of Teffi's best autobiographical non-fiction writings

An enthralling, elegant, emotional account of a journey into exile

Popescu relates the bizarre adventures of his friend, the photographer Loren McIntyre, whose encounters with an elusive South American Indian tribe makes for an extraordinary, gripping tale.' - Publishers Weekly

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A funny and perceptive novel about modern life from a Danish author, translated by Misha Hoekstra. From the author of "Karate Chop", which won the P.O. Enquist Literary Prize in 2014. 'Dorthe Nors is fantastic' Junot Diaz