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In this book, Angelou details what brought her mother to send her away, and unearths the well of emotions she …
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells (1866–1946). The text …
More Than A Mistress
In her most captivating novel to date, Mary Balogh, the …
Sometimes one just needs to read fluff. Better written than most of its genre, with a realistic plot.
White Teeth is a 2000 novel by the British author Zadie Smith. It focuses on the later lives of two …
Paula Byrne: Belle (2014)
The illegitimate daughter of a captain in the Royal Navy and an enslaved African woman, Dido Belle was sent to …
Neil Gaiman, Full Cast, Adrian Lester, Bernard Cribbins, Don Warrington, Mitch Benn, Paterson Joseph, Samanta Beart: Neil Gaiman's How the Marquis Got His Coat Back (AudiobookFormat, BBC Audio, coosolvo)
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and …
Despite their differences, sisters Vianne and Isabelle have always been close. Younger, bolder Isabelle lives …
I recommend that everyone read this book. It is a reminder of the atrocities humans are capable of, and the hardship, compromise (loss) and strength required to survive. But what is "surviving"?
I cannot recall any other book I've read recently which was so rewarding and draining at the same time.
I recommend that everyone read this book. It is a reminder of the atrocities humans are capable of, and the hardship, compromise (loss) and strength required to survive. But what is "surviving"?
I cannot recall any other book I've read recently which was so rewarding and draining at the same time.
When the Halloran clan gathers at the family home for a funeral, no one is surprised when the somewhat peculiar …
This third collection of short fiction by Gaiman includes previously published pieces of short fiction -- stories, verse, and a …
Beautiful, flirtatious, and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage for herself, while attempting to push her …
"The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories [presents]Howard Phillips Lovecraft's unique contribution to …
My god I finally finished this book. Loved it, At the Mountains of Madness is too long (and draggy); absolutely loved The Thing on the Doorstep, The Case of Charles Dexter Ward and The Tomb.
Now a major film: J.G. Ballard's compelling and unnerving tale of what happens when life in a luxury apartment building …
A fictionalized account of the author's experiences as a boy in Shanghai, China, during the Second World War, and in …
