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In the dark narratives that make up "When I Was Mortal" by Javier Marias, winner of the Dublin IMPAC prize and author of the bestselling "A Heart So White", a dapper Paris doctor dispenses a treatment for dissatisfied wives. A mother auditions for her first porn movie. A writer working on a study of..

The Stranger I Married - the classic erotic romance - by Sylvia Day - author of the sensational international bestselling Bared to You, first book in the Crossfire series - is a tale of love and awakened desire in Victorian England. They are London's most scandalous couple. Isabel, Lady Pelham, and ..

Not suitable for children under 3 years of age Introduce babies and toddlers to counting, and to Beatrix Potter's famous characters with this "Peter Rabbit 123" book! This beautiful padded board book covers numbers 1 to 10, and includes lovely noisy flip-flap tab. Pull the tab, watch the numbers fla..

Not suitable for children under 1 year of age Introduce babies and toddlers to letters of the alphabet, and to Beatrix Potter's famous characters with this "Peter Rabbit ABC" book! This beautiful padded board book features a giant lift-up flap on every page and an illustration for every letter. Join..

"Seven Years to Sin" - a classic erotic romance - by Sylvia Day - author of the sensational international bestselling "Bared to You", first book in the "Crossfire" series - is a smart, sensual story of a young woman's sexual awakening at the hands of a handsome rogue in Regency England. Seven years ..

Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" - now a major new film from director Mike Newell ("Four Weddings and a Funeral", "Harry Potter") - charts the course of orphan Pip Pirrip's life as it is transformed by a vast, mysterious inheritance. Adapted from Dickens' novel by bestselling author David Nicho..

When Forever Amber was originally published in 1944 it created a sensation and catapulted its author to instant fame. The novel sold over 100,000 copies in its first week, and Kathleen Winsor became a household name. In Amber St. Clare, she created a passionate, wilful and unforgettable heroine to r..

Penguin Classics Deluxe EditionThe acclaimed "Couture Classics" with cover designs by Ruben Toledo have become collector's items in the worlds of literature, fashion, design, and popular culture. Now, Toledo's signature style graces the covers of three new Deluxe Editions of gothic literature gr..

'May you not rest, as long as I am living. You said I killed you - haunt me, then' Lockwood, the new tenant of Thrushcross Grange on the bleak Yorkshire moors, is forced to seek shelter one night at Wuthering Heights, the home of his landlord. There he discovers the history of the tempestuous events..

Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt as they meet at a climactic turning point in the war to hash out the terms of ..

'I once travelled back from Africa on a ship with an Irish captain who did not like animals. This was unfortunate, because most of my luggage consisted of about two hundred odd cages of assorted wildlife ...' Gerald Durrell's accounts of the animals he encountered on his travels were some of the fir..

'When you have a large collection of animals to transport from one end of the world to the other you cannot, as a lot of people seem to think, just hoist them aboard the nearest ship and set off with a gay wave of your hand'. Gerald Durrell and his wife are the proud owners of a small zoo on the isl..