Literary

Doris Lessing tackles the 1960s and their legacy head-on in her most involving, most personal, most political novel for some years. It’s the morning of the Sixties and it’s suppertime at Freedom Hall, the most welcoming household in North London. Frances Lennox stands at her stove, bringing an... More

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2003 A megalomaniac Boer frontiersman wreaks hideous vengeance on a Hottentot tribe for undermining the 'natural' order of his universe with their anarchic rival order, mocking him and subjecting him to the humiliations of his own all too palpable flesh. A sp... More

When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she’s looking for at Bertram’s Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of eve... More

How a penniless waiter from Mumbai became the biggest quiz-show winner in history - warm-hearted comic storytelling by a debut author Eighteen-year-old Ram Mohammad Thomas is in prison after answering twelve questions correctly on a TV quiz show to win one billion rupees. The producers have arrested... More

A new edition of the brilliantly irreverent classic about the clash between Eastern and Western cultures. ‘There are enough crazy characters, stories and wild scenes here for several novels, and the entire book offers…the real juice and color of modern India seen from the inside.’ —Librar... More

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2003 For decades the Magistrate has run the affairs of a tiny frontier settlement, ignoring the impending war between the barbarians and the Empire, whose servant he is. But when the interrogation experts arrive, he is jolted into sympathy with the victims an... More

A shortened modern prose version of the Indian epic The Ramayana is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics—and one of the world’s supreme masterpieces of storytelling. ‘Almost every individual living in India,’ writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new interpretation, â€... More

For centuries, Indians have held Rama to be the perfect man: unfailingly noble, utterly poised, fearless and strong, wise, compassionate and free from anger, a just ruler and an implacable foe of all wrongdoers. Countless others worship Rama as an avatar, a human incarnation of Lord Vishnu born to v... More

At the beginning of this stunning novel, Vina Apsara, a famous and much-loved singer, is caught up in a devastating earthquake and never seen again by human eyes. This is her story, and that of Ormus Cama, the lover who finds, loses, seeks and again finds her, over and over, throughout his own extra... More

The new novel from Jordanian-British writer and human rights activist Fadia Faqir is a gripping tale of forbidden love, violated honor, and exile. Salma has committed a crime considered punishable by death among her Bedouin tribe of Hima in the Levant: she had sex out of wedlock and became pregnant.... More

Easy Writer is a comprehensive guide to writing better essays and reprts, whether you are a complete beginner or just wishing to fine tune your writing skills. With a straightforward style and approach, Easy Writer takes you through all the stages of writing essays to university and TAFE level. Easy... More

Bob Slocum was a promising executive. He had an attractive wife, three children, a nice house, and as many mistresses as he desired. His life was settled and ordered; he had conformed and society demanded he be happy - or at least pretend to be, But the pretence was becoming more and more difficult,... More

Introduction by Timothy Binyon Translated by Vladimir and Dmitri Nabokov "From the Hardcover edition.... More

The extraordinary "New York Times" bestselling sequel to "Love Story" is now repackaged for a new generation. It's been two years since Jenny's death, and Oliver Barrett IV feels he'll never love again--should never love again. Then one day while jogging in Central Park, he meets a beautiful, myster... More

While brothers Lexington and Socrates Smith, authority on fingerprints and blood stains, are guests of Peter Mandle and his stepdaughter, they observe a light flashing from the direction of Mr Jethroe’s house. COME THREE OAKS, it spells in Morse. A ghostly figure is seen hurrying across the moonli... More

Jim Bartholomew is a young manager of a branchof the South Devon Farmers’ Bank with a love of hunting , horses and a dislike of routine. What does he have in common with Margot, the beautiful Mrs Markham and a handsome American? And what do the Daughters of the Night, the three Roman deities who b... More

The dead man was rich. In life lived in a lonely house by a river. In the earth outside is the imprint of a bare foot. His secretary, with whom he was having an affair, is locked in a room. The key is in the dead man’s pocket. Superintendent Minter considers it a most queer and unsatisfactory case... More