As the dramatic climax of The Sea of Fertility, The Decay of the Angel brings together the dominant themes of the three previous novels: the meaning and decay of Japan`s courtly tradition and samurai ideal; the...
When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory?a victory that has profound implications for U.S....
Decorating for the Holidays: Christmas with Martha Stewart Living
Dress up your house for Christmas--indoors and outdoors-- with this collection of imaginative holiday projects and recipes. Easy-to-follow instructions will help you deck the halls with festive garlands and flowing...
The meticulously dismembered body of a woman is discovered in the grounds of an abandoned monastery. `Too decomposed for standard autopsy. Request anthropologic expertise.` Enter Dr Temperance Brennan, Director of...
In Belgrave Square old Mr Gresham is baffled by his tigerish daughter Rebecca, whose intentions he cannot fathom. In the clubs of St James` rakish Mr Happerton plays billiards with his crony Captain Raff, while in...
An underground chamber is exposed in a seedy, dilapidated house with sagging trim and peeling paint… In the dark cellar, a ritualistic display is revealed. A human skull rests on a cauldron, surrounded by slain...
The five, irreverent, satirical and imaginative stories contained in Diaboliad caused an uproar upon the book`s first publication in 1925. Full of invention, they display Bulgakov`s breathtaking stylistic range,...
Dixie is the youngest of the Diamond family. She and her sisters, dreamy Martine, glamorous Rochelle and tough Jude, could hardly be more different from each other but their Mum`s tried to teach them the value of...
Ten years after her death, Princess Diana remains a mystery. Was she “the people’s princess”, who electrified the world with her beauty and humanitarian missions? Or was she a manipulative, media-savvy neurotic who...
An eminent, ageing Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled "Strong Opinions". For him, troubled by Australia`s complicity in the wars in the Middle East, it is a chance to air some urgent...
"Diary" takes the form of a "coma diary" kept by one Misty Wilmot as her husband lies senseless in hospital after a suicide attempt. Once, she was an art student dreaming of creativity and freedom; now, after marrying...
A breathtaking feat of scholarship` The Times. `I can do no more than praise, recommend, insist that you buy and read this book. It supersedes all other Dickens biographies` Anthony Burgess, Independent. In Peter...
This dazzling collection of stories follows the individual adventures of a varied cast of characters and masterfully illustrates Calvino`s unique perspective and narrative gifts. As well as the eleven tales from his...
And Grimma said, We have two choices. We can run, or we hide. And they said, Which shall we do? She said, We shall Fight. A Bright New Dawn is just around the corner for thousands of tiny nomes when they move into the...
Friday August 15th, 1997 - The night the girls arrived, two tiny Korean babies are delivered to Baltimore to two families who have no more in common than this. First there are the Donaldsons, decent Brad and homespun,...
When the NSA`s invincible code-breaking machine - encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers...
After years teaching Romantic poetry at the Technical University of Cape Town, David Lurie, middle-aged and twice divorced, has an impulsive affair with a student. The affair sours; he is denounced and summoned before...
John Wilder is in his mid-thirties, a successful salesman with a place in the country, an adoring wife and a ten-year-old son. But something is wrong. His family no longer interests him, his infidelities are leading...
